Karen Ramirez
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Karen Ramirez (born 21 November 1971 in North London) is a British female dance music singer. At the age of six, Ramirez moved to Trinidad and Tobago and lived there for some time, before returning to London and entering university. In 1998, she had a No. 1 hit single on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart and a No. 8 hit on the UK Singles Chart with her cover version of Everything but the Girl's "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love", under the simpler title of "Looking for Love".[1]
Her second album, entitled Bees in the Trees, was released exclusively on iTunes in May 2006.
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Distant Dreams (20 July 1998), Manifesto - UK #45[1]
- Distant Dreams (Japan release) (1998), Manifesto/Mercury (three extra tracks: two versions of "Troubled Girl", the Spanish version and the Boris Dlugosch & Michael Lange elusive club mix, and "Fever")
- Bees in the Trees (May 2006), self-released
Remix albums[edit]
- Remixed Dreams (Japan only) (13 January 1999), Mercury
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
IRL [3] | |||
| "Troubled Girl" | 1998 | 50 | — | — | Distant Dreams |
| "Looking for Love" | 8 | 47 | 23 | ||
| "If We Try" | 23 | — | — | ||
| "Lies" | 1999 | — | — | — | |
See also[edit]
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 449. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Discography Karen Ramirez". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search for Karen Ramirez". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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