Princessa (singer)

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Princessa is an African American female house music rapper/singer from New York City. Her real name is Pauline Bennett (she has also used the alias Jazzi P at times). She was the featured artist on two singles by the Austrian house music band, Bingoboys: the first was the song "How to Dance", which hit number one on the U.S. Dance chart in 1991, as well as #25 on the Billboard Hot 100[1]; the second was a follow-up single, "Borrowed Love", which peaked at #32 on that chart the same year. She also did a guest appearance on Chic's 1992 number one club hit "Chic Mystique."

Bennett also performed a rap solo on Kylie Minogue's 1991 hit "Shocked", and the DNA track "Rebel Woman" of the same year.

Earlier, using the Jazzi P moniker she reached #25 in the UK Singles Chart in 1989 with "Get Loose", billed as the LA Mix featuring Jazzi P.[2]

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  1. ^ Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards - accessed March 2009
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 413. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.