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Amira (singer)

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Amira Rasheed, or simply known as Amira, is a dance music singer best known for the song "My Desire" which charted three times on the UK Singles Chart, with its highest position at No. 20 in 2001.[1] It also reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart for one week in its first release in December 1997,[2] and was also the first number one Dance hit of 1998 after it climbed back to the top of the chart three weeks later in the week ending 3 January 1998.[3] The song was produced by house music group Blaze, and each release contains numerous mixes of the song, with a popular UK garage mix by the Dreem Teem. Capital Xtra included this version in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time".[4]

Discography

Singles

  • "Walk" (1996), Slip 'n' Slide - UK #97
  • "Getaway" (1996), Easy Street Records
  • "What Is Love" (with Cassio & the Funky People), Easy Street Records (1997)
  • "My Desire" (1997), VC Recordings/Virgin/Slip 'n' Slide - UK #51, UK Dance #1
  • "My Desire" (1998) - UK #46
  • "My Desire" (2001) - UK #20
  • "Why Is It Wrong to Love You" (2000), VC Recordings/Slip 'n' Slide
  • "I Think of You" (with Blaze) (2003), Slip 'n' Slide

References

  1. ^ "AMIRA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  2. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  3. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  4. ^ "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems Of All Time". Capital XTRA.