Colour Girl
OriginEngland
GenresUK garage, house
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1995–present
Labels4 Liberty Records

Rebecca Skingley, better known as Colour Girl, is a British singer.

She appeared on several house and garage records in the 1990s into the 2000s, and scored several hits on the UK Singles Chart, including a cover of "Can't Get Used to Losing You" and the UK garage anthem "Joyrider".[1] Her debut album, Special, was released in 1999 on 4 Liberty Records.

The single "Joyrider" was first released in 1999 and reached a peak of No. 95, but a re-release the following year, retitled "Joyrider (You're Playing with Fire)", charted higher at No. 51. It also reached No. 2 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. 2001's "Mas que Nada" contains samples of the Sérgio Mendes version of "Mas que Nada".

In 2001, two tracks were released under the alias 'Blond'; "If I Was Your Girl" and a cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass", both produced by Sovereign (Nigel Doyle).[2] In the May 26, 2001 issue of Billboard magazine, it reads: "With 2-step slowly but surely making inroads into the U.S. (thanks to acts like MJ Cole and Artful Dodger), the timing may be just right for a wide-awake A&R exec to sign Colour Girl to a U.S. deal."[3]

According to Colour Girl in an interview with The Face, her song "Things Are Never" (with Operator & Baffled) was the first UK garage track to be playlisted on Kiss.[4]

Discography

Albums

  • Special (1999), 4 Liberty

Singles

As main artist
As featured artist
  • 1995: "Around in My Heart" (with P.S.I.)
  • 1997: "I Believe in You" (with Baffled)
  • 1998: "Things Are Never" (with Operator & Baffled) – UK No. 170[9]
  • 1998: "Tears" (with Underground Solution) – UK No. 77,[10] UK Dance No. 2[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Thrust At That Beat".
  2. ↑ "Blond (2)". Discogs.
  3. ↑ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 26 May 2001 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "UK Garage". The Face.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "COLOUR GIRL - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  6. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  7. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  8. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  9. ↑ "Chart Log UK: The O - Ozric Tentacles". zobbel.de.
  10. ↑ "UNDERGROUND SOLUTION | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  11. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.


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