Zeeteah Massiah
Zeeteah ( born December 24, 1960, Barbados) is a British singer Barbadian origin, among others, the music project " Arizona feat. Zeitia " in the American dance charts a No. 1 hit ( "Slide On The Rhythm" ) reached. Especially in the 1990s, she has published many dance plates, which charted especially in England. Over the years she has collaborated with many international artists and has toured with them, such as Michael Jackson, Tom Jones, Phil Collins and Michael Bolton.
Throughout her career, her name was always spelled differently from the record companies: among others Zeitia ( the record company Union City ) or Zeitia Massiah ( Virgin Records). Your real name is Zeeteah Massiah, it occurs in the last few years but increased only by her first name on.
Zeeteah Massiah was born in Barbados but grew up in London (England). Since 2001 she lives in Cologne.
Life
As Zeeteah was five years old, her family emigrated to Great Britain, where she began her music career grew up and in the 1980s. One of the first title was a cover version of the Jackson 5 hit " We Got A Good Thing Going ". Her first acting role was in the London musical " Little Shop of Horrors" ( German for: " Little Shop of Horrors ").
Again and again Zeeteah collaborated with renowned artists. One of their first tours was as a background singer Kim Wilde on Michael Jackson's legendary Bad Tour in 1988. Shortly afterwards, she toured with Tom Jones once around the world and performed with him on together at the "MTV Music Awards ".
It did not take long before the recording industry became aware of the young singer. In the early 1990s, she signed a recording contract with Union City ( an offshoot of Virgin Records ), where she recorded several dance records. With the title "Slide On The Rhythm" she managed the big breakthrough, as this in 1993 to # 1 on the American dance charts shot. This track she produced together with the dance project "Arizona" ( the record was released under the formation: Arizona featuring Zeitia ). Another single ("I Specialize In Love" ) was released and placed in the British singles charts.
A short time later she signed a new record deal - this time with Virgin Records directly. Two singles were released mid-1990s, both of which charted in England. At that time she also took in the preliminary round of the British Euro Vision Song Contest with (1996 titled " A Little Love "). Out of 12 participants, it made it to number 3 in the preliminary round.
Since 2001 Zeeteah lives in Cologne and now works mainly in German-speaking countries as gala singer. It is mostly visited by and for well-known companies (eg Coca Cola, BMW, Porsche, T-Com) for internal events, where it acts as a musical highlight. This often occurs with their own " James Bond Show ," a 45 - minute program, which consists of the theme songs of various James Bond films.
Meanwhile, she has appeared in nearly all countries of the world including USA, England, Germany, Dubai, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, India, France, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Portugal and many others.