Karen Ramirez
Encyclopedia
Karen Ramírez is a female dance music
singer
. At age 6, she moved to Trinidad and Tobago
and lived there for some time, before returning to London
and entering university. In 1998 she had a nº1 hit single
on the U.S.
Hot Dance Club Play
chart
and a nº8 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 more simple title of "Looking for Love".
Her second album, entitled Bees In The Trees, was released exclusively on iTunes
in May 2006.
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
. At age 6, she moved to Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
and lived there for some time, before returning to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and entering university. In 1998 she had a nº1 hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
on the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
and a nº8 hit on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
with her cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Everything but the Girl
Everything but the Girl
Everything but the Girl was a two-person English band, formed in Hull during 1981, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt . They are currently inactive although vocalist Tracey Thorn hinted that they may reform someday...
's "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love", under the more simple title of "Looking for Love".
Her second album, entitled Bees In The Trees, was released exclusively on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
in May 2006.
Studio albums and remix compilations
| Statistics | Tracklist |
|---|---|
Distant Dreams.
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Distant Dreams.
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Remixed Dreams
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Bees in the Trees
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Singles
| Year | Single | Album | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
IRL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Troubled Girl" | Distant Dreams | 50 | - |
| 1998 | "Looking for Love" | Distant Dreams | 8 | 23 |
| 1998 | "If We Try" | Distant Dreams | 23 | - |
| 1999 | "Lies" | Distant Dreams | - | - |
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart