Romina Johnson
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) is a London
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-based R&B
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, soul
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, UK garage
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 and 2-step
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 singer. She was born in Rome to an American
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 father and an Italian
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 mother.

Debuted in 1994 singing for the Italian TV show "Non è la RAI", where some girls sang songs using voices of professionist vocalist.
Johnson was the featured vocalist on the 2000 hit single
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, "Movin' Too Fast
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", by The Artful Dodger. Later that year she appeared in the UK Singles Chart
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 for the second time with "My Forbidden Lover", featuring Luci Martin and Norma Jean.

On the 24/10/11 broadcast of the BBC panel show Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Johnson appeared in the Identity Parade round.

Compilations

  • 1994 - "Non è la Rai novanta5" (track "Il vento")
  • 1995 - "Non è la Rai gran finale" (track "Tele telefonarti")

Singles

  • 2000 - "Movin' Too Fast
    Movin' Too Fast
    "Movin' Too Fast" is a single released by Artful Dodger in 1999. The single originally peaked at #187 on the UK Singles Chart, but a remix release in early 2000 sent the song to #2 on the same chart....

    "
  • 2001 - "My Forbidden Lover
    My Forbidden Lover
    "My Forbidden Lover" is the second single from the band Chic's 1979 album Risqué. The song was written and produced by Chic's two frontmen, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers....

    "
  • 2003 - "Round & Round" on Full Flava's album Colour of My Soul
    Colour of My Soul
    Colour of My Soul is the second studio album released by Full Flava, which is the brainchild of a group of two writers and musicians based in Birmingham - Rob Derbyshire and Paul 'Solomon' Mullings, assisted by back-up vocalist Tee...


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