Alesha
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<tr><td>Birth name</td><td colspan="2">Alesha Anjanette Dixon</td></tr><tr><td>Also known as</td><td colspan="2">Alesha Dixon</td></tr><tr><td>Born</td><td colspan="2">October 7 1978 (age 30)</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">R&B, Pop soul</td></tr><tr><td>Occupation(s)</td><td colspan="2">Singer, Songwriter</td></tr><tr><td>Instrument(s)</td><td colspan="2">Singing, rapping</td></tr><tr><td>Years active</td><td colspan="2">2001-2005 (band) |
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England), known by first name Alesha, was born to an English mother and Jamaican father. She is a former member of UK girl band, Mis-Teeq. She is expected to have her solo debut album Fired Up released in 2007.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Mis-Teeq
Dixon's career began in 1999 when she met Sabrina Washington when they both joined Dance Attic (a popular dance class school in West London), and together they formed a duo and recorded a demo titled Inspiration. During an audition, they met with Su-Elise Nash, and then together they formed a trio. They were soon signed to Telstar Records with the addition of a new member, Zena McNally, and became the popular Garage/R&B girl band, Mis-Teeq. They released their debut single "Why?" in 2000, and it was not long before founding member McNally left the band to pursue her own solo career. The band made a decision to remain a trio.
In 2001, they released their debut album Lickin' On Both Sides, featuring hits "All I Want", "One Night Stand", "B With Me" and doube-A-single "Roll On/This Is How We Do It". In 2003, they released their second album Eye Candy, featuring hits "Scandalous", "Can't Get It Back" and "Style". In 2004, Mis-Teeq toured the United States and released their debut single "Scandalous" from their American debut album Mis-Teeq, a compilation of the albums Lickin' On Both Sides and Eye Candy. They also released "One Night Stand" before coming back to Europe to start work with their third album. However, Telstar Records was shut down and the band was left with no choice but to have released a Greatest Hits compilation right under exclusive licenses with Universal Recording Company.
Dixon appeared in the N*E*R*D music video for "She Wants to Move", from their second album Fly Or Die. The last song she recorded with her band was Shoo Shoo Baby for the Disney film Valiant. In March 2005, they released their Greatest Hits compilation and announced that they were separating each to pursue a solo career. Dixon later announced that she was signed with a ₤500,000 contract deal with Polydor Records and announced that she will work on material for her solo debut album. In summer of 2005, she married her long-time fiancé, rapper/actor/footballer MC Harvey (formerly of So Solid Crew). As of November 2006, it is alleged that Dixon has separated from MC Harvey due to him cheating on her with former friend, Javine Hylton.
[edit] Solo Career
Dixon has spent an entire year preparing for her solo debut album, Fired Up. In June 2005, she announced her single to be "Superficial", but the song leaked by illegally file sharing and the company stated her next single to be "Lipstick".
She released her official first debut single "Lipstick" on August 14 2006 and it went to #14 on the UK Single Charts. She released her second single "Knock Down" on October 30 2006 and it went to #25 on the UK Download Charts. But, on the UK Singles Charts, the single peaked to #45, on the second week, but falling down to #68 the third week.
On November 6 2006, Dixon announced that she had left Polydor Records to explore labels that will give her better promotional statistics. Polydor Records is willing to support her regardless of the fact of her departure, and even gave Dixon full rights to her unreleased debut album, Fired Up. It is now expected to be released in Spring 2007 on a new record label.
Dixon announced that she has worked with a wide arrangement of producers for her solo debut album, including Richard X, Xenomania, Johnny Douglas, Brian Higgins, and Paul Eppe. She has even worked on a song with UK rapper Estelle.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | UK | IRE | Album |
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| 2006 | Lipstick | 14 | 40 | Fired Up |
| 2006 | Knock Down | 45 | 107 | Fired Up |
| 2007 | Fired Up | - | - | Fired Up |
