Izora Armstead
Izora Rhodes Armstead (born July 6, 1942 in Texas , † September 16, 2004 in San Leandro , California ) was an American singer.
biography
Izora Armstead was part of the pop duo The Weather Girls , which also included Martha Wash . In the early 1980s, the two were successful. They landed their biggest hit in 1983 with It's Raining Men , which occupied first place in the American dance charts for weeks. Since the hit was not followed by any more, the two separated.
Izora Armstead moved to Germany , where she and her daughter Dynelle Rhodes revived the duo in the 1990s. Among other things, they took part in the preliminary rounds for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002 .
Shortly before her death, she returned to California for treatment for a heart condition, where she died in hospital on September 16, 2004. Armstead was married twice and had seven children.
Discography
Singles
- 1991: Don't Let Love Slip Away
- 1987: Got the Feeling (with Martha Wash )
Backing vocals
- 1977: Sylvester (album, Sylvester )
- 1978: Paradise Express (album, Paradise Express)
- 1978: Step II (album, New Years Eve)
- 1979: Star in My Life (single, Paradise Express)
- 1988: Forever (12inch Maxi, Debbie Jacobs )
- 2005: I Need You (single, Sylvester)
swell
- ^ Social Security Death Index (SSN 545-58-3340): An Izora Armstead was registered in California in 1958. While the date of death was confirmed with a certificate, this proof is missing for the date of birth, which was nevertheless entered as July 6, 1942.
- ↑ ndr.de: Disco Brothers feat. Weather Girls
Web links
- Obituary in the New York Times
- Armstead / mn0001216648 Izora Armstead on Allmusic (English)
- Izora Armstead at Discogs (English)
- Izora Armstead in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved September 18, 2017 (English).
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SURNAME | Armstead, Izora |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rhodes Armstead, Izora (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American disco queen |
DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: July 6, 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Texas , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 2004 |
Place of death | San Leandro , California , United States |