Izora Armstead

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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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ↑ ndr.de: Disco Brothers feat. Weather Girls

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personal data
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