Mica Paris

Mica Paris , actually Michelle Antoinette Wallen (* 27. April 1969 in South London ) is a British Soul - and R & B - singer .

biography

Her career as a singer began at the age of 17 with a contract with the Island Records label . In 1988 she released her first album So Good , from which the track My One Temptation reached number 7 in the UK charts. On July 26, 1988 , Mica Paris appeared as a musical guest at an aftershow by Prince at Camden Palace in London. The following year she released a cover version of Where Is the Love? In a duet with Will Downing . , originally by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway from 1972.

In the years that followed, Mica Paris worked with Prince , James Morrison , Jools Holland and David Gilmour , among others . She released a number of other albums and appeared as an actress and as a radio and television presenter. In 2008 she received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Urban Music Awards in London . She sang at the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th birthday celebrations .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	UK	US	R&B
1988	So good	-	UK6th platinum (32 weeks)UK	US86 (23 weeks) US	R&B29 (24 weeks) R&B	First published: August 1988 Producers: L'Equipe (aka Miles Waters and Peter Vale)
1990	Contribution	-	UK26th silver (3 weeks)UK	-	R&B58 (15 weeks) R&B	First published: October 1990 Producers: Andres Levin, Camus Celli
1993	Whisper a Prayer	-	UK20 (4 weeks) UK	-	R&B99 (1 week) R&B	First published: June 1993 Producers: Narada Michael Walden , Rod Temperton
1998	Black Angel	-	UK59 (1 week) UK	-	-	First published: August 1998 Executive Producer : Mica Paris

More albums

• 1999: The Best of Mica Paris (compilation; release: July 5th)
• 2005: Soul Classics
• 2005: If You Could Love Me
• 2009: Born Again

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	UK	US	R&B	Dance
1988	My One Temptation So Good	DE30 (9 weeks) DE	UK7 (13 weeks) UK	US97 (4 weeks) US	R&B15 (16 weeks) R&B	Dance36 (4 weeks) Dance	First published: April 1988 Authors: Mike Leeson, Miles Waters, Peter Vale
	Like Dreamers Do So Good	-	UK26 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First release: July 1988 feat. Courtney Pine Authors: Sue Shifrin, Miles Waters, Peter Vale
	Breathe Life into Me So Good	-	UK26 (11 weeks) UK	-	R&B24 (11 weeks) R&B	-	First published: October 1988 Authors: Mike Leeson, Peter Vale
1989	Where is the love? So Good ( Reissue )	-	UK19 (8 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: January 1989 with Will Downing Authors: Ralph MacDonald , William Salter Original: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway , 1972
	Don't Give Me Up So Good	-	-	-	R&B87 (3 weeks) R&B	-	First published: November 1989 Authors: Mica Paris, Paul Powell
1990	Contribution Contribution	-	UK33 (4 weeks) UK	-	R&B39 (10 weeks) R&B	Dance20 (9 weeks) Dance	First published: September 1990 with Rakim Authors: Andres Levin, Camus Celli, Marga Roman, Michele Vice-Maslin, William Michael Griffin, Jr.
	South of the River Contribution	-	UK50 (7 weeks) UK	-	R&B59 (8 weeks) R&B	-	First published: November 1990 Authors: Mike Leeson, Peter Vale
1991	If I Love U 2 Nite Contribution	-	UK43 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: February 1991 Author: Prince
	Young Soul Rebels Young Soul Rebels (Soundtrack)	-	UK61 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First release: August 1991 from the soundtrack of the film of the same name Authors: June Morrison, Mandy Newton
1993	I Never Felt Like This Before Whisper a Prayer	DE53 (8 weeks) DE	UK15 (5 weeks) UK	-	R&B46 (14 weeks) R&B	-	First published: March 1993 Authors: Narada Michael Walden , Sally Jo Dakota
	I Wanna Hold On to You Whisper a Prayer	-	UK27 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: May 1993 Authors: Narada Michael Walden, Sally Jo Dakota
	Two in a Million Whisper a Prayer	-	UK51 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: July 1993 Author: Rod Temperton
	Whisper a Prayer Whisper a Prayer	-	UK65 (1 week) UK	-	-	-	First published: November 1993 Authors: Jon Lind, Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman
1995	One	-	UK29 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: March 1995 Authors: Bono , The Edge , Larry Mullen, Jr. , Adam Clayton Original: U2 , 1992
1998	Stay Black Angel	-	UK40 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: May 1998 Author: Sylvester Stewart
	Black Angel Black Angel	-	UK72 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: November 1998 Authors: George O'Dowd , John Themis

More singles

• 1990: I Should've Known Better
• 1992: One on One (with Ray Hayden)
• 1997: Carefree
• 1997: Police and Thieves (Dubversive feat. Boy George and Mica Paris)
• 1998: One Million Smiles (Mr. Exe feat.Mica Paris)
• 2002: Bodyswerve (M-Gee feat. Mica Paris)
• 2005: Tracks of My Tears
• 2009: The Hardest Thing
• 2009: Baby Come Back Now
• 2009: Born Again
• 2013: So Sweet ( The CB’s feat. Mica Paris)

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1. ↑ biography on their website (accessed December 9, 2013)
2. ↑ biography at allmusic.com (English; accessed December 9, 2013)
3. ↑ Biography ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at thebiographychannel.co.uk (accessed December 9, 2013) 
4. ↑ Mica Paris wins lifetime achievement gong at Urban Music Awards Zoe Griffin, November 16, 2008 in Mirror Online (accessed December 9, 2013)
5. ↑ Winners for the 6th annual Urban Music Awards 2008 announced November 16, 2008, flavourmag.co.uk (English; accessed December 9, 2013)
6. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE UK US
7. ↑ ^{a b} UK gold / platinum database
8. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
9. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
10. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

Web links

• Mica Paris at Discogs (English)
• Mica Paris at Allmusic (English)
• Mica Paris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Mica Paris on MusicBrainz (English)
• Mica Paris website