name	Kelis
background	solo_singer
birth name	Kelis Rogers
birth date	August 21, 1979New York City, New York,
genre	R&B;, neo soul, pop, alternative hip hop, electronic, dance
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years active	1990–present
label	Virgin, Star Trak, Arista, LaFace, Jive, will.i.am, Interscope
associated acts	Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, The Neptunes, will.i.am, Nas, Andre 3000, Robyn, Raphael Saadiq, David Guetta, Benny Benassi
website	}}

Kelis Rogers (; born August 21, 1979), better known mononymously as Kelis, is an American singer-songwriter. She has won Brit Awards, Q Awards, and NME Awards, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. Outside her native United States, she has had nine top ten singles in the United Kingdom alone. Kelis appeared on Moby's Area One Tour, supported U2 on the European leg of their Elevation Tour and headlined her own All Hearts Tour with Robyn.

Biography

Early life

Kelis was born and raised in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Her first name is a portmanteau of her father's name, Kenneth (1944–2000), and her mother's name, Eveliss. Her father Kenneth was an African American jazz musician and Pentecostal minister, and was formerly a professor at Wesleyan University. Her mother Eveliss is a half Puerto Rican and half Chinese fashion designer who inspired Kelis to pursue her singing career. She has three sisters, Kelis being the third born of the four girls.

As a child, Kelis sang in church choirs and played violin, piano, and saxophone while attending Manhattan Country School, a private school. At the age of 13, Kelis shaved off all of her hair. In an interview with Charlotte Roche, Kelis says she was kicked out of her parents house at the age of sixteen for having bad behavior stating that she would sometimes clash with her mother, but continued her education at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she formed the R&B; trio BLU (Black Ladies United). Kelis was also a bartender and a sales associate at a clothing store before graduating high school saying that she stole certain items from her job to get by from living out of her parents house; afterwards, a friend introduced Kelis to The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo); they formed a strong bond and with their support, landed herself a record deal.

1998–2002: ''Kaleidoscope'' and ''Wanderland''

Kelis began recording her debut album, ''Kaleidoscope'', in mid 1998 and was finished within a year. Produced by The Neptunes, the album debuted at number 144 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the top fifty on the Top Heatseekers, selling 11,000 copies in its first week of release. As of 2006 the album had sold 249,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its lead and most notable single, "Caught out There", peaked at number nine on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart and became a minor MTV/BET video hit. The entire album took off in Europe, where "Caught out There" was a sizable hit. Kelis's colorful style in both clothing and hair received considerable attention.

"Caught out There" entered and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom. A second single, "Good Stuff" (featuring Terrar of Clipse), was a modest hit, securing a number nineteen position on the UK Singles Chart, although the third release, "Get Along with You", only reached number fifty-one in the United Kingdom, despite Kelis promoting the track there. The British Phonographic Industry certified ''Kaleidoscope'' gold, selling over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom, where it reached number forty-three on the UK Albums Chart. Furthermore, Kelis won the BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act and the ''NME'' Award for Best R&B;/Soul Act in 2001.

Kelis's second album, ''Wanderland'', was released in 2001 exclusively in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, after its lead single, "Young, Fresh n' New", failed to catch on in the U.S. The video for the song barely registered on American MTV or VH1, but received heavy airplay on MTV2 as well as on Canada's MuchMusic. According to Kelis, her U.S. record company at the time, Virgin, did not understand ''Wanderland'', and this prompted her to leave the label around the time of the album's European release. Unlike those of her debut, ''Wanderland'''s sales were mediocre, with just 80,000 copies sold worldwide, and the sole single released off the album, "Young, Fresh n' New", only reached number thirty-two in the UK. The album was, however, well received by publications such as ''The Guardian'' and ''NME''.

In 2002, Kelis recorded her song "So Be It" for the Red Hot Organization's Fela Kuti tribute CD, ''Red Hot and Riot''. The CD was released to four star reviews from ''Rolling Stone'', ''Vibe'', ''Spin'', and Allmusic, and all proceeds were donated to AIDS awareness charities.

2003–05: ''Tasty''

Kelis found mainstream success in the U.S. in 2003, with her Hot Dance Club Play number-one, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top three single, "Milkshake"; this helped to propel her third album, ''Tasty'', to sell over 400,000 copies in the U.S in only two months. It also earned her a Grammy Award nomination in 2004 for Best Urban/Alternative Performance. Although The Neptunes contributed a number of tracks to the album, Kelis began collaborating with other producers, such as Dallas Austin, André 3000, Rockwilder, and Raphael Saadiq, producing an altogether more eclectic, alternative sound. Speaking to Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul she stated: "I felt like I had a lot to prove with this album. People had started messing with me along the lines of 'Is she REALLY any good without The Neptunes?' – which I knew was ridiculous. And so I was like 'I'll take that challenge'." According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 533,000 copies in the United States and has gained gold status in the U.S., where "Milkshake" also went gold, selling over 500,000 copies.

The single and album immediately found success in Europe. According to the BPI, ''Tasty'' went platinum in the United Kingdom, selling over 300,000 copies, and the hit single "Milkshake" went silver, selling over 200,000 units—it was the UK's fourteenth best-selling single in 2004. The album's second single, the Dallas Austin-produced "Trick Me", also proved successful on radio and music video channels in Europe, and went to the top ten in many European countries during mid-2004. However, the song did not garner success in the U.S. in the absence of promotion from Jive Records, the label Kelis had been transferred to after Arista Records folded at the time of ''Tasty''''s release. "Trick Me" was important because The Neptunes were, for once, not involved in its production. Kelis's success grew in Australia, where ''Tasty'' went gold with over 35,000 copies sold, and where "Milkshake" and "Trick Me" went platinum (selling over 70,000 copies each).

"Not in Love", Kelis's collaboration with Enrique Iglesias from his 2003 seventh studio album, ''7'', was released as a single the following year, reaching number five in the UK. Although the single failed to chart on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. Kelis followed the success of the third ''Tasty'' single, "Millionaire" (featuring André 3000), with the Rockwilder-produced, sexually suggestive track "In Public" (featuring Nas). The single reached number seventeen on the UK chart with no video shot.

During this time, she collaborated with Björk on a remix of the first single from ''Medúlla'', "Oceania", which appeared as a B-side to the Björk album's second single, "Who Is It". With the success of ''Tasty'', Kelis went on tour as the opening act for fellow Jive artist Britney Spears's The Onyx Hotel Tour in 2004.

2006–08: ''Kelis Was Here'' and ''The Hits''

Kelis's fourth studio album, ''Kelis Was Here'', was released in August 2006, and debuted and peaked at number ten on the ''Billboard'' 200. Despite its top ten debut, the album has sold only 157,000 copies in the United States as of October 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its lead single, "Bossy" (featuring Too Short), achieved frequent airplay on urban radio and was a moderate hit in the U.S., peaking at number sixteen. The single "Bossy" also went multi platinum in December 2006 according to the RIAA. The album includes production credits by Scott Storch, Cee-Lo Green (from the Gnarls Barkley fame), Raphael Saadiq, will.i.am, Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Knobody, Polow da Don, Damon Elliott, Cool and Dre, Sean Garrett, and Bangladesh. Unlike on Kelis's previous efforts, the production duo The Neptunes are not featured at all; Kelis was quoted as saying that it was "very important to me", but also that it was purely a creative decision and that she has no ill will toward Williams or Hugo. ''Kelis Was Here'' was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B; Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards, but lost out to Beyoncé's ''B'Day''.

The second single from the album, which was pushed by her American label (Jive), was the collaboration with Nas, "Blindfold Me". The song missed the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reached only number ninety-one on the R&B; chart. Afterwards, her European label (Virgin) decided not to release the single and to go instead with the Cee-Lo-featuring "Lil Star", which was another hit for Kelis in the United Kingdom, peaking at number three. In the UK, ''Kelis Was Here'' has shipped 60,000 copies and earned a silver certification from the BPI. It charted at number forty-one only, but concurrent to the popularity of "Lil Star", it re-entered the albums chart in February 2007. According to the ARIA, ''Kelis Was Here'' went gold, selling 35,000 despite the fact the album had a debut of only ninety-six on the Australian Albums Chart. The popularity of the album's track "I Don't Think So" increased after its use in promotion for the 2008 season of the reality series ''Big Brother Australia''. The song peaked at number twenty-seven on the ARIA chart and became a top ten urban hit. During the summer of 2007, Kelis toured in Europe, appearing in numerous festivals across the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, such as Wireless, Rise and Gurtenfestival.

Kelis collaborated with Busta Rhymes and will.i.am on the track "I Love My Bitch", the second single from Rhymes's 2006 seventh studio album, ''The Big Bang''. This was the second time Kelis has teamed up with Rhymes, the first being his 2001 song "What It Is". Kelis is also featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film ''Just Like Heaven'' with a cover version of The Pretenders' 1979 classic "Brass in Pocket", as well as on the soundtrack to the 2006 dance film ''Step Up'' with a song called "80's Joint". Ford chose Kelis to help advertise the 2007 Ford Edge, and she recorded a theme song for the commercial, entitled "Push It to the Edge", with help from producer Scott Storch. Kelis was set to be working with Annie Lennox on a duet for the Eurythmics' new album, due to release in late November. Artists such as Pink, Mary J. Blige, and Madonna were also to appear on the album.

In October 2007, Kelis's manager told ''Entertainment Weekly'' that the singer was working with Cee-Lo Green on an alternative dance album and would be shopping a pop album produced by songwriter Guy Chambers, who co-wrote hits such as Robbie Williams's "Angels". Scottish electronica producer Calvin Harris was also said to be collaborating with her.

After Kelis left the Zomba label, the label released a fourteen-track greatest hits album entitled ''The Hits'' (previously due to be titled ''Good Stuff – The Best of Kelis'') in March 2008 in the United Kingdom. The album does not contain any previously unreleased songs, although Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Got Your Money", N.E.R.D's "Truth or Dare", and Richard X's "Finest Dreams" appear on the album, which is unusual for a hits collection album as she was a featured, not headlining artist on these tracks. ''The Hits'' includes every charted Kelis single to that date with the exception of "Blindfold Me" (featuring Nas).

2009–present: ''Flesh Tone'' and sixth studio album

In 2009, Kelis announced that she was finishing her fifth studio album, to be released in 2010 under Interscope Records via the will.i.am Music Group. Kelis worked with various producers and contributors on the album, titled ''Flesh Tone'', including Ammo, Jean Baptiste, Benny Benassi, Burns, Diplo, Boys Noize, Free School, DJ Switch, will.i.am and David Guetta. The album marked Kelis' transition into dance and pop music, away from her previous R&B-based; material. She stated that she wanted the album to include elements of dance, pop, and tribal culture (visible in the promotional imagery accompanying ''Flesh Tone''). Coinciding with her change in musical direction, Kelis appeared on Basement Jaxx's 2009 album ''Scars'' on the title track, on Benassi's 2010 single "Spaceship" with Apl.de.ap and Jean Baptiste, and on the Crookers single "No Security" from their debut album ''Tons of Friends.

The first single from ''Flesh Tone'', "Acapella" (produced by David Guetta), debuted in the top five on the UK Singles Chart and reached number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs and the UK Dance Chart. ''Flesh Tone'' was released in May 2010 in Europe and Asia, and in July in the U.S., where it debuted at number forty-eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number five on the Dance/Electronic Albums. The second single, "4th of July (Fireworks)", was accompanied by a video co-directed by Kelis herself (with John "Rankin" Waddell and Nicole Ehrlich), and became a club hit in America and Britain. Subsequent singles "Scream" and "Brave" made less chart impact.

During mid 2010, Kelis embarked on her first U.S. tour, titled All Hearts with Robyn, amid a selection of club, festival and solo dates that continued through 2011–these included Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Good Vibrations and Lovebox. Kelis appears on the Mark Ronson-produced track "The Man Who Stole a Leopard" from the 2010 Duran Duran release ''All You Need Is Now'', and co-wrote the song "Waiting" for British pop singer Cheryl Cole's ''Messy Little Raindrops''. Kelis collaborated with Scottish producer Calvin Harris on the song "Bounce", the lead single from Harris' upcoming third studio album. The song was released in June 2011 in the United Kingdom and debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart.

In a September 2011 interview, Kelis said that her sixth studio album would be finished "in the next few weeks" and that it would be released in 2012. British producer Skream said that he has produced a garage track for Kelis titled "Distance".

Other projects

Kelis is writing a cookbook with Robert Teamer and designing her own line of fashion accessories, called Cake. Kelis is in talks to host a ''Project Runway''-esque show for VH1, and is auditioning for various film and TV roles. Between 2006 and 2010, Kelis trained part-time as a chef, eventually graduating from Le Cordon Bleu culinary school.

Personal life

Marriage to Nas

Nas and Kelis met at an MTV Video Music Awards party in 2002; they started dating for 1 year and became engaged in 2004. Kelis married rapper Nasir Jones in January 2005. In April 2009 she filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences". She was seven months pregnant at the time. On July 22, 2009, Kelis gave birth to a baby boy named Knight. The birth was announced by Nas via an online video. On July 23, a judge in New York City ordered Nas to pay Kelis $55,000 per month in child and spousal support. The couple's divorce was finalized May 29, 2010.

Legal issues

In March 2007, Kelis was detained by police in Miami Beach, Florida, and charged with disorderly conduct. The arrest report said the officers were posing as prostitutes along a main avenue in the South Beach nightclub district when Kelis started screaming racial profanities at them. She was sent to Miami-Dade County Jail, and was later released on a $1,500 bond. On September 12, 2008, Kelis was acquitted on charges of resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct stemming back to the 2007 arrest. "I'm thrilled that justice prevailed in the end", Kelis said in a statement. A spokesperson for Kelis further commented that the artist will still be moving forward with a lawsuit against the Miami Beach Police, claiming unlawful arrest and the violation of her civil rights. Kelis was cleared of all charges.

In 2011, Kelis accused the United Kingdom of having racial issues via her Twitter account after saying that a British white man racially abused, shouting "dirty Nigerian" and "slave" at her after accusing her of queue-jumping.

Discography

''Kaleidoscope'' (1999)

''Wanderland'' (2001)

''Tasty'' (2003)

''Kelis Was Here'' (2006)

''Flesh Tone'' (2010)

''TBA'' (2012)

Filmography

''Me and Mr. Jones'' ''Freaknik: The Musical'' ''Duran Duran: Unstaged'' ''Top Chef Masters ''

+ List of television and films credits
Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2004	''Saturday Night Live''	Musical Guest (Herself)
2007	|	Herself	Reality television/Executive producer
2010	|	Tyra Banks/Oprah Winfrey (voice)	TV movie
2011	|	Herself	Direct-to-Video documentary
2011	|	Quickfire Judge (Herself)	"Everything Old Is New Again" (Season 3, Episode 2)

Awards

Kelis won four of seven nominations, including BRIT Awards and two Grammy Award nominations. |- || 2000 || "Caught Out There" || Q Award for Best Video || |- | rowspan="2"| 2001 || Kelis || BRIT Award for Best International Breakthrough Act || |- | Kelis || NME Award for Best R&B;/Soul Act || |- | rowspan="3"| 2004 | rowspan="3"| "Milkshake" || MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B; || |- | Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance || |- | Q Award for Best Video || |- | 2005 || Kelis || BRIT Award for Best International Female || |- | rowspan="3"| 2007 || ''Kelis Was Here'' || Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B; Album || |- | "Bossy" || Urban Music Award for Best Music Video || |- | Kelis || Urban Music Award for Best R&B; Act || |- || 2010 || Kelis || Silver Clef Raymond Weil International Award || |-

References

External links

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name	David Morales
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth date	August 21, 1961
origin	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
genre	House
occupation	Producer, Disc Jockey
years active	1987–present
label	Mercury (1993) Manifesto (1998) Ultra (2004–present)
associated acts	The Bad Yard ClubFrankie KnucklesSatoshi Tomīe
website	http://www.djdavidmorales.com/
notable instruments	Drum machineKeyboardsSequencer }}

David Morales (born 21 August 1961) is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific botters of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks. Born in New York City, he is of Puerto Rican ancestry.

Career

Record producer

Morales' work as a house music producer began in 1993, with a full 11-track album entitled ''The Program'', released under the Phonogram Records label. "Gimme Luv (Eenie Meenie Miny Mo)" was the most successful single to be lifted from the debut LP and was a major dance hit - spending two weeks on top of the Billboard dance chart in August 1993. After his debut release, Morales produced few original records, focusing instead on carving out his career as one of the first true "superstar" DJs and as a prolific remixer, working with some of the biggest names in music. In 1998, under the pseudonym ''David Morales presents The Face'' he released his biggest hit to date, "Needin' U". Featuring samples from The Chi-Lites' "My First Mistake" and Rare Pleasure's "Let Me Down Easy", the record became an overnight classic and introduced Morales into mainstream airplay.

Following up this success, in 2000 Morales offered up another overnight hit, "Higher", co-produced by Albert Cabrera, with vocals by Deanna Della Cioppa, and released under the pseuodonym ''David Morales & Albert Cabrera present Moca''. In November 2004, after an interval of 11 years, Morales released his second album, ''2 Worlds Collide'', a 10-track album released on Ministry of Sound's record label, Data Records. The album is reminiscent of earlier house music mixed with current and progressive sounds. The release contained another big hit for Morales titled "How Would U Feel" which features vocals from Lea-Lorien. In addition to his work as a record producer, Morales is also part of the Def Mix collective, alongside long term partners Frankie Knuckles and Satoshi Tomiie, who produce both original productions and remixes.

Remixer

Since 1986, Morales has also carved out a career as arguably one of the most in-demand remixers of the post-house era. He has worked with a large assortment of successful and famous artists, including Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Whitney Houston, Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, U2, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Jocelyn Brown, CeCe Rogers, the Spice Girls, and many others. He is particularly known for his prolific remix work with Mariah Carey.

His first reworking of a Carey record was "Dreamlover" (1993) Morales worked with Carey at almost every stage of her career following "Dreamlover", re-working the songs "Fantasy" (1995), "Always Be My Baby" (1996), "Honey" (1997), "My All" (1998), "I Still Believe" (1999), "It's like That" (2005) and "Say Somethin'" (2006) into number-one hits on ''Billboard'''s Hot Dance Club Play chart in the U.S.

Morales was awarded the 1998 Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical.

Superstar DJ

David Morales is considered by many to be one of the first so-called superstar DJs. Larry Levan was the first to recognise the potential for success in Morales, and he was soon a popular regular at The Loft, Paradise Garage and The Sound Factory - all highly influential New York City nightclubs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His remix and production work helped him expand his DJ career, allowing him to perform at major clubs around the globe including the Ministry of Sound in London. He also became one of Ibiza's most renowned DJs, appearing at venues such as Pacha.

In addition to his nightclub sets, Morales also contributed to a large number of radio mix shows throughout the 1990s, the most important being Hot 97's popular segment All-Night House Party. He also produced various DJ mixes for radio stations around the world, including London's KISS 100. Morales also contributed his DJ skills to a variety of compilations including Ministry of Sound's ''Sessions Seven'', ''United DJs of America Volume 4'' (a joint project with Def Mix partner Frankie Knuckles) and most recently with the retrospective collection ''Mix The Vibe: Past-Present-Future''.

Besides his music career, Morales owned a nightclub called the Stereo nightclub located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Serving also as the club's resident DJ, he was well known for his sets including his 16-hour "La Vie en Stereo" sets, which occurred on the last Saturday of each month. Stereo nightclub closed in July 2008 after a fire but repopened with different owners in September 2009. David Morales returned to Stereo as a DJ in January 2011. In April 2006, he opened a short-lived nightclub called Sonic in Toronto, however due to unknown reasons, the club officially closed on March 10, 2007.

David Morales has also been involved in other projects unrelated to his music career. He is also credited for laying the groundwork and initial sketches that led to the design of Comic Sans. In addition to his music career, he has served as a model for Italian clothing design house Iceberg.

Discography

Albums

1993: ''The Program''

2004: ''2 Worlds Collide''

Mixed compilations

1994: ''United DJs of America, Vol. 4''

1997: ''Ministry of Sound: Sessions Seven''

2003: ''Mix The Vibe: Past-Present-Future''

2011: ''Live & Remastered'' (disc 2)

Singles

David Morales

2001 "Winners", with Jocelyn Brown

2003 "Make It Hot", with DJ Pierre

2004 "How Would U Feel", with Lea-Lorién

2005 "Feels Good", with Angela Hunte

2005 "Here I Am", with Tamra Keenan

2006 "Better That U Leave", with Lea-Lorien

2006 "How Would U Feel '06", with Lea-Lorien

2011 "You Just Don't Love Me", with Jonathan Mendelsohn

The Bad Yard Club

: ''all are collaborations with Sly Dunbar and Handel Tucker''

1993 "Gimme Luv (Eenie Meeny Miny Mo)", with Papa San

1993 "Sunshine", with Stanryck

1993 "The Program", with Papa San

1994 "In De Ghetto", with Delta Bennett

1996 "In De Ghetto '96", with Crystal Waters and Delta Bennett

Other aliases

1987 "Do It Properly" (as ''2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican'', with Ralphi Rosario and Clivilles & Cole)

1989 "Scandalous", (as ''2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican'', with Ralphi Rosario and Clivilles & Cole)

1994 "Congo" (as ''The Boss'')

1995 "Philadelphia", (as ''Brooklyn Friends'')

1998 "Needin' U", (as ''David Morales presents The Face'')

2000 "Higher", (as ''Moca'', with Albert Cabrera and Deanna Della Cioppa'')

2001 "Needin' U II", (as ''David Morales presents The Face'', with Juliet Roberts)

2002 "Siren Of Love", (as ''928'')

2006 "Play", (as ''Brooklyn Friends'')

2006 "Keep It Coming", (as ''The Face'', with Nicki Richards)

Selected remixes

2 in a Room - "Wiggle It"

Ace of Base - "Living in Danger"

The Adventures of Stevie V - "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)"

Alexander O'Neal - "What Is This Thing Called Love?"

Alison Limerick - "Where Love Lives"

Annie Lennox - "Walking on Broken Glass"

Aretha Franklin - "A Deeper Love"

Basement Jaxx - "Bingo Bango"

Betty Boo - "Catch Me"

Björk - "Big Time Sensuality"

Black Sheep - "Strobelite Honey"

The Brand New Heavies - "Never Stop"

Brandon Flowers - "Crossfire"

Britney Spears - "Circus"

Burak Kut - "Derdim Var" (Translated: Deep Inside)

CeCe Peniston - "Finally"

CeCe Rogers - "All Join Hands"

Cerrone - "Love In C Minor"

Chaka Khan - "Life is a Dance"

The Chimes - "1-2-3"

De La Soul - "A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays"

Deborah Cox - "It Could've Been You"

Deborah Cox - "Who Do U Love"

Diana Ross - "Upside Down"

Doop - "Doop"

Electribe 101 - "You're Walking"

Enrique Iglesias - "Rhythm Divine"

Eve Gallagher - "Love Come Down"

Frankie Knuckles - "Rain Falls"

Gloria Estefan - "Turn The Beat Around"

Heavy D & The Boyz - "Now That We Found Love"

Incognito - "Always There"

India - "Right From The Start"

Inner City - "Watcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'"

Jamiroquai - "Cosmic Girl"

Jamiroquai - "Space Cowboy"

Janet Jackson - "Because of Love"

Janet Jackson - "When I Think of You" (1995 Remixes)

Jaydee - "Plastic Dreams" (1997 Remixes)

Jennifer Paige - "Crush"

Jody Watley - "I'm The One You Need"

Juliet Roberts - "Free Love"

Kelis - "Get Along With You"

Kylie Minogue - "Where Is The Feeling?"

Kym Mazelle - "Useless"

Lara Fabian - "I Will Love Again"

Lisa Stansfield - "What Did I Do To You?"

Lisa Fischer - "Save Me"

Loose Ends - "Love's Got Me"

Lucrezia - "Live To Tell"

Luther Vandross - "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"

Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson - "The Best Things in Life Are Free"

M People - "One Night in Heaven"

Madonna - "Deeper and Deeper"

Mariah Carey - "Always Be My Baby"

Mariah Carey - "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"

Mariah Carey - "Dreamlover"

Mariah Carey - "Fantasy"

Mariah Carey - "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)"

Mariah Carey - "Honey"

Mariah Carey - "I Still Believe"

Mariah Carey - "It's Like That"

Mariah Carey - "Joy To The World"

Mariah Carey - "Loverboy"

Mariah Carey - "My All"

Mariah Carey - "Say Somethin"

Mariah Carey - "The Roof (Back In Time)"

Mariah Carey - "Touch My Body"

Mariah Carey - "Oh Santa!"

Masters At Work - "I Can't Get No Sleep '95"

Michael Jackson featuring Janet Jackson - "Scream"

Michael Jackson - "This Time Around"

Michael Jackson - "Thriller"

Neneh Cherry - "Kisses on the Wind"

P. M. Dawn - "Gotta Be...Movin' On Up"

Pet Shop Boys - "How can you expect to be taken seriously?"

Pet Shop Boys - "I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More"

Pet Shop Boys - "New York City Boy"

Pet Shop Boys - "So Hard"

Pet Shop Boys - "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)"

Reese - "You're Mine"

Robert Owens - "I'll Be Your Friend"

Robin S. - "I Wanna Thank Ya"

Sandy B. - "Feel Like Singin'"

Seal - "Newborn Friend"

Selena - "I'm Getting Used To You"

Sheena Easton - "101"

Soul Shaker featuring CeCe Peniston - Shame, Shame, Shame

Spice Girls - "Spice Up Your Life

Spice Girls - "Stop"

Spice Girls - "Who Do You Think You Are"

Suzanne Palmer - "Luv 2 Luv"

Technotronic - "Get Up!"

Technotronic - "Pump Up The Jam"

Tina Turner - "Goldeneye"

U2 - "Discotheque"

U2 - "Lemon"

Ultra Naté - "New Kind of Medicine"

Whigfield - "Think Of You"

Whigfield - "Sexy Eyes"

Whitney Houston - "Love Will Save the Day" ''(remixed by David Morales & John "Jellybean" Benitez)

Whitney Houston - "So Emotional"

See also

List of Puerto Ricans

List of number-one dance hits (United States)

List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

Notes

External links

Official Web site

Official 'Def Mix' Web site

David Morales on Facebook

David Morales on Twitter

David Morales on YouTube

David Morales on soundcloud.com

David Morales on MySpace

David Morales on Last.fm

David Morales' on Discogs

David Morales on the Internet Movie Database

Spirit of House Interview with David Morales

Interview with ''DJ Times'', 2005

Category:1961 births Category:American dance musicians Category:American electronic musicians Category:American house musicians Category:American record producers Category:Club DJs Category:American DJs Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Hispanic and Latino American people Category:Living people Category:Musicians from New York City Category:New York City nightlife Category:American people of Puerto Rican descent Category:Remixers

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