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After several false starts, electro pop-punk vocalist
Luciana finally broke through to the mainstream, thanks to an array of guest appearances on some of the biggest dance singles of the mid-noughties. Born Luciana Caporoso in London, in 1977, she first came to attention in 1994 thanks to an appearance on TV crime drama Anna Lee, where she also provided the theme tune, "Sister Sister." Aged 18, she signed a deal with Chrysalis Records but after the disappointing sales of her first three singles, "Get It Up for Love," "One More River," and "If You Want," she was dropped. Replacing original member Jayni Hoy, she became one half of pop duo Crush with former co-star Donna Air, and the pair enjoyed brief success in the Far East with their self-titled album. After appearing on singles by Definitive and Tomoki Hirata, she fronted the bands
Shooter, whose "Life's a Bitch" ended up on the Dawson's Creek soundtrack, and
Portobella, who split after their debut single, "Covered in Punk," failed to chart. Finally achieving mainstream recognition, she provided vocals for
Bodyrox on its breakthrough number two single "Yeah Yeah," and followed that up with guest vocals on hits by
Super Mal ("Bigger Than Big"),
Taio Cruz ("Come On Girl") and
Lethal Bizzle ("Go Go Go"). In 2008, she released her debut album, Featuring Luciana, a compilation of her collaborations, which also included tracks with
Michael Gray and
Kurtis Mantronik.
Luciana also co-penned "Cupid Boy" for
Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite album, and is a keen photographer, artist, and fashion designer. ~ Jon O'Brien