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LaGaylia Frazier
LaGaylia Frazier
	LaGaylia Frazier
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Born	16 February 1961 (age 63); Miami, Florida, USA
Genres	Jazz, pop
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals

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LaGaylia Frazier (born 16 February 1961) is an American-born Swedish singer who specializes in Soul and jazz.

Early life and work

LaGaylia Frazier was born in Miami, Florida. and grew up in Miami Shores. As a child she played classical piano for twelve years. She began singing at the age of 15 and received a full scholarship at the University of Miami where she majored in voice and musical theatre.

After leaving the University of Miami, she performed with Top 40 bands, eventually joining singer Rosco Martinez and pianist Paquito Hechavarriais in a Pop-Latin dance band whose recording debut was as Bandera in 1989. Bandera enjoyed radio support in Florida but were otherwise overlooked despite a European promotional tour by Frazier and her bandmates. After a sabbatical in Britain, Frazier returned to Florida in 1990 and was hired to sing with the house band at the Fort Lauderdale club Coconuts. After she was noticed by a manager, Eliot Weisman, she began singing in Atlantic City and Las Vegas.

Frazier sang backup on the song "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (R&B #1, Pop #8) by Hi-Five and on the title song from the album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me by Gloria Estefan. In 1994, with Emilio Estefan producing, she recorded the Jon Secada song "Shower Me With Your Love" for the soundtrack to the film The Specialist.

Career in Sweden

While performing at Coconuts in 1999, Frazier was discovered by Marie Schröder, who was visiting the US and became her manager. Frazier went on tour in Scandinavia with the 2000 edition of Rhapsody in Rock by Robert Wells. She moved to Sweden in 2001 where she currently resides. She participated in Rhapsody of Rock tours in 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2011 editions.

Frazier made two bids to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest: at Melodifestivalen 2004 with "It's in the Stars" and at Melodifestivalen 2005 with "Nothing at All". Both were released by the Lionheart Records M&L label. In 2005, Frazier signed a three-single deal with Lionheart but subsequent to "Nothing at All", which reached No. 38 on the Swedish chart, she had only one single release, "Head in the Clouds" in April 2006. Her album Uncovered was released in 2007 by her label TBG. She wrote nine of the album's ten songs with its producer, Marcus Dernulf.

In 2008, Frazier participated in the Romanian national pre-selection round for Eurovision known as Selecția Națională, performing the song "Dr Frankenstein". She won the Baltic Festival in Karlshamn with her song "Over and Over Again" in July 2008.

In 2003 Frazier performed as Anita in the Malmö Opera and Music Theatre's production of West Side Story. She repeated the role in Stockholm at Stadstheatre in 2015. In 2004, and 2011 she appeared at the Stockholm Jazz Festival. Her 2011 performance in the Festival was joined by her father Hal Frazier. Since 2010 she has collaborated and toured with pianist Jan Lundgren and his trio, performing in the Ystad Jazz Festival again with her father Hal Frazier. At a concert with Lundgren's trio at the Jazz Museum in Strömsholm, she received the Anita O'Day Award in August 2010. Her second album, Until It's Time (2012), was a collaboration with Lundgren. She was also invited to sing at a tribute to Quincy Jones held in Ystad and attended by Quincy Jones himself.

Beginning in 2010, she toured in Sweden in an R&B revue entitled the Blues Mothers with Sahlene. She was a choirmaster in Season #2 of Körslaget (2008-09).

She is one of the jury in Talang 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 which is broadcast on TV4.^[1] She participated as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2019, which is broadcast on TV4.^[2]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions	Certification	Notes
Year	Album	SWE ^[3]	Certification	Notes
2007	Uncovered	–		Credited as LaGaylia
2012	Until It's Time	21		Credited as LaGaylia Frazier and Jan Lundgren Trio

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Notes	Album
Year	Single	SWE ^[3]	Notes	Album
2004	"It's In The Stars"	–	Credited as LaGaylia Frazier	Melodifestivalen 2004
2005	"Nothing At All"	38	Credited as LaGaylia	Melodifestivalen 2005
2014	"Butter Scream"	2	Credited as LaGaylia with Army of Lovers

References

^ "Här är nya juryn i Talang 2017 i TV4". Expressen. August 9, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ Let's Dance 2019 deltagare TV4.se Retrieved 4 March 2019
^ ^a ^b SwedishCharts.com: LaGaylia Frazier page

External links

Official site

[expressen.se-1] "Här är nya juryn i Talang 2017 i TV4". Expressen. August 9, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

[2] Let's Dance 2019 deltagare TV4.se Retrieved 4 March 2019

[swe-3] SwedishCharts.com: LaGaylia Frazier page

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-'''LaGaylia Frazier''' (born February 16, 1961) is an [[United States|American]]-born [[Sweden|Swedish]] singer who specializes in [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[jazz]].
+'''LaGaylia Frazier''' (born 16 February 1961) is an American-born Swedish singer who specializes in [[rhythm and blues|Soul]]  and [[jazz]].
 ==Early life and work==
-LaGaylia Frazier was born in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. She grew up in [[Miami Shores]] in a single parent household headed by her mother Jean as her parents had separated when Frazier was aged two: Frazier would not see her father again until she was sixteen but credits her father as the source of her musical talent via genetics, Frazier's father (Hal Frazier) being a [[nightclub singer]]. LaGaylia Frazier was a child musical prodigy not as a vocalist but as a classical [[piano|pianist]], practicing six hours a day for twelve years. She began singing while a student at the [[University of Miami]] where she majored in voice and [[musical theatre]]: in her four years as a student at the University of Miami she was a member of the university's [[chamber music]] chorale, appeared in several on-campus stage musical productions, and sang with a number of jazz bands, jazz being what she'd call "her passion".
+LaGaylia Frazier was born in Miami, Florida. and grew up in [[Miami Shores]]. As a child she played classical piano for twelve years. She began singing at the age of 15 and received a full scholarship at the [[University of Miami]] where she majored in voice and [[musical theatre]].
-After leaving the University of Miami without a degree, Frazier performed with Top 40 bands, eventually joining singer/guitarist [[Rosco Martinez]] and pianist [[Paquito Hechavarriais]] in a Latin-oriented dance music outfit originally known as Uno Mundo but whose recording debut was as [[Bandera (band)|Bandera]] with a self-titled album release in 1989. Bandera enjoyed radio support in Florida but were otherwise overlooked despite a European promotional tour by Frazier and her bandmates. After a sabbatical in Britain, Frazier returned to Florida in 1990 and was recruited to sing with the in-house act at the [[Fort Lauderdale]] club Coconuts, that act being the acoustic duo Wooden Ships whose members had played behind Frazier in her early performing career. Frazier's vocal prowess at Coconuts caused considerable buzz with artist manager [[Eliot Weisman]] being motivated to scout out the singer, with Frazier resultantly performing in [[Atlantic City]] and [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] although her career remained focused in south Florida, with her residency at Coconuts lasting eleven years.
+After leaving the University of Miami, she performed with Top 40 bands, eventually joining singer Rosco Martinez and pianist Paquito Hechavarriais in a Pop-Latin dance band whose recording debut was as Bandera in 1989. Bandera enjoyed radio support in Florida but were otherwise overlooked despite a European promotional tour by Frazier and her bandmates. After a sabbatical in Britain, Frazier returned to Florida in 1990 and was hired to sing with the house band at the [[Fort Lauderdale]] club Coconuts. After she was noticed by a manager, Eliot Weisman, she began singing in Atlantic City and Las Vegas.
-Frazier also provided vocal support on Miami-area recording sessions notably those for the 1990 [[Hi-Five (Hi-Five album)|self-titled album]] by [[Hi-Five]] - specifically the hit single "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (R&B #1, Pop #8) plus the tracks "Just Another Girlfriend" and "The Way You Said Goodbye" - and the 1994 [[Gloria Estefan]] album release ''[[Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (album)|Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me]]'', specifically on the [[Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me|title cut]] and also the track "[[Cherchez La Femme]]". Also in 1994, with [[Emilio Estefan]] producing, Frazier recorded the [[Jon Secada]] composition "Shower Me With Your Love"  for the soundtrack of the film ''[[The Specialist]]'': Frazier also had a bit part in that film, as "Singer #1", billed as LaGaylia Frazier although she was credited simply as LaGaylia on "Shower Me With You Love". The success of "Shower Me With Your Love" - #12 on the club play chart in March 1995 - led to plans for Frazier recording an album with producer [[Ric Wake]] but this did not come to fruition and Frazier's affiliation with Crescent Moon - the Estefan's label - was also unproductive.
+Frazier sang backup on the song "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (R&B #1, Pop #8) by [[Hi-Five]] and on the title song from the album  ''[[Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Gloria Estefan album)|Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me]]'' by [[Gloria Estefan]]. In 1994, with [[Emilio Estefan]] producing, she recorded the [[Jon Secada]] song "Shower Me With Your Love"  for the soundtrack to the film ''[[The Specialist]]''.
 ==Career in Sweden==
-While performing at Coconuts in 1999 LaGaylia Frazier was discovered by Marie Schröder a well-known figure in the Swedish music industry (notably as producer of [[Vicky von der Lancken]]) who was visiting the U.S. Marie Schröder assumed Frazier's management and arranged for Frazier to participate in the 2000 edition of the Rhapsody in Rock, [[Robert Wells (composer)|Robert Wells]]' musical extravaganza which annually tours Scandinavia: Frazier made a long-term relocation to Sweden in March 2001 having formed a relationship with Swedish record producer [[Eric S]]. Frazier resided with Eric S in [[Sundsvall]] until the autumn of 2002 when the couple's relationship ended: Frazier has subsequently resided in [[Stockholm]]. She became a Swedish citizen in 2008.
+While performing at Coconuts in 1999, Frazier was discovered by Marie Schröder, who was visiting the US and became her manager. Frazier went on tour in Scandinavia with the 2000 edition of ''Rhapsody in Rock'' by [[Robert Wells (composer)|Robert Wells]]. She moved to Sweden in 2001 where she currently resides. She participated in ''Rhapsody of Rock'' tours in 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2011 editions.
-LaGaylia Frazier has made two bids to represent Sweden in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]: at [[Melodifestivalen 2004]] with the number "It's in the Stars"  and at [[Melodifestivalen 2005]] - as LaGaylia - with the number "Nothing at All". "It's in the Stars"  bowed out of Melodifestivalen 2004 in Semi-Final #1 in fifth place, while "Nothing at All" ranked fourth in Semi-Final #3 of Melodifestivalen 2005 thus qualifying for a Second Chance round whose top three numbers were advanced to the Melodifestivalen 2005 final: Nothing at All" just missed the cut bowing out of the Second Chance round of Melodifestivalen 2005 in fourth place. Both "It's in the Stars" and "Nothing at All" were released on [[Lionheart Records]] M&L label.
+Frazier made two bids to represent Sweden in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]: at [[Melodifestivalen 2004]] with "It's in the Stars"  and at [[Melodifestivalen 2005]] with "Nothing at All".  Both were released by the [[Lionheart Records]] M&L label. In 2005, Frazier signed a three-single deal with Lionheart but subsequent to "Nothing at All", which reached No. 38 on the Swedish chart, she had only one single release, "Head in the Clouds" in April 2006. Her album  ''Uncovered'' was released in 2007 by her label TBG. She wrote nine of the album's ten songs with its producer, Marcus Dernulf.
+In 2008, Frazier participated in the Romanian national pre-selection round for Eurovision known as [[Selecția Națională]], performing the song "Dr Frankenstein". She won the Baltic Festival in [[Karlshamn]] with her song "Over and Over Again" in July 2008.
-In 2005 Frazier signed a three-single deal with Lionheart Records but subsequent to "Nothing At All" - which is her sole Swedish chart single to date at #38 - she had only one single release: "Head in the Clouds", in April 2006 prior to her 2007 album ''Uncovered'' which was released that January 24 on her own TBG label through [[Playground Music]]: Frazier co-wrote nine of the album's eleven tracks with its producer [[Marcus Dernulf]]. In May 2007 Frazier returned to the U.S. in hopes of securing a release there of ''Uncovered'' and played four club dates in Fort Lauderdale.
+In 2003 Frazier performed as Anita in the [[Malmö Opera and Music Theatre]]'s production of ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]''. She repeated the role in Stockholm at Stadstheatre in 2015.  In 2004, and 2011 she appeared at the Stockholm Jazz Festival. Her 2011 performance in the Festival was joined by her father Hal Frazier. Since 2010 she has collaborated and toured with pianist [[Jan Lundgren]] and his trio, performing in the Ystad Jazz Festival again with her father Hal Frazier. At a concert with Lundgren's trio at the Jazz Museum in Strömsholm, she received the Anita O'Day Award in August 2010. Her second album, ''Until It's Time'' (2012), was a collaboration with Lundgren. She was also invited to sing at a tribute to Quincy Jones held in Ystad and attended by Quincy Jones himself.
-In 2008 Frazier participated in the [[Romania]]n national preselection round for Eurovision known as [[Selecția Națională]] performing the song "Dr Frankenstein". Although the [[demo (music)|demo]] of the song had featured a solo vocal by Frazier an announcement was made in January 2008 of tentative plans for Frazier to perform "Dr Frankenstein" in Selecția Națională as a duet with [[Sahlene]] with the duo being billed as LaSal: however by that month's end it had been confirmed that Sahlene's schedule would not permit her participation in Selecția Națională and that "Dr Frankenstein" would be performed by Frazier as a solo act. Frazier introduced "Dr Frankenstein" in Semi-Final #1 Selecția Națională with a resultant advance to the Final where the number bowed out in tenth place. Frazier did win the Baltic Festival in [[Karlshamn]] with her own composition "Over and Over Again" in July 2008.
+Beginning in 2010, she toured in Sweden in an R&B revue entitled the ''Blues Mothers'' with Sahlene. She was a choirmaster in [[Körslaget 2008/09|Season #2 of ''Körslaget'' (2008-09)]].
-Since debuting in Sweden in the 2000 Rhapsody of Rock tour she has also participated in that tour's 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2011 editions. In 2003 Frazier performed as Anita in the [[Malmö Opera and Music Theatre]]'s production of ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]'' and in 2004 was invited by Malmö Opera to headline in ''[[Carmen (opera)|Carmen]]'' - an offer she refused on the basis that she prefers to sing as herself rather than as a character. In 2004 Frazier appeared at the Stockholm Jazz Festival - returning in 2011 - with 2004 also seeing the first of several collaborations with clarinet maestro [[Putte Wickman]] with Frazier - in the company of some of Sweden's premier musicians - accompanying Wickman on his final tour in 2006. Since 2010 Frazier has been a regular collaborator with pianist [[Jan Lundgren]] & his trio: it was at a concert with Lundgren's trio at the Jazz Museum in Strömsholm that LaGaylia received the '[[Anita O'Day]] Award' in August 2010. Frazier's second album: ''Until It's Time'', released in 2012, is a collaboration with Jan Lundgren. From the autumn of 2010 LaGaylia extensively toured Sweden in a R&B-oriented revue entitled the Blues Mothers with Sahlene - now billed as Anna Sahlene - as co-headliner. A frequent television guest performer, Frazier was also a choirmaster in [[Körslaget 2008/09|Season #2 of ''Körslaget'' (2008-09)]].
-She is one of the jury in [[Talang 2017]] which is broadcast on [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]].<ref name="expressen.se">{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/har-ar-nya-juryn-i-talang-2017-i-tv4/|title=Här är nya juryn i Talang 2017 i TV4|publisher=|accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref> She continued as a judge for [[Talang 2018]]. She will participate in [[Stjärnornas stjärna]] broadcasted on [[TV4]].
+She is one of the jury in [[Talang 2017]], 2018, 2019, and 2020 which is broadcast on [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]].<ref name="expressen.se">{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/har-ar-nya-juryn-i-talang-2017-i-tv4/|title=Här är nya juryn i Talang 2017 i TV4|date=August 9, 2016 |publisher=Expressen|accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref>  She participated as a celebrity dancer in ''[[Let's Dance 2019]]'', which is broadcast on TV4.<ref>[https://www.tv4.se/lets-dance Let's Dance 2019 deltagare] TV4.se Retrieved 4 March 2019</ref>
 ==Discography==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://lagaylia.net/ Official site]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120305215733/http://www.unlimitedmusic.se/pagebuilder.asp?section=5&subsection=59&LaGaylia LaGaylia - booking & events]
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 [[Category:1961 births]]
-[[Category:African-American singers]]
+[[Category:20th-century African-American women singers]]
+[[Category:20th-century American women singers]]
+[[Category:20th-century American singers]]
 [[Category:American emigrants to Sweden]]
-[[Category:American female singers]]
-[[Category:American jazz singers]]
 [[Category:American soul singers]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants]]
+[[Category:Singers from Miami]]
-[[Category:Musicians from Miami]]
+[[Category:21st-century Swedish women singers]]
-[[Category:Swedish female singers]]
 [[Category:Swedish people of African-American descent]]
 [[Category:University of Miami alumni]]
 [[Category:People from Miami Shores, Florida]]
+[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants of 2005]]
+[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants of 2004]]

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