Angie Brown

For other people with similar names, see Angela Brown (disambiguation).
Angie Brown
Angie Brown in 2007
Background information
Born13 June 1963 (1963-06-13) (age 61)
Brixton, London, England[1]
GenresHouse, electronic[2]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentSinging
Years active1990–present
LabelsWarner Music, Sony Music Entertainment
Websitehttp://www.angiebrown.com

Angie Brown (born 13 June 1963) is a British singer and songwriter from Brixton, South London.[1][3][4]

She is a co-artist on the hit single "I'm Gonna Get You" (1992) by Bizarre Inc and performed on a number of recordings with them as lead vocalist including the single "Took My Love" (1993) released by the record label Vinyl Solution.

Brown performed in the bridge and chorus of the hit "Return of the Mack" (1996) by Mark Morrison[5] and sang the role of the girlfriend. Model Susana Agrippa mimes to Brown's vocals in the music video.[6] As of August 2020, it has attracted in excess of 200,000,000 streams on YouTube.[7]

Brown co-wrote and performed the single "Disco Heaven" with Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood.[8]

She performed vocals on the album Don't Mind If I Do by Culture Club in 1999.

Brown has also performed backing vocals for Grace Jones,[9] Beverley Knight, Mark Morrison, The Rolling Stones,[10] The Dirty Strangers, Happy Mondays, Kate Bush, Chaka Khan, Heaven 17, Neneh Cherry, Lisa Stansfield,[9] Mola Mola, The Stereophonics and Fat Boy Slim.[10][11]

In 2014, she appeared on an episode of the third series of The Voice UK, singing a live cover version of "I'm Gonna Get You".[9]

  1. ^ a b Ruane, Michelle (9 November 2007). "Gazette Live – News – Local News – All coming up Rose's". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Little Big Door – Agent – Angie Brown".
  3. ^ "Angie Brown – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News – BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Tickets for Angie Brown and The Brakes Live at Tribeca". TicketWeb. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack, retrieved 16 August 2020
  6. ^ "Here's the Story Behind Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" Video". Complex. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. ^ Return of the Mack – Mark Morrison | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 17 August 2020
  8. ^ "Angie Brown | Thrashing Doves". www.thrashingdoves.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "The Voice UK: famous faces who have auditioned". The Telegraph. 2 January 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b Jones, Lindsay. "Interview with singer Angie Brown ahead of her Havering Show concert". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  11. ^ "ANGIE BROWN OFFICIAL". www.angiebrown.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.