Crystal Waters

Crystal Waters
Waters performing in 2012
Born (1961-11-19) November 19, 1961 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1989–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websiteiamcrystalwaters.com

Crystal Waters (born November 19, 1961)[1][2] is an American house and dance music singer and songwriter, best known for her 1990s dance hits "Gypsy Woman", "100% Pure Love", and 2007's "Destination Calabria" with Alex Gaudino. All three of her studio albums produced a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as one of the most successful dance artists of all time.[3] Her accolades include six ASCAP Songwriter awards, three American Music Award nominations, an MTV Video Music Award nod, four Billboard Music Awards and twelve No. 1 Billboard Dance Chart hits. Her hit song "Gypsy Woman” has been sampled hundreds of times. Though her music sales have yet to be re-certified, Waters has sold over 7 million records worldwide.

  1. ^ Waters, Crystal [@crystalwaters1] (November 19, 2018). "Today's my Birthday! Happy Bday to me! Big Love & Thanks to everyone who has supported me, loved me unconditionally and just plain old been a good friend! May next year bring us much love joy and success !" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Unsung on TV One: Crystal Waters". Unsung. March 31, 2019. TV One.
  3. ^ "Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists". Billboard Music. August 27, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2018. 39 – Crystal Waters