Marcia Griffiths | |
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 Marcia Griffiths at Ruhr Reggae Summer 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marcia Llyneth Griffiths |
| Born | 23 November 1949 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae, roots reggae |
| Occupation | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1964–present |
Marcia Llyneth Griffiths OJ OD (born 23 November 1949)[1][2] is a Jamaican singer best known for the 1989 remix of her single "Electric Boogie", which serves as the music for the four-wall "Electric Slide" line dance. It is the best-selling single of all time by a female reggae singer.
- ^ "Biography by Roger Steffens". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Other sources, e.g. Campbell-Livingston (2012), state that she was 61 in 2012, while the Gleaner article from January 2014 states that she was aged nine in 1964.