Debbie Deb is an American dance-pop singer, best known for 1980s freestyle dance classics such as "Lookout Weekend" and "When I Hear Music". Dance-pop is a subgenre of pop music that evolved from disco, circa the early 1980s, that combines dance beats with a pop song structure. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Freestyle House is a combination of hip-hop music, electronic music and house music, heavily influenced by Hispanic and African-American culture. ...

Biography

Debbie was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in North Miami Beach, Florida. A music aficionado from a young age, she was "discovered" at the age of 16 by producer Pretty Tony at a Miami record store where she was working. The first song Debbie recorded was "When I Hear Music," which she co-wrote with Pretty Tony. Released on the Jam Packed record label, the song has since become a staple in clubs and on radio station dance mix shows. Other hits followed, including "Lookout Weekend", "I Wanna Work It Out", "There's A Party Going On", "I Wanna Dance," and a remake of Connie's 1980s Latin freestyle classic "Funky Little Beat". For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Nickname: NMB Motto: Where People Care Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida. ... Pretty Tony was an influential 80s electro artist based out of Miami. ...

However, Debbie was overweight and suffered from low self-esteem, and found her sudden fame difficult to cope with. She was crushed when her record company decided not to put her picture on the sleeves of her records and, in a Milli Vanilli-esque move, even hired an "impostor" to perform and pose as Debbie Deb. As a result, she made little, if any, money from her hit singles, and was so hurt by the experience that she stopped singing for years, relying on her work as a hairdresser to make ends meet.^[1] Milli Vanilli (milli is a word meaning national in Turkish, picked up by the artists while visiting Turkey on one of its national days) was a duo, Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed in Germany in the mid-1980s. ...

Debbie finally resurfaced on the recording scene in 1995 with the album She's Back. Now living near Philadelphia, she continues to work as a hair stylist and also keeps busy performing frequent concerts around the United States, especially "freestyle revival" shows with artists like Lisa Lisa, The Cover Girls, and Shannon. Gwen Stefani has cited Debbie as an influence, and in the summer of 2006, Janet Jackson featured a cover version of "Lookout Weekend" on her Web site. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The Cover Girls are a New York City-based Freestyle, Urban/Dance-Pop trio, the brainchild of music promoter Sal Abbatiello. ... Shannon (born May 12, 1958 as Brenda Shannon Greene in Washington D.C.), is well known for her 1983 smash dance/freestyle record, Let The Music Play. The record redefined the electro funk sound that Arthur Baker and John Rocca (who produced I.O.U by Freeez and One More... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (pronounced [1]), is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, pop icon, and younger sister of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. ...

Discography

• Lookout Weekend (1986)
• She's Back (1995)

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Sampled

• Debbie Deb's song "When I Hear Music" has been sampled by many artists of today, such as: Pitbull "Fuego", Xscape "Wassup",Shauna K "Dance," Big Delph "VIP" (notable for its frequent plays on BET: Uncut) and Melissa Lujan who actually did her own cover version of "When I Hear Music"

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Cover versions

• Janet Jackson and Cecy B both did their own versions of "Lookout Weekend".
• Daron Malakian from System of a Down has sung a part of "Lookout Weekend" live
• Black Eyed Peas remade "Lookout Weekend" with Esthero for their album Bridging The Gap, simply titled "Weekends"

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References

1. ^ http://www.metroactive.com/metro/06.07.06/debbie-deb-0623.html Metroactive.com Retrieved on 06-06-07

The Fly Kidz remade Lookout Weekend

External links

• Debbie Deb's Official Website
• Debbie Deb's Myspace page