Deborah Cooper
| Deborah Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Genres | dance, R&B (early) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Associated acts | Fatback Band, Change, Clivillés and Cole, C+C Music Factory |
| Website | MySpace account |
Deborah Cooper is an American professional dance, music, singer, award winning composer and entertainer, with several number one and top charting dance music and house music hits.
Cooper started as female vocalist for the Fatback Band, then as lead female vocalist and member of disco/R&B band Change (1981–1985) where she made several hits. In 1991 she featured as guest vocalist on Clivillés and Cole's hit single A Deeper Love.
Subsequently in the 1990s, she was part of the C+C Music Factory as both a lead and back up vocalist resulting with several # 1 hits including "Deeper Love", "Pride" and "Keep It Comin" (Dance Till You Cant Dance) bot rap and #1 charting dance versions of the theme from the cult film Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The film featured a version of "Keep It Comin" with Rapper Q-Unique, while the Dance club version was solely Deborah Cooper vocals. She continues to lend her vocals to house music tracks by other record producers, as well as release her own solo tracks.
While appearing on TV's Saturday Night Live for C+C Music Factory, Deborah Cooper was also featured in a solo performance where she sang "Deeper Love", known as "Pride" from the repeated lyric tag. This appearance boosted sales and while this was the "B" side, the "A" side was a house version of U2's "Pride", known by the tag " In the Name of Love" which was another club hit.
As a backup and session singer she has worked with Jessica Simpson, Lisa Lisa, Natalie Cole She vocalized Budget Gourmets "Things That Make You Go MMMM" Campaign a take off of the C + C Music Factory song on which Cooper appeared.
For several years Deborah was a featured singer for Mariah Carey in both recording sessions as well as live appearances internationally. Cooper is also seen in Mariah Carey's "behind the scene" documentary feature for "Butterfly"
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