"Don't Stop Movin'" is a song recorded by Italian electronic music group Livin' Joy. The song was the follow-up release to "Dreamer", their previous single, which had been a big number-one hit in the UK.

"Don't Stop Movin'" was a turning point for Livin' Joy. It ushered in a new vocalist after the group failed to reach a deal with Janice Robinson, the original vocalist on their number 1 smash "Dreamer". Doris Diggs aka Tameka Starr was to front the group from this point on.

"Don't Stop Movin'" had its U.K. release on 15 June 1996, a whole year after the success of "Dreamer". It went straight in at #5 on the UK Singles Chart and crashed straight in at number one on the Italian charts.

"Don't Stop Movin'" proved to be another smash for Livin' Joy across Europe but particularly in the United Kingdom where it spent 7 weeks in the top 10 and a total of 14 weeks in the top 100. (Chart trajectory: #5-#6-#7-#8-#9-#8-#9-#12-#13-#24-#29-#35-#41-#71) It ended the year in the United Kingdom as the 34th biggest selling single of the year.

The frantic synths and beats of the song are sent in with Tameka's powerful vocals and she delivered an uplifting message over the clunking energetic beat. One of self-assurance, self belief in order to succeed and achieve.

Tameka herself changed up the way Livin' Joy functioned as a group. Previously Janice Robinson was the soulful sultry powerhouse vocalist whose strengths also included songwriting (she wrote "Dreamer"). But Tameka Starr took it a step further and added choreography to her performances. Like all the previous pan-European dance acts before Livin' Joy, they finally had a face for the band that could deliver an all round performance.

Sadly Livin' Joy never managed the same level of success from their first two singles, with their next few releases achieving lower chart positions before the hits dried up.

Tameka Starr is still part of the entertainment industry today (under the name of Tameko Star) and has her own Entertainment agency in Atlanta Georgia, U.S.A.

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