Tiff Lacey | |
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Birth name | Tiffany Lacey |
Born | October 29, 1965 |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Trance, house, electronica, trip hop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Writer, Artist |
Years active | 2002–present |
Associated acts | ATB, Headstrong, Redd Square |
Website | www |
Tiffany 'Tiff' Lacey /ˈleɪsi/ is an English singer, songwriter, author and painter. She is the vocalist on several electronic music singles. Best known for her international singles with German producer André Tanneberger a.k.a. ATB and for her work with British producer Don Jackson a.k.a. Headstrong, Matt Darey and Cosmic Gate. Lacey is the performer with the highest number of officially released collaborations within the EDM genres so far.
Lacey started singing when she was 16 years old. A few years later, she began working as a backing singer for the band "Falling Man". They recorded an album and gigged regularly until they eventually disbanded. Then she started fronting a blues/rock band touring locally in the South East. However, she felt the need to develop her songwriting capabilities in her own right, so she left the band, but yet teamed up with one of its members. They recorded several songs and had interest from both Virgin and EMI, but broke up soon after. Lacey joined "Frankenstein’s Baby", an indie/folk band. They recorded several songs, and performed regularly at the "Mean Fiddler".
After sending a demo, she was chosen among many by English DJ Paul Oakenfold to record the vocals for his song "Hypnotised", which was included on his 2002 album "Bunkka", and with the single release the next year it became an international club and radio hit, reaching #17 on the Finland Singles Chart and #41 on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States. It was then followed by another dance music collaboration, the single "In Your Hands" with Chris Dececio a.k.a. Redd Square. In 2003 Lacey performed live with The Thrillseekers and also provided vocals for their single "Affinity". In 2004 when she was included on four tracks from ATB's album No Silence, including "Marrakech" (which was featured on the soundtrack of Renny Harlin's movie "Mindhunters", charted #2 in Hungary, #14 in Finland, #38 in Germany and #50 in Austria. Her single "Ecstasy" featured in the Keenen Ivory Wayans comedy film White Chicks, and charted at #11 in the UK, #1 in Bulgaria, #2 in Hungary, #43 in Germany and #62 in Austria. Lacey later worked with ATB again for the albums Seven Years: 1998-2005 (2005) and Future Memories (2009).