Zeitia Massiah
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| Born |
Zeitia Silveta Massiah Saint John, Barbados |
| Residence | London, England |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1980 – present |
| Website | zeeteah |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Reggae, Jazz, House |
| Instruments | Vocals |
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Zeeteah Silveta Massiah is a Barbadian-born British singer particularly associated with reggae, jazz and house music.
In a wide-ranging career she has recorded and/or toured with artists including Robbie Williams, Tom Jones, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Sting, Leo Sayer, and Michael Bolton. She is best known in the United States as the lead vocalist on the 1993 Billboard No.1 dance hit Slide on the Rhythm.
Massiah was born in Saint John, Barbados and grew up in London. In 2001 she moved to Germany, and in 2012 returned to England, where she now lives.
Born in Barbados, Zeeteah moved to London with her parents when she was five years old. Her first name was originally spelled Zeitia. As a teenager she recorded a cover of The Jackson 5's We Got A Good Thing Going in a reggae style for Trojan Records. She went on to record two more reggae tracks for the label.
In 1984 Massiah appeared for nine months as "Chiffon" in the hit musical Little Shop of Horrors in London.
She has been an additional vocalist for artists including Barry Manilow and Boy George, and toured with Michael Bolton, Climie Fisher and Paul Weller. In 1988 she sang with Kim Wilde on the European leg of Michael Jackson's BAD tour, and in 1994/95 toured the world with Tom Jones. She has also toured extensively with Eikichi Yazawa and Johnny Hallyday, among the most successful rock stars in Japan and France respectively.
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