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Celeda

1970–

United States

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Celeda (a.k.a. Victoria Sharpe, b. November 17, 1970) is an American dance music singer and drag performer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois. She began having hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in the late 1990s, beginning with "Music Is the Answer (Dancin' & Prancin')," a collaboration with DJ and producer Danny Tenaglia that peaked at number 15 in 1998. The track reached #36 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1998. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 97th most successful dance artist of all-time. In 1999, Celeda released a full-length album entitled This Is It on Twisted Records and on the Portuguese Kaos Records. The album featured tracks produced by E-Smoove, Danny Tenaglia, Cevin Fisher, Peter Rauhofer and Maurice Joshua among others.

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