Octahvia (sometimes credited as Octavia or Octah'via) is the stage name of Octavia C. Lambertis,[1] a singer from New York City. While she would later have several hits as a featured vocalist for other artists, she is perhaps best known under her own name for the 1986 R&B/dance hit, "2 the Limit."
Born Octavia Lambertis, Octavia first rose to prominence in the mid-1980s when she received significant recognition for her performance as Doris Winter in the off-Broadway musical, Mama, I Want to Sing![2] (for which a film version was released straight-to-DVD in 2012). During this time, she was discovered by budding hip hop singer-songwriter/record producer Kenny Beck, who had recently written the song "2 the Limit" (which was originally titled "It's Over Now").[3] Beck invited Lambertis to record this song, and after being courted by several record labels,[3] she ultimately signed with Pow Wow Records. Her version of "2 the Limit," released simply under the name Octavia became a minor hit on the R&B chart in 1986.
The following year, she released another Beck-penned single on the Pow Wow label titled "Cutey,"[4] but it failed to make an impression on the charts.
Subsequent careeredit
She would go on to score a pair of number-ones on the BillboardHot Dance Club Play chart: as part of the S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. alongside Michelle Visage and Cindy Mizelle when they recorded "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day" in 1992 and as the featured vocalist on José Nunez's 1998 hit "In My Life" (and the number nine follow up "Hold On" in 1999).
In 1997, Lambertis appeared on the self-titled Karma to Burn album providing additional vocals on "Bobbi, Bobbi, Bobbi – I'm Not God".[5]
She also provided vocals to "Big Love," a number-one U.S. dance hit for Pete Heller, in 1999.
While she has continued to record and release singles under her own name throughout her career,[4] to date, she has yet to release a full-length solo album.
Personal lifeedit
Octavia also has two daughters.
Referencesedit
^"COME INSIDE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^Octavia Lambertis listed as an actress @Official Mama I Want to Sing website March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 6, 2010.
^ abOctavia- "2 the Limit" discussion forum (Includes comments from Kenny Beck himself) @onehitwondercentral.com Retrieved May 6, 2010.
^ abOctavia Lambertis @Discogs.com Retrieved May 6, 2010.
^"Classic Day – The Wild and Wonderful". Matt's Music Mine. February 22, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
octahvia, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk, pa. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Octahvia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Octahvia sometimes credited as Octavia or Octah via is the stage name of Octavia C Lambertis 1 a singer from New York City While she would later have several hits as a featured vocalist for other artists she is perhaps best known under her own name for the 1986 R amp B dance hit 2 the Limit Contents 1 Early career 2 Subsequent career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 See alsoEarly career editBorn Octavia Lambertis Octavia first rose to prominence in the mid 1980s when she received significant recognition for her performance as Doris Winter in the off Broadway musical Mama I Want to Sing 2 for which a film version was released straight to DVD in 2012 During this time she was discovered by budding hip hop singer songwriter record producer Kenny Beck who had recently written the song 2 the Limit which was originally titled It s Over Now 3 Beck invited Lambertis to record this song and after being courted by several record labels 3 she ultimately signed with Pow Wow Records Her version of 2 the Limit released simply under the name Octavia became a minor hit on the R amp B chart in 1986 The following year she released another Beck penned single on the Pow Wow label titled Cutey 4 but it failed to make an impression on the charts Subsequent career editShe would go on to score a pair of number ones on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart as part of the S O U L S Y S T E M alongside Michelle Visage and Cindy Mizelle when they recorded It s Gonna Be A Lovely Day in 1992 and as the featured vocalist on Jose Nunez s 1998 hit In My Life and the number nine follow up Hold On in 1999 In 1997 Lambertis appeared on the self titled Karma to Burn album providing additional vocals on Bobbi Bobbi Bobbi I m Not God 5 She also provided vocals to Big Love a number one U S dance hit for Pete Heller in 1999 While she has continued to record and release singles under her own name throughout her career 4 to date she has yet to release a full length solo album Personal life editOctavia also has two daughters References edit COME INSIDE ASCAP American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Retrieved February 26 2024 Octavia Lambertis listed as an actress Official Mama I Want to Sing website Archived March 7 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 6 2010 a b Octavia 2 the Limit discussion forum Includes comments from Kenny Beck himself onehitwondercentral com Retrieved May 6 2010 a b Octavia Lambertis Discogs com Retrieved May 6 2010 Classic Day The Wild and Wonderful Matt s Music Mine February 22 2017 Retrieved October 18 2022 See also editList of number one dance hits United States List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart nbsp nbsp This article about a United States singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article on a house musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Octahvia amp oldid 1210442193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
