Samantha Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York.[1]
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Cole made some 30 appearances (and one performance) on MTV'sThe Grind, and became a regular performer at Tatou in New York City.[2] Through these appearances, Cole was discovered by Universal Music's Doug Morris and Daniel Glass, and promptly signed to Universal Records.[1]
In 2001, Cole was featured on the single "Luv Me Luv Me", by Jamaicanreggae singer Shaggy. Her version of the single with Shaggy did not peak on any chart in the US, but did peak at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2002, Cole teamed up with Shaggy for the second time for the song "Bring It To Me", that was featured on the Dark Angel soundtrack.
Since releasing "Obsession", she has remained a staple of New York City discothèque club scene, regularly performing to sold-out crowds. Cole has also modeled and has appeared in layouts for FHM and Loaded. She is reportedly working on her second album entitled Superwoman, on a new label, Alpha Omega Records.[1]
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This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Samantha Cole news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Samantha Cole born October 31 1975 is an American singer songwriter Samantha ColeBirth nameSamantha ColeBorn 1975 10 31 October 31 1975 age 48 OriginSouthampton New YorkGenresPopDanceOccupation s SingerSongwriterYears active1997 presentLabelsUniversal RecordsAlpha Omega RecordsWebsiteSamantha Cole Official Website Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Singles 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editSamantha Cole grew up in Southampton New York At the age of 15 Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York 1 Career editCole made some 30 appearances and one performance on MTV s The Grind and became a regular performer at Tatou in New York City 2 Through these appearances Cole was discovered by Universal Music s Doug Morris and Daniel Glass and promptly signed to Universal Records 1 Universal released Cole s eponymous debut studio album on September 9 1997 3 Cole co wrote eight songs on the album which included an impressive roster of all star producers including David Foster Nile Rodgers Richard Marx Rhett Lawrence and Diane Warren 1 The album was preceded by the first single Happy With You 4 which peaked at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100 5 and number 55 on the Canadian RPM 100 6 It also reached numbers 35 and 38 on the American pop and rhythmic radio charts published by Radio amp Records respectively 7 8 The Boston Globe described the song as a semi hit 3 Without You the second single 9 peaked at number 25 on the Radio amp Records adult contemporary chart 10 The song was covered by American Idol stars Kimberley Locke and Clay Aiken in 2004 and went to 1 in Asia The song is featured on Locke s album One Love Cole went on to release her last single from her debut album You Light Up My Life in the UK in 1997 11 In 2001 Cole was featured on the single Luv Me Luv Me by Jamaican reggae singer Shaggy Her version of the single with Shaggy did not peak on any chart in the US but did peak at 5 on the UK Singles Chart In 2002 Cole teamed up with Shaggy for the second time for the song Bring It To Me that was featured on the Dark Angel soundtrack In 2005 Cole released a cover version of Animotion s 1985 hit Obsession The song charted high on the Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and gained radio airplay 2 Since releasing Obsession she has remained a staple of New York City discotheque club scene regularly performing to sold out crowds Cole has also modeled and has appeared in layouts for FHM and Loaded She is reportedly working on her second album entitled Superwoman on a new label Alpha Omega Records 1 Cole has also dabbled in acting appearing in an episode of HBO s Sex and the City the WE network reality show Single In the Hamptons and the Damon Dash s 2003 film Death of a Dynasty 12 Discography editAlbums edit Samantha Cole September 23 1997 Down in Love Happy with You I m Right Here Sometimes Without You Surrender to Me Sweet Sweet Surrender Crazy I m By Your Side You Light Up My Life What You Do to Me Shadow of LoveSingles edit Happy with You August 12 1997 Happy with You Radio Version Happy with You Instrumental Without You December 9 1997 Without You Down in Love Excerpt Sweet Sweet Surrender Excerpt I m Right Here What You Do to Me You Light Up My Life UK release 1998 You Light Up My Life Messy Club Mix You Light Up My Life Messy Dub Mix You Light Up My Life Messy Radio Mix of Club Mix You Light Up My Life Album Version Shadow of Love Luv Me Luv Me With Shaggy 2001 Obsession 2005 Bring It to Me 2005 Bring It to Me Dark Angel Remix 2005 References edit a b c d Samanthacole Com a b Samantha Cole Obsession a b Sullivan Jim October 16 1997 The Scene Calendar The Boston Globe p 30 via Newspapers com Bessman Jim August 23 1997 Cole Gets Happy with Universal Records Debut Billboard pp 12 14 18 ProQuest 1506008693 Samantha Cole Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Archived from the original on April 10 2021 RPM 100 Hit Tracks amp Where to Find Them RPM September 15 1997 p 6 Archived from the original on August 17 2022 via Library and Archives Canada CHR Pop Top 50 Radio amp Records September 19 1997 p 78 ProQuest 1017300230 CHR Rhythmic Top 50 Radio amp Records September 5 1997 p 44 ProQuest 1017306612 Flick Larry ed November 15 1997 Singles Billboard p 68 ProQuest 1506052148 AC Top 30 Radio amp Records March 6 1998 p 76 ProQuest 1017314043 Artist Interviews Music Samantha Cole BioExternal links editSuperwoman Samantha Cole Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samantha Cole amp oldid 1211977190, wikipedia, 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