Amanda Wilson , is a British

British people

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 singer in the UK

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 house music

House music

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 act, Freemasons

Freemasons (band)

Freemasons are an English dance band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of producers Russell Small and James Wiltshire .-2005-2007: Early Career:Their name is taken from the Brighton pub, Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently...

. As part of the act she has scored two major UK hit single

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s, one of which went on to success in several European charts, and the US

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 Billboard

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Hot Dance Club Songs chart

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Background

Wilson provided lead vocals on the track "When We Were In Love" which made it to the semi final of The Great British Song Contest 1998 to select the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

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. She has a four octave vocal range and her vocals have been compared to Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

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. Her vocal skills brought her to the attention of music industry A&R. However most of Wilson's success has been found as a guest vocalist working with dance acts.

With the Freemasons

Wilson provided lead vocals on many tracks on the Freemasons' album

Album

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, Shakedown

Shakedown (album)

Shakedown is the debut album by house production duo Freemasons. It was released on 21 January 2007, with the single "Rain Down Love" being released two weeks earlier in anticipation of the album. "Nothing But a Heartache", a cover of the original single by the Flirtations, was released as a...

. It is believed that The Freemasons discovered Wilson while singing at a karaoke bar in the Méditerranée. Her biggest hit was the Freemasons track, "Love On My Mind", which reached number 11 in 2005 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. The song sampled

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 vocals from "This Time Baby" by Jackie Moore, and lyrics

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 from "When The Heartache Is Over" by Tina Turner

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. Wilson's vocals on the track were electronically lowered in pitch to blend in with the sampled vocals of Jackie Moore.

Following her success with the Freemasons' first album, Wilson went on to provide lead vocals for their 2008 remix

Remix

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 of Gusto's "Disco's Revenge", which gave her a third Top 40 hit in the UK (peaking at number 34).

She has also provided vocals for various other dance tracks, most recently on the Outsiders' single "Keep This Fire Burning".

Discography

• "Love On My Mind" – Freemasons (2005) UK
  UK Singles Chart
  The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
  
   #11
• "Electric Love" – Glamour Katz (2006)
• "Watchin'" – Freemasons (2006) UK #19
• "I Feel Like" – Freemasons (2007)
• "Gotta Let Go" – A. Lee (2007)
• "Intoxicated" – Raw (2007)
• "Heaven In Your Eyes" Night Drive (2007)
• "The Right Way" – Wawa & Herd (2007)
• "Disco's Revenge" – Gusto
  Gusto
  Gusto may mean:*Enthusiasm or energy*two fictional characters in the film CB4*a fictional character in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears*Gusto!, an album by the punk rock group Guttermouth*Gusto Records, a record label...
  
   (2008) UK #33
• "Good 4 Me" – Daytone (2008)
• "Pure Emotion" – Mr Fix It (2008)
• "Found A Miracle" – Loveless (2008)
• "Keep This Fire Burning" - Outsiders (2008) UK #80
• "Need In Me" - Danny Dove & Steve Smart (2008)
• "Love Resurrection" - Aurora (2008)
• "You're Not Good For Me" - Roxy ST (2008)
• "Falling For You" - Soulcatcher
  Soulcatcher
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   (2008)
• "Saturday" - Weekend Lovers (2008)
• "Something Gotta Give" - Thomas Gold (2008)
• "Break It Off" - Audiostar (2008)
• "The Right Way (Remixes)" - Wawa & Herd (2009)
• "Make It Real" - Signs (2009)
• "Surrender" - Night Drive (2009)
• "Just Because" - Thomas Gold (2009)
• "Underneath My Skin" - Nick Bridges (2009)
• "U Sure Do" (2010)
• "Satisfaction Guaranteed" - Mr Sam and Andy Duguid (2010)
• "Love You Seek" - Samuele Sartini (2010)
• "Caught Up" - Paul Harris, Michael Gray
  Michael Gray (DJ)
  Michael Gray is a British DJ and house music producer. He is also half of the dance music production/remixing duo Full Intention.-Career:Gray began his career as a British house DJ in the 1990s, and became in demand as a remixer, often with Jon Pearn under the name Full Intention, providing house...
  
  , Jon Pearn (2010)
• "Not Over You" - Olav Basoski
  Olav Basoski
  Olav Basoski is a Dutch DJ/remixer.In 2005, Basoski teamed up with the British dancehall artist Michie One to record "Waterman". A remake of "Bam Bam" , it became a hit in the United States at both clubs and radio, where it debuted at number 22 on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay chart in its March...
  
   & Redroche (2010)
• "Smile" - Sound Of Soho (2010)
• "Sometimes" - Dim Chris (2010)
• "Seek Bromance" - Tim Berg (2010) (Wilson re-recorded the vocals from "Love You Seek" for Berg's "Bromance")
• "You & I" Kalwi & Remi(2011)
• "Back Again" - Samuele Sartini (2011)
• "You Found Me" - Dim Chris (2011)
• "Runaway" (Ian Carey Remix) (2011)

External links

• Official website
• Amanda Wilson on Discogs
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