Dominique Atkins is a jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 and dance

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 singer from London

London

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. She has been a member of Grace, Mekka, Space Brothers, and Ursula's World. Her hit single

Hit single

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s include "Not Over Yet", "Skin On Skin", "If I Could Fly", "Down To Earth", and "I Want To Live". She co-wrote and sang on Tilt's 1999 hit single "Invisible". In 1991 she played the singer Angelique in the BBC One

BBC One

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 film

Film

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, Out Of The Blue, starring Colin Firth

Colin Firth

SirColin Andrew Firth, CBE is a British film, television, and theatre actor. Firth gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice...

, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Cathy Tyson

Cathy Tyson

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. Atkins also performed concerts in jazz clubs, as well as in China

China

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.

Though born in the Middle East

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, Atkins was raised in South London

South London

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. Her father's love for classical jazz was a powerful influence in her music. Atkins' father is a jazz trumpet player, and she performed as ballardier with her father in clubs from the age of thirteen. Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold

Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...

 and Steve Osborne

Steve Osborne

Steve Osborne is a multi-platinum selling British record producer. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, such as New Order, Doves, U2 and KT Tunstall. During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the Perfecto Records team, a production and remix collaboration with Paul Oakenfold; the artists...

 were impressed by her singing, and she joined them in the dance group Grace in 1995.

During 1997, Atkins decided to not continue with Grace, and returned to solo work as well as collaborating with Tilt. She also was the vocalist in Elevate feat Ms. Atkins – "Next Life"; and Mekka's "Diamondback". In 1999 she performed vocals, mixed with those of Patti Low, in Grace's re-release of "Not Over Yet

Not Over Yet

Not Over Yet is a song by Grace, released as a single in 1995 peaking in the UK Singles Chart at #6 and topping the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the United States. The song was originally released in 1993 under the alias State of Grace. Lead vocals and backing vocals on the track were...

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Discography

• Grace – "Not Over Yet
  Not Over Yet
  Not Over Yet is a song by Grace, released as a single in 1995 peaking in the UK Singles Chart at #6 and topping the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the United States. The song was originally released in 1993 under the alias State of Grace. Lead vocals and backing vocals on the track were...
  
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• Grace – "If I Could Fly"
• Grace – "Down To Earth"
• Grace – "Skin On Skin"
• Grace – "Your Not Mine" / "Down To Earth"
• Grace – If I Could Fly (album)
• Elevate feat Ms. Atkins – "Next Life"
• Eurogroove – "Don't Keep Me Hangin' On"
• Eurogroove – "Scan Me"
• Ursula's World – "I Will Be With You"
• Tilt – "Invisible" (vocal version)
• Jon Pleased Wimmin – "Passion"
• Mekka – "Diamondback"
• Virus – "Hypnotize" (featuring Dominique Atkins)

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