Frankie McCoy
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Francine "Frankie" McCoy (born 30 April 1969) is an American singer who is currently living in Europe. She gained much popularity as the vocalist on Sash!
's number one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play track from 1997, "Stay." La Trec is the former stage name she used at the time of her Sash! collaborations.
Frankie was born in Germany
where her father, who was in the US Army, was stationed. Shortly after her birth the young family moved back to San Francisco in the United States
, where she grew up. After a couple of years her mother started working for the United Nations
which often forced the family to move to different places.
Back in 1995 McCoy was already the singer of a dance-track called "Push me to the Limit", by Celvin Rotane and "Love Is My Whole World" by 4Tune in 1996. A year later she did vocals for a commercial in the studio of Ralf Kappmeier, one of Sash's producers, who asked her to sing on their forthcoming album "It's My Life". As La Trec she sang and co-wrote the album tracks "Sweat", "Hoopstar" and the hit "Stay". The name La Trec was derived from a character in a book.
In the late 1990s she moved to The Hague
in The Netherlands to live with her boyfriend. Here she started focusing on soul
and RnB music, and currently performs throughout western Europe under the stage name "Urban Daughter" with her band, with whom she is also working on a new album.
She is also the founder of and active in UDBAM (an acronym for "Urban Daughter Big Ass Music"), a musical event organization and artist agency.
She also has three brothers, Tyron N McCoy Jr., Cyrus A McCoy, and Byron P McCoy
Sash!
SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...
's number one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play track from 1997, "Stay." La Trec is the former stage name she used at the time of her Sash! collaborations.
Frankie was born in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
where her father, who was in the US Army, was stationed. Shortly after her birth the young family moved back to San Francisco in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where she grew up. After a couple of years her mother started working for the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
which often forced the family to move to different places.
Back in 1995 McCoy was already the singer of a dance-track called "Push me to the Limit", by Celvin Rotane and "Love Is My Whole World" by 4Tune in 1996. A year later she did vocals for a commercial in the studio of Ralf Kappmeier, one of Sash's producers, who asked her to sing on their forthcoming album "It's My Life". As La Trec she sang and co-wrote the album tracks "Sweat", "Hoopstar" and the hit "Stay". The name La Trec was derived from a character in a book.
In the late 1990s she moved to The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
in The Netherlands to live with her boyfriend. Here she started focusing on soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
and RnB music, and currently performs throughout western Europe under the stage name "Urban Daughter" with her band, with whom she is also working on a new album.
She is also the founder of and active in UDBAM (an acronym for "Urban Daughter Big Ass Music"), a musical event organization and artist agency.
She also has three brothers, Tyron N McCoy Jr., Cyrus A McCoy, and Byron P McCoy
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart