Dea Li

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Real name : Dorothy Lapi. She was the daughter of Italian immigrants from Sicily to Germany. She first discovered dance at the tender age of 5, quickly followed by singing a short while later. She asked her granddad to buy her first vinyl record, Fade To Grey by Visage when she was 8 years old and her passion for electronic music was awakened. She then discovered the 60s, Jazz and Bossa Nova and couldn't get enough of Billie Holliday, Shirley Bassey, Stan Getz, Gilberto... Her hobby was painting (Acryl) and she was a fan of Al Pacino. She lives in Frankfurt. She started her carreer as a dancer and choreographer for music videos (she did choreographies for Captain Jack) and avant-garde shows and became established in the music scene. She started singing backing vocals for Hip-Hop beats and soon became a sought-after studio singer. She met producer Alex Christensen for the first time in August 1994 as she was taking vacation in Mallorca, a place unusual for her, because she was taking her vacation most of the time in Africa or India, the places she loves the most. One night she went to a Japanese club with her friend Marina, who bet with Dea-Li she was not daring to sing in public. She sang Smooth Operator, an original song by Sade. People in the club were so impressed by her performance that she had to encore several times. One of the person in the 'audience' who also asked her to encore was Alex Christensen himself. They exchanged addresses and phone numbers, but nothing ha

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Hollywood, Mon Amour

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Hollywood Mon Amour

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Hollywood,Mon Amour

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Hollywood, mon amour (80's Movie Songs Reinvented)

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Аатдуши 09:07 - Flowers For Everyone / Jule

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Essential Selection - Spring 2000 [Disc 2]

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Marc Collin Hollywood Mon Amour

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Hollywood Mon Amour (Deluxe)

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Аатдуши 0906-08 (Flowers For Everyone)

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Hollywood, mon amour (Marc Collin presents)

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Liquid Beach

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Essential Selection - Spring 2000 (Disc 2)

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