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Lagaylia
12+ albums
female vocalistsSwedenswedishsoulDisco
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LaGaylia Frazier or just LaGaylia which is her artist name, is an American singer, who moved to and settled in Sweden. She was born in 1961 in Florida, United States. She is the daughter of musician Hal Frazier. During her childhood years, she was an infant prodigy in the art of piano, and everything looked set for a lifetime career within the world of piano concertos, until her music teacher suggested she'd try vocal training. In fact, LaGaylia did not begin singing until she entered the University of Miami as an academic major student in voice and musical theatre. She studied classical voice, jazz music, music theory and composition. At the university she obtained roles in numerous productions such as Cabaret, The Wiz, Gypsy and The Mikado. She became member of the music group Bandera who got a Florida radio hit with the song Voodoo. The band toured around Europe. While still living in USA she played at clubs in Florida with her own R&B band. LaGaylia was a house artist at the renowned Coconut in Fort Lauderdale. It is soul, funk and jazz music that is closest to her heart. LaGaylia was a personal find by ex-manager Eliot Weisman who has said he felt like "hitting the lottery" when discovering LaGaylia. Weisman made her perform, among other engagements, in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. In 1994 she was engaged as a singer in the 45 million dollar Warner Bros. production with Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone, the action movie The Specialist, performing two songs, one of t
