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Samantha James
American singer
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Musical artist
Samantha James is an American dance pop singer from Los Angeles, known for her style of blending downtempo to uptempo dance music, with soulful vocal styles.
She released her debut album, Rise, in 2007 through Om Records. The title track from the album was released as a single the year prior, and reached No. 1 on the US BillboardHot Dance Club Songs chart.[1]
Life and career
The daughter of Melanie Lee Rose, and granddaughter of musician David Rose, James grew up with different types of music.
During her teens, she became heavily involved in the underground dance scene in Los Angeles. Her influences include Pat Metheny, Sade, Tracey Thorn, Lady Miss Kier, Madonna, Esthero, Morcheeba, Bebel Gilberto, Basia, and Róisín Murphy.[2]
At the age of 13, James lost her mother to breast cancer, after an eight-year battle with the disease.[3] After e