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Rowetta

British singer

PersonAge 60humanQ964372

Also known as Rowetta Idah

Born: January 5, 1966
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1.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Manchester
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Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: singer
Education: Bury Grammar School Girls
, Bury Grammar School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Rowetta Idah, also known as Rowetta or Rowetta Satchell, is a British singer. She worked with Happy Mondays, recording and touring with the band from 1990. Her 1989 track "Reach Out" with Sweet Mercy has been sampled by Steve Angello, Laidback Luke, Todd Terry, and the Black Eyed Peas. She was also the last woman standing and was the sixth contestant eliminated in the first series of The X Factor in 2004.

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224 Hour Party People2002 · 2002 film by Michael Winterbottom

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Sex or gender: female
Website: rowetta.com
Genre: contemporary R&B
Label: Factory Records
Instrument: voice
Start of work period: 1987
Social media followers: 45,281(February 3, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20098861
39,668(October 9, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20098861
Given name: Rowetta

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