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Following the massive success of UTFO's "Roxanne, Roxanne" single in late 1984 and early 1985, over 100 answer records appeared, and several female rappers adopted the Roxanne alias; the Real Roxanne (born Adelaida Martinez) was perhaps the most talented of the bunch and really only had to contend with Roxanne Shanté for the title. It took her until 1988 to release an album, by which time the Roxanne fad had run its course; still, the self-titled release packed a wallop thanks to producers Jam Master Jay, Howie Tee, and Full Force, plus the Real Roxanne's own forceful, sassy personality. She...

There are more than one artist named "Roxanne". 1) Roxanne is an Italo-eurobeat artist. Her real name is Elena Gobbi. Roxanne released the singles "Show Me", "Song 4 U", "Love Love Fire", "Money Money" and "Without You". 2) Roxanne is an Euro disco artist from Germany. She released the singles "Charlene", "Give A Little Love" and "Boys In Black Cars". All singles produced by Tony Hendrik and Karin Hartmann. 3)Roxanne is an American hardrock band. In 1986 they released their first and only album "Roxanne". Two years later in 1988 it was re-released in Japan as "Burning Through the Night"...

Roxanne Shanté (born Lolita Shanté Gooden on November 9, 1969) is an American hip-hop pioneer. Born and raised in the Queensbridge Projects, Shanté first gained attention through the Roxanne Wars and her association with the legendary Juice Crew. Shanté's career began at the age of 14 when she encountered influential record producer Marley Marl, radio DJ Mr. Magic, and Tyrone Williams talking about how UTFO had canceled their appearance at a show they were promoting. Shanté offered to record an answer to UTFO's recent hit "Roxanne, Roxanne," which was about a woman named Roxanne who rejects the members of the...

http://roxannelayton.com Ms. Layton graduated from New England Conservatory of Music in Recorder Performance. She has played with many groups, which include the Boston Pops, Boston Lyric Opera, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Handel and Haydn, Emmanuel Music, Utah Opera Company, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Spectrum Singers, New World Symphony, New Orleans Philharmonic, Second Wind, Deborah Henson-Conant, Zoe Lewis, and has been a member of Mannheim Steamroller for a long time. .

Roxanne Potvin (born March 31, 1982, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian bilingual Gatineau, Quebec-based singer, blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. Born in Regina, where her father was a TV reporter for CBC, Potvin moved to the Ottawa area when she was two. Potvin has become in continual demand for clubs, festivals, and special events across Ontario and farther afield — Potvin’s schedule has included a flying trip to France for a major festival in 2007, she has played the prestigious Toronto Women's Blues Review show twice (most recently November 2007 at Massey Hall in Toronto) and in 2008 she...