French Dance Music Star Aneessa (Formerly Lady Aneessa) Makes American Debut with Sultry Modern Cover of Soul II Soul’s “Back to Life”
- by Adam Bailey
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(Los Angeles) Dance music fans in Europe and abroad are intimately familiar with superstar Aneessa from her international club hits “Jamais,” “Us,” “Dance with Me,” “Sur Mes Terres,” “I Can’t Let You Go” and “It’s on You.”
Her album Ce soir racked up two-million streams in Asia alone. Now after a 3-year hiatus, Lady Aneessa has reinvented herself as just Aneessa now and is making her bold U.S. debut with a sexy cover of “Back to Life,” the game-changing dance classic created by the group Soul II Soul back in 1989. Produced, arranged by Michael B. Sutton (former Motown writer/producer of Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Dennis Edwards and more), the smooth and sensual groove is an instant attention-getter which matches perfectly with everything Aneessa is bringing stateside from abroad.
Aneessa, who is also Publisher of the international on-line magazine of lifestyle and independent artists, “Pump It Up,” is looking forward to introducing herself to American audiences and beyond via a series of more intimate shows than she has ever put on in the past. She is targeting a spring 2019 release for her next album (as yet untitled), likely to be preceded by one more single or two.
Back to Life’ is the perfect statement for me at this time,” Aneessa declares. “It fits with my life – I’m a `90s girl! New styles such as Reggaeton were big back then and I am loving redoing this song in my own style: smooth and sultry.”
“Also, so much is new in my life,” Aneessa continues. “new life, new country, new romance. I recorded my fourth and last album - R&B in French - in 2015 then performed my last shows as Lady Aneessa in Italy and Paris. The French have a different mentality about art, especially music; they don’t consider it a real job. Now that I have moved to California, I feel alive again…as if any and everything is possible. I haven’t released new music in three years – unbelievable! But now I am so motivated to write beautiful melodies and beautiful lyrics from all of the positive vibrations I have been receiving here living among so many other creative artists. It’s given me strength and I am so happy to be here…amazing.”
So, look out America – prepare to be bedazzled by the sparkling all-new Aneessa!
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