Colette

Colette - US house music DJ and vocalist Colette Marino

Person from United States

Genres: House, deep house, dance, electronic, chillout

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About Colette

DJ Colette (born Colette Marino) is an American DJ, producer and classically-trained singer. Her sound is a flow of deep and pumping Chicago house music combined with her own angelic mezzo-soprano voice. She has been championed by DJs like Mark Farina, DJ Sneak and Fred Everything and has collaborated with people like the aformentioned DJ Sneak, Kaskade and Greenskeepers. Her first album is called "Hypnotized" and is a fusion of house, downtempo and pop songs, while her second album "Push" is more house-based. Colette Joy Marino, (born May 27, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois). She was a resident DJ at the SmartBar in Chicago, Illinois (along with Kaskade and others). Where she first gained attention when she started singing over her mixes as DJ. In 1993, she helped form the group SuperJane with DJ Heather, DJ Dayhota, and Lady D. During the preparations for her album Push, she married actor/rock music star Thomas Ian Nicholas. In 2003, she was, along with Paul Van Dyk and Felix da Housecat, chosen to advertise Motorola's cellular phones. Her song used in this commercial would go on to win Dancestar's Best Song Used in a Commercial for Motorola. The album Hypnotized was the most downloaded house dance album on Apple's iTunes Music Store in 2005. What Will She Do for Love from this album was a Billboard No. 1 Dance Club Play Single. Hypnotized, was licensed to the movie The Devil Wears Prada for the soundtrack. She hosted Lancaster, California, KVVS-FM radio station's show, Maximum Rotation. She has performed all over the world, including, Detroit, Michigan, Cambridge, Singapore, Calgary, Hollywood, and Montreal. She has been compared to Kylie Minogue and Deborah Harry. She's also been called Om Records' First Lady of House Discography Push (2007) Hypnotized (2005) Singles & EP's Try Her For Love (2000) Find Your Love (2000) Innocent (2001) Sexuality (2002) Do You Want Me (2002) Keep It Down (2004) Our Day/Smile For Me (2004) Didn't Mean To Turn You On (2005) What Will She Do For Love (2005) Feelin' Hypnotized (2005) "About Us" (2007) "If" (2007) "Stay" (2008) "Make Me Feel" (2009) "Think You Want It" (2009) "UR Everything" (2010) "Call On Me" (2010) "On A High" (2010) "Give Something" (2011) "Crush" (2012) Information and was cut and slightly edited from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Colette http://www.djcolette.com/

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