Barabara Tucker, the world-renowned, leading diva of dance music is much more than just a vocalist; she lives solely to bring the spirit of house music from the stage to the floor.
Once Barbara has graced the stage, you are guaranteed to be touched, to feel joy, and to move to her inspirational message, and while other performers may memorize every ad-lib in advance, Barbara adds new sounds that create excitement to the show, playing off the crowd and on the feeling of the night. And as such an advocate of the power of live performance, she is understandably excited about being part in the Defected In The House Live weekend.
"Wow and wow...this is a dream, to be a part of house history in this way with Defected. I've been in the music business for 26 years now and it just gets better and better. I love to represent Defected in any way I can; the music just overflows in soul in a magical way! I am on fire for house!"
Although she has been responsible for a plethora of stand-out releases, she is perhaps best known for 'Beautiful People'. Barbara's debut for Strictly was a trendsetter in more ways than one; producer Louie Vega came up with the canny idea of sampling a vocal hook from his own production and putting out the sample track first. The sample track was Hardrive’s ‘Deep Inside’ and when ‘Beautiful People’ dropped with a vocal hook everyone had heard already it blew up instantly. Setting the tone for 1990s vocal house, ‘Beautiful People’ firmly established Tucker as a leading lady of house and crashed the UK Top 30 courtesy of Positiva.
It has rarely been far away from the record boxes of self-respecting house DJs since.
This is the track that Barbara will be performing at the Defected In The House Live Weekend on the 23rd and 24th of July, joining other superstar vocalists to give you a truly unforgettable experience.
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