Alisha Ann Itkin (born April 16, 1968) is an American freestyle and dance-pop singer who had several club hits in the 1980s and 1990s.
Early life and career
Alisha was born on April 16, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York City. At age 8, she began receiving vocal lessons and was coaxed into the music business by her parents, who arranged for studio recording sessions and recitals. At age 14, she joined the rock/dance group The Babysitters in Brooklyn, and recorded a demo that her parents started shopping to various record companies. which was released in 1985 on Vanguard Records and included additional club hits "Too Turned On" (No. 6 Hot Dance US In November 1999, she released the single "You Wanna Be A Star (Superstar)", produced by Jellybean Benitez and Soul Solution, on Jellybean Recordings, the title song for the Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon movie Superstar. Although not officially released, Alisha re-recorded her first single "All Night Passion" in 2004 with an updated, Hi-NRG production.
Discography
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!width="35"|<small>U.S.<br>Dance<br></small>
!width="35"|<small>U.S.<br>R&B<br></small>
!width="35"|<small>BEL<br>(Fla)<br></small>
!width="35"|<small>FRA<br></small>
!width="35"|<small>GER<br></small>
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|1984
|"All Night Passion"
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|rowspan="4"|1985
|"Too Turned On"
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|"Baby Talk"
|align="center"|68
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|align="center"|75
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|align="center"|19
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|67
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|"Stargazing"
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|"Boys Will Be Boys"
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|rowspan="3"|1987
|"Into My Secret"
|align="center"|97
|align="center"|9
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|"I Don't Know What Comes Over Me"
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|"Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind"
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|rowspan="3"|1990
|"Bounce Back"
|align="center"|54
|align="center"|10
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|"Wrong Number"
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|"You've Really Gotten to Me"
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|1996
|"Wherever The Rhythm Takes Me"
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|1999
|"You Wanna Be A Star (Superstar)"
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|Superstar OST
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See also
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart