Colour Girl
Rebecca Skingley, better known as Colour Girl, is a British singer.
She appeared on several house and garage records in the 1990s into the 2000s, and scored several hits on the UK Singles Chart, including a cover of "Can't Get Used to Losing You" and the UK garage anthem "Joyrider". Her debut album, Special, was released in 1999 on 4 Liberty Records.
The single "Joyrider" was first released in 1999 and reached a peak of No. 95, but a re-release the following year, retitled "Joyrider ", charted higher at No. 51. It also reached No. 2 on the UK [Dance Singles Chart]. 2001's "Mas que Nada" contains samples of the Sérgio Mendes version of "Mas que Nada".
In 2001, two tracks were released under the alias 'Blond'; "If I Was Your Girl" and a cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass", both produced by Sovereign. In the May 26, 2001 issue of Billboard magazine, it reads: "With 2-step slowly but surely making inroads into the U.S., the timing may be just right for a wide-awake A&R exec to sign Colour Girl to a U.S. deal."
According to Colour Girl in an interview with The Face, her song "Things Are Never" was the first UK garage track to be playlisted on Kiss.
Discography
Albums
- Special, 4 Liberty
Singles
;As main artist- 1996: "Special "
- 1999: "Joyrider" – UK No. 95, UK Dance No. 2, UK Indie No. 31
- 2000: "Can't Get Used to Losing You" – UK No. 31, UK Dance No. 12, UK Indie No. 6
- 2000: "Joyrider " – UK No. 51
- 2001: "Mas que Nada" – UK No. 57, UK Dance No. 10
- 1995: "Around in My Heart"
- 1997: "I Believe in You"
- 1998: "Things Are Never" – UK No. 170
- 1998: "Tears" – UK No. 77, UK Dance No. 2