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Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul
British band
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Caron Wheeler
Caron Wheeler
English singer
2
Victoria Wilson-James
Victoria Wilson-James
singer, songwriter, record producer and actress
3
Kym Mazelle
Kym Mazelle
American singer
4
Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox
Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress
5
Ultra Naté
Ultra Naté
American singer-songwriter
6
Martha Wash
Martha Wash
American singer
7
Macy Gray
Macy Gray
American singer-songwriter and actress
8
Betty Wright
Betty Wright
American singer
9
Wild Orchid
Wild Orchid
American pop group
10
Sydney Youngblood
Sydney Youngblood
American/German singer
11
Angie Stone
Angie Stone
American singer and actress
12
Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams
American singer
13
Leela James
Leela James
American musician
14
Carrie Lucas
Carrie Lucas
American singer
15
Joi Cardwell
Joi Cardwell
American musician
16
Rosie Gaines
Rosie Gaines
American musician
17
CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston
American singer
18
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
English singer, songwriter and actress (b.1966)
19
Jeanie Tracy
Jeanie Tracy
American musician
20
Amerie
Amerie
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress
21
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
22
Kelis
Kelis
American singer–songwriter
23
Lonnie Gordon
Lonnie Gordon
American musician
24
Loleatta Holloway
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
25
Lalah Hathaway
Lalah Hathaway
American singer
26
Shanice
Shanice
American singer-songwriter, actress and dancer
27
Izora Armstead
Izora Armstead
American singer
28
Sade
Sade
British band
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iiO
iiO
New York City-based dance music act
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The Weather Girls
The Weather Girls
American singing duo
31
Tramaine Hawkins
Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
32
Jody Watley
Jody Watley
American singer
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Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell
American singer-songwriter
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Lamya Al-Mugheiry (30 October 1963 – 8 January 2009), better known as her mononym Lamya, was a Kenyan-born English singer-songwriter and record producer. She rose to fame in the early 1990s as one of the lead singers of R&B group Soul II Soul, and later as a backing singer for Duran Duran. In 2002, she released her debut album Learning from Falling, which spawned the number 1 Dance chart single "Empires (Bring Me Men)".

On 8 January 2009, she died from a sudden heart attack. She was recording on her second album Hiding in Plain Sight, which was scheduled to be released later that year.