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Biography of Claudja Barry - Disco Musicians
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Claudja Barry, born in Jamaica, raised in Toronto,Canada and later based in Germany, is a disco singer and actress who has performed in the European versions of the stage musicals Hair (musical) | Hair and Catch My Soul (musical) | Catch My Soul. Before she embarked on a solo career, Claudja Barry was part of the studio group Boney M from 1975 to 1976. She has had two Hot 100 entries, the biggest of which was "Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes" (R&B #37, Pop #56 in 1979) from the album I Wanna Be Loved By You, released in 1978. In 1985, she appeared in the movie Rappin, starring Mario Van Peebles. On the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, she has much more success: six Top 10 hits, including "Down and Counting," which spent a week at #1 in 1986. Claudja Barry is a member of the Caribbean Hall of Fame. ==See also== *List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States) *List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart singer-stub
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