Neneh Mariann Cherry (nee Karlsson) or just Neneh Cherry is a Swedish born (Mar 10) singer. She is from a very successful family with jazz trumpeter Don Cherry as step-father and Eagle- Eye Cherry as a step brother and of course her daughter Mabel successful right now. After the success of her debut album "Raw Like Sushi" and its lead single "Buffalo Stance", she had a top 25 hit in the UK with a reworking of Cole Porter's "I've got you under my skin" from the "Red Hot + Blue" AIDS fundraising album. Her second album, "Homebrew", featured the songs "Money Love" and "Buddy X". Her biggest hits came from collaborations with Youssou N'Dour on "7 seconds" reaching #3 in the UK and her only #1 in the UK to date was with Cher and Chrissie Hynde with Eric Clapton on "Love can build a bridge" in 1995. Her third album, "Man" served up another UK Top 10 in "Woman". In 1999, Dreem Teem remixed and produced a 1999 version of "Buddy X"
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Sep 1990 25 I've Got You Under My Skin Oct 1992 23 Money Love Jun 1993 35 Buddy X Jun 1994 3 7 Seconds (Youssou N'Dour featuring Neneh Cherry) Mar 1995 1 Love Can Build A Bridge (Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton) Aug 1996 9 Woman Dec 1996 38 Kootchi Nov 1999 15 Buddy X 99 (Dreem Teem vs Neneh Cherry)
What happened next?
Neneh Cherry is still recording to this day. Her last solo effort was "Kong" in 2018 from the album, "Broken Politics". She was featured artist on the Avalanches' "Wherever you go".
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