Lutricia McNeal

Lutricia McNeal is an American R&B/pop singer who mainly releases her records and CDs in Europe. Her biggest hit records so far were "Ain't That Just The Way" (UK: #5, Germany: #5, Sweden: #1), which sold 2 million copies worldwide, "Stranded" (UK: #3, Sweden: #6) and "Someone Loves You Hones" (UK: #9).

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American - R&B - Pop singer - Europe

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Lutricia McNeal was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She comes from a large family - Lutricia is the seventh of nine children. Her father is a preacher and she used to sing regularly in the local church choir. Her career took off during a visit to Europe, when she teamed up with the Swedish producer team Rob'n'Raz. They scored a few hit singles in Sweden, including "Clubhopping", "Bite the Beat" and "In Command" (No 1 in Sweden).

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Oklahoma City - Oklahoma - Europe - Rob'n'Raz - Sweden

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1997 she started her own solo career with the song "Ain't That Just The Way," which was a worldwide hit single. The song is still considered one of the most important dance hits of the 90's. It was a Top 10 chart hit in every European country and even cracked the Asian and US market. The single went platinum in New Zealand. A couple of more hit singles followed from the debut album "My Side Of Town" (including 3 UK Top 10 hits).

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Dance - 90's - Asian - New Zealand

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She is a mom of two kids: Dean (*1991) and Dallas (*2000). She lives with her husband and manager in Texas, USA but spends a lot of time in Europe to be available for tours, promotion and concerts. Since the late 90's she has released several albums, which were particularly successful in Sweden, Germany and Japan. In October 2004 she posed for the German version of Playboy magazine.

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Manager - Texas - USA - Sweden - Germany - Japan - Playboy

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She expresses her disapproval for George W. Bush and his policies (especially regarding the Iraq War) very clearly in interviews and is very involved in women's rights.

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George W. Bush - Iraq War - Women's rights

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In 2005 she returned with a new song, "It's Not Easy," which became an instant #3 smash hit on the Swedish Single Charts.

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