Katalina
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Born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in La Habra, California, Kara Wethington got her big break in the music industry during her high-school years thanks to being in the right place at the right time. A part-time assistant at local producer Jon St. Jamesâs recording studio, she was one day invited to stand in for an absent singer, laying down a rough vocal for the dance-pop track âDJ Girlâ. This resulted in St. James not only using her version, but also offering to manage her and co-writing and producing the lionâs share of her ensuing debut album. Adopting the moniker Katalina, the Orange County singer-songwriter soon inked a deal with local label Thump Records. âDJ Girlâ landed in the autumn of 1996 as her debut single, accompanied by an explicit version entitled âDJ Whoreâ. It reached number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100, leading to a flurry of follow-ups later in 1996 in the form of the singles âSonic Grooveâ and âYouâll Be My Futureâ and a debut LP, also titled Sonic Groove. None of these efforts were commercial successes, however, and Wethington turned her hand to other genres in the ensuing years. In 1999, she lent her vocals to The Bouncing Soulsâ 1999 pop punk song âWish Me Well (You Can Go To Hell)â and cameoed in the rom-com Simply Irresistible, contributing a trip-hop-tinged cover of the show tune âBewitched, Bothered and Bewilderedâ to the filmâs soundtrack. By 2000, amidst various minor acting roles, she had revisited âDJ Girlâ, penning a sequel entitled âDJ Girl Around the Worldâ which appeared in the comedy box office smash Bedazzled.
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