Billie Ray Martin (DE)

Billie Ray Martin describes herself as “a kid from Hamburg’s red-light district, who wanted to be a soul singer, but ended up playing repetitive machine music, while still trying to be a soul singer". Dubbed the "queen of electronic soul", Billie first came to prominence as a guest with S-Express before leading the acclaimed deep house act Electribe 101, her unique voice hitting both the house scene and charts with a strong infusion of soul. Electribe 101 scored a brace of top twenty hits including the classic Talking With Myself and the album Electribal Memories, attracting worldwide acclaim, before Billie departed to continue exploring other fusions of electronic music, pop and soul.