Efua Baker
| Efua Baker | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Efua Baker |
| Born |
c. 1967 Ghana |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, fitness expert, personal trainer |
| Labels | Virgin |
Efua Baker /ˈɛfwəˈbeɪkə/ ef-WƏ BAY-kə (born c. 1967[1] in Ghana[1]) is a British celebrity fitness expert and trainer who also had a music career in the 1990s.
Career
In 1993, Baker, then known as just Efua, released three singles: "Down Is the Drop", "Strawberry Boy", and "Somewhere". "Somewhere" was her biggest hit, reaching the top 50 in the UK,[2] and the top 20 in Australia.[3] An album, Dream Juice, was released in June 1993 in the US,[1] and in November 1993 in Australia.[4]
Prior to releasing her own music, Efua worked as a model and a dancer, and appeared in a number of music videos for other artists,[5] including Clive Griffin's "The Way We Touch" and "Don't Make Me Wait", Lil Louis's "I Called U", Soul II Soul's "A Dreams a Dream" (sic), and one of the two videos filmed for Maxi Priest's "Close to You". In 1996, she appeared in Yazz's music video for "Good Thing Going".
Baker's best known work as a fitness expert was on the BBC One programme Fat Nation - the Big Challenge in late 2004.
Personal life
She is married to Soul II Soul frontman Jazzie B.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] | ||
| 1993 | Dream Juice | 140 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] | |||
| 1993 | "Down Is the Drop" (European release) | 87 | – | Dream Juice |
| "Strawberry Boy" | – | – | ||
| "Somewhere" | 42 | 16 | ||
| 1994 | "Down Is the Drop" (Australian release) | – | 122 | |
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 White, Timothy (1993-05-22). "Efua: The Sweet Science of a 'Dream'". Billboard. New York, N.Y.: BPI Communications. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- 1 2 UK chart peaks:
- "Down Is the Drop": "Chart Histories > Efua". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- "Somewhere": "Official Charts Company > Efua". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-10-02. N.B. The Official Charts site does not display positions 76–100 between April 1991 and January 1994.
- 1 2 3 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- "Somewhere": "australian-charts.com > Efua – Somewhere (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- "Down Is the Drop": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 June 2014". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- Dream Juice: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ↑ "New Release Schedule – Product Available from: 15/11/93 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 197)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ Wells, Chris (1993-01-30). "Drop Shop". Echoes. Ipswich, Suffolk, UK: East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
