Lisa Hunt facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lisa Hunt
Background information
Birth name	Lisa Hunt
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Funk soul R&B gospel jazz rock and roll electronic disco house
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1980s–present
Labels	Polydor Nature Beat Music Phatgirl Records
Associated acts	Zucchero Lovestation Ekko Pavarotti & Friends Diesel Wanda Houston

Lisa Hunt is an American singer known for her powerful soul voice. She currently lives in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Hunt became famous in Italy as a backup singer for the Italian rock star Zucchero Fornaciari. She toured with him from the 1980s into the 2000s.

Many fans love her work on Zucchero's album Oro Incenso & Birra. Her solo part in the song "Madre dolcissima" from his Live at the Kremlin album is also very popular. Hunt has released four of her own albums.

While she is known for her Funk, Soul, and Rock music, Hunt has also worked with electronic dance music artists. In 2005, her song "The Joint is Jumpin'" was a hit, reaching number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

Over her career, Hunt has performed with many music legends. These include Pavarotti, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, James Brown, and Tina Turner. In Italy, she is known for having one of the most incredible voices in recent memory.

Early Life and Discovery

Lisa Hunt was born in New York and grew up singing gospel music. She later studied music at The City College of New York.

Her big break came in a surprising way. The Italian singer Zucchero Fornaciari found her singing on the street in Covent Garden, London. He had missed his flight back to Italy and decided to walk around. He saw Hunt performing and was so impressed that he watched her for an hour, filming her with his camera.

Zucchero told her, "You are too good, you absolutely have to come to Italy." He got her phone number, and within a month, she was in Italy. She even appeared in his music video for the song Con le mani.

Career with Zucchero

For over 15 years, Hunt toured with Zucchero as a backup singer. She contributed to his successful album Oro Incenso & Birra. She is especially remembered for her performance on the song Madre dolcissima.

She was also a key part of Zucchero's first live album, Live at the Kremlin. This was a historic concert because it was one of the first times a Western artist performed in the Soviet Union after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Solo Music and Collaborations

In the 1990s, Hunt started her solo career. Her first album, A Little Piece of Magic, was released in 1989. It included two songs with Zucchero. Hunt wanted the album to have all original songs, but her producers asked for at least one cover version. So, she included a cover of "Lady Marmalade".

She went on to release three more albums: Can You Feel It (1997), Forever Soul (2000), and The Very Best of Forever Soul (2003). By 2015, she had reportedly sold over a million copies of her own CDs.

Hunt also worked with many other artists.

• She sang on the song "Come Down" with Australian singer Diesel.
• She was the singer on several songs by the British electronic group Lovestation.
• Her song "The Joint is Jumpin'" became a dance hit in the United States.
• Another dance single, "Unity," which she recorded with John Rizzo and Wanda Houston, also made it onto the U.S. Billboard charts in 2008.

Hunt's voice has also been featured in movies and TV shows. She sang on the soundtrack for the movie Snack Bar Budapest and for the HBO show Subway Stories. She also appeared in several off-Broadway musicals, including Dreamgirls.

Personal Life

Hunt has said that her favorite city in the world is Venice, Italy. In December 1989, she married an Australian rock guitarist in her hometown of New York City.

Discography

Studio Albums

As a Featured Artist

Singles

As Lead Artist

As Featured Artist