Obituaries

More More More singer dies

By | Published on Monday 28 November 2011

Andrea True

Disco singer Andrea True, best known for the hit ‘More More More (How Do You Like It?)’, has died in New York aged 68.

True was actually an actress, having mainly appeared in pornographic films, when she co-wrote the track in 1975. She became stranded in Jamaica, where she had been filming a commercial, after political conflict prevented her from leaving the country, so she invited songwriter and producer Gregg Diamond to join her, and together they created the song.

Subsequently released under the performing name Andrea True Connection, the song was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and an album, also called ‘More More More’ followed, which spurned one more hit in the UK, ‘What’s Your Name What’s Your Number’.

However, a follow-up album failed to match the initial hit’s success, and True stepped away from her music career. Keen to give up her work in the porn industry, True spent most of the rest of her life away from the entertainment business, though still earned a royalty from her big hit, which has been synced on many occasions over the years, as well as being sampled by Len in their 1999 track ‘Steal My Sunshine’, and being covered by various artists, including Bananarama and Rachel Stevens.

True died on 7 Nov, though her passing was only announced this weekend. No immediate family members survive her.



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