Loa - No Strings (Lets Have Sex) - Video

July 24, 2006

Monday August 28th sees the release of ?No Strings (Let?s Have Sex)? - set to send temperatures soaring and dancefloors sizzling! Co-written and performed by the amazing newcomer Lola.

Born and raised by hippie parents in Paris? gritty and multicultural Belleville district via layovers in Brazil, Los Angeles and now Brooklyn, Lola?s music leaps and bounds across categories from soul-fuelled rock and smoky R&B, to jazz-soaked pop and the occasional Hip Hop flava. Reared on a diverse musical tapestry and counting Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Michael Jackson among her influences, Lola felt the fever from the age of two. ?One of my first memories was hearing Off the Wall for the first time,? she says. ?I remember almost going into convulsions ? it was my first musical slap in the face.?

With her debut single ?No Strings (Let?s Have Sex)? sounding more like a re-discovered Prince track title ( another of her heroes ) rather than an acceptable choice for a young female singer, Lola has raised more than a few eyebrows around the world. ?It?s so liberating to acknowledge that these feelings happen,? she says of the song?s upfront attitude toward sex ? ?It?s not a call to behave promiscuously; it?s just a particular feeling I?m sure everybody has at some point. I ended up feeling like I was doing a public service and providing catharsis to everybody, especially women.? she laughs.

Originally a steamy slow R&B jam, ?No Strings?, co-written by Lola and Toby Gad ( Enrique Iglesias ) was whipped up into a piece of pure pop-house heaven by U.S DJ/remixer Josh Harris, who has also worked with the likes of Britney, Cher and Kelly Clarkson. The track went on to spend an amazing 5 months on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart, peaking at No.2.

As well as turning Lola into clubland?s most notorious diva in waiting, ?No Strings? also caught the attention of Pete Waterman, legendary purveyor of the very finest in dance and pop music. He heard it being played on his internet radio station www.pwlradio.com and flipped over it. In fact he loved it so much that he signed the track to his Ebul label imprint via SonyBMG UK. “Every now and again, you’ll hear a record on the radio that makes you want to turn the volume right up to see what it is.? he says ? ‘No Strings’ is one of those records. I had to hear it again, and when I did, I wanted to hear it again, and again. Sometimes it’s best not to research records, you just need to listen and let your goosebumps do the talking”.

Now it?s time for the UK to get frisky! ?No Strings? is coming on strong with a whole bunch of hot and heavenly UK mixes, including Moto Blanco (Mary J Blige/Rihanna).

This is just Miss Lola?s calling card. Her follow up ?I Can’t Take It? is produced by Scott Storch of Beyonce, 50 Cent and Justin Timberlake fame.

?No Strings (Let?s Have Sex)? is released on Monday August 28th on Ebul Records.

Video - Loa - No Strings - Video

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