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Rozalla began performing at a young age in her native Zambia singing in clubs and at events; then at age 13, she was singing on a children's TV show. While still in her teens, she relocated to [[Zimbabwe]] where she fronted various R&B cover bands before beginning her own recording career with a resultant five number-one hits on that nation's chart.<ref>Vibe Vol 2 No. 2 (March 1994) p.37</ref> In 1988, Rozalla relocated to London with her manager Chris Sergeant and worked with the Band of Gypsies, a production duo consisting of Nigel Swanston and Tim Cox.

Rozalla's first UK single "Born to Luv Ya" became a club hit in 1990. The singer's career really took off when the dance anthem "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" reached number 6 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1991. It became a Top 10 hit in many European countries soon afterwards and reached the [[Billboard Top 40]] the following year. It remains her biggest hit to date. It was later included on her dance-heavy debut album ''Everybody's Free'', which peaked at number 20 in the UK Albums Chart and went [[music recording sales certification|silver]]. The album spawned two more sizeable hits in "[[Faith (In the Power of Love)]]" and "[[Are You Ready to Fly]]", reaching number 11 and 14 respectively in the UK Singles Chart, plus a lesser charting single in the ballad "Love Breakdown".<ref>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/rozalla Officialcharts.com]</ref>

 

In 1992 Rozalla toured with [[Michael Jackson]], opening all of his performances on the European leg of his Dangerous tour. She enjoyed four UK Top 40 hits in 1994/95, including her cover of "I Love Music", the theme song to the film ''[[Carlito's Way]]''. The attendant album ''Look No Further'' featured more R&B and soul elements than her previous album.<ref>Billboard 30 September 1995, p.28</ref>

In 2003, Rozalla entered the lower regions of the UK Singles Chart alongside Plastic Boy on the vocal trance single "Live Another Life". She issued the jazz/soul album ''Brand New Version'' in 2009, adding her surname Miller to her recording guise. She promoted the album by performing as [[Billy Ocean]]'s support act on his UK tour of 2009. A [[Global Deejays]] remix of "Everybody's Free" reached number 7 in Australia in 2009 after it had been used as the theme song to ''So You Think You Can Dance''.