Efua Baker

Efua Baker
Birth name Efua Baker
Born c. 1967
Ghana
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • fitness expert
  • personal trainer
Labels Virgin

Efua Baker (/ˈɛfwə/ EF-wə; born c. 1967 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] "Strawberry Boy" charted on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[4] An album, Dream Juice, was released in June 1993 in the US,[1] and in November 1993 in Australia.[5]

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,[6] 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. 1 2 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 3 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • "Somewhere": "australian-charts.com > Efua – Somewhere (song)". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. 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.
  4. ↑ "Bubbling Under > Hot R&B Singles – August 14, 1993 (from Billboard magazine)". Imgur.com (original document published by Billboard). Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  5. ↑ "New Release Schedule – Product Available from: 15/11/93 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 197)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  6. ↑ 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.



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