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Barbadian-born British singer

Zeeteah Massiah Massiah in 2013 Background information Born Zeeteah Silveta Massiah (1956-12-24) 24 December 1956 (age 69) Saint John, Barbados Occupation Singer Years active 1980–present Spouse Paul Caplin Website zeeteah.com Musical career Genres Reggae, Jazz, House Instrument Vocals Labels Union City Virgin Swing City Creative Control Member of Caplin & Massiah Formerly of Arizona

**Zeeteah Silveta Massiah** (born 24 December 1956) is a [Barbadian](/source/Barbados)-born British singer particularly associated with [reggae](/source/Reggae), [jazz](/source/Jazz) and [house music](/source/House_music). She is one half of the duo Caplin & Massiah.

In a wide-ranging career she has recorded and/or toured with artists including [Robbie Williams](/source/Robbie_Williams), [Tom Jones](/source/Tom_Jones_(singer)), [Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson), [Phil Collins](/source/Phil_Collins), [Sting](/source/Sting_(singer)) and [Leo Sayer](/source/Leo_Sayer).[1] She is best known in the United States as the lead vocalist on the 1993 [*Billboard*](/source/Billboard_Dance_Chart) No.1 dance hit [Slide on the Rhythm](/source/Slide_on_the_Rhythm).

Massiah was born in [Saint John, Barbados](/source/Saint_John%2C_Barbados) and grew up in London.[1] In 2001 she moved to Germany, and in 2012 returned to England, where she now lives.

## Biography

Born in [Barbados](/source/Barbados), Zeeteah moved to London with her parents when she was five years old. Her first name was originally spelled **Zeitia**.[1] As a teenager she recorded a cover of [The Jackson 5](/source/The_Jackson_5)'s *We Got A Good Thing Going* in a [reggae](/source/Reggae) style for RG Records.[2] She went on to record two more reggae tracks for the label.

In 1984, Massiah appeared for nine months as Chiffon in the hit musical *[Little Shop of Horrors](/source/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(musical_play))* in London.[3]

She has been an additional vocalist for artists including [Barry Manilow](/source/Barry_Manilow) and [Boy George](/source/Boy_George), and toured with [Climie Fisher](/source/Climie_Fisher) and [Paul Weller](/source/Paul_Weller_(singer)).[1] In 1988, she sang with [Kim Wilde](/source/Kim_Wilde) on the European leg of [Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson)'s BAD tour and, in 1994/95, toured the world with [Tom Jones](/source/Tom_Jones_(singer)).[4] She has also toured extensively with [Eikichi Yazawa](/source/Eikichi_Yazawa)[5] and [Johnny Hallyday](/source/Johnny_Hallyday),[6] among the most successful rock stars in Japan and France respectively.

In 1993, Massiah was the lead vocalist on the [Arizona](/source/Arizona_(British_band)) track "[Slide on the Rhythm](/source/Slide_on_the_Rhythm)", later remixed by [C&C Music Factory](/source/C%26C_Music_Factory), which was a [No. 1 hit](/source/List_of_number-one_dance_singles_of_1993_(U.S.)) on the [*Billboard* Dance Chart](/source/Billboard_Dance_Chart) in the US. She went on to record "I Specialise in Love" with Arizona, which was a UK chart hit.[7]

On the back of her success with Arizona, Massiah signed a deal with [Virgin Records](/source/Virgin_Records),[4] and released two singles: "Sexual Prime", which was a UK club hit, and "This Is The Place",[4] which charted on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).[7] In 1996 she was a UK finalist in the [Eurovision Song Contest](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest) with "A Little Love".

In 2001, Massiah moved to [Cologne](/source/Cologne), Germany, where she worked with a wide range of musicians, and recorded the single "Lovely Deep". During this time she spent nine months as featured singer in the hit show *Fantissima*, and spent three months touring Japan with Eikichi Yazawa.[5]

In 2012, she returned to London to be with her partner [Paul Caplin](/source/Paul_Caplin), and the two were married in 2016. Massiah performs regularly in London, playing songs composed by Caplin as well as her own interpretations of musical classics. She has released two albums produced by Caplin: *Juice* (2014), an album of original songs,[8] and *Maybe Tomorrow* (2016), a collection of classics.[9] The duo also released the single "All You" on 13 July 2018[10] under the name Caplin & Massiah. On 18 November 2022 Massiah released "Wat A Ting", an album of reggae and dancehall music.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2024 Massiah and Caplin launched [Caplin & Massiah](/source/Caplin_%26_Massiah) as their primary musical identity.[11] They have released three singles and an album under this name[12] to significant critical acclaim.[13][14][15] In 2025 the album *Wat a Ting* was rebranded as a Caplin & Massiah release.[16]

## Discography

### Singles

- 1980 "We Got A Good Thing Going"

- 1980 "A Love Like Yours"

- 1981 "I'm Still Waiting"

- 1991 "(Homegirl) Sing The Blues"

- 1992 "Feel My Love"

- 1993 "[Slide on the Rhythm](/source/Slide_on_the_Rhythm)" – [Arizona](/source/Arizona_(British_band)) feat. Zeitia

- 1994 "This Is The Place"

- 1994 "Keep It Up" – Sharada House Gang feat. Zeitia Massiah

- 1994 "I Specialize in Love" – Arizona feat. Zeitia

- 1996 "Sweet Love" – With It Guys feat. Zeitia

- 1996 "Sexual Prime"

- 1997 "You Got It" – [Fargetta](/source/Fargetta) feat. Zeitia Massiah (five tracks on album)

- 1997 "Beat of Green" – Fargetta feat. Zeitia Massiah

- 1998 "Wishing on a Star" – Curtis & Moore presenting Zeitia Massiah (remixed by [Mousse T](/source/Mousse_T))

- 1998 "Wishing on a Star Part 2" – Curtis & Moore presenting Zeitia Massiah

- 1998 "Baby Come Back" – North on 41 feat. Zeitia Massiah

- 1998 "You Came" – North on 41 feat. Zeitia Massiah

- 2005 "Lovely Deep"

- 2014 "Whatever This Is"

- 2022 "Wat A Ting"

### Albums

- 2013 *Live in London*

- 2014 *Juice*

- 2016 *Maybe Tomorrow*

### Guest vocals

#### Singles

- 1989 "[Keep Each Other Warm](/source/Keep_Each_Other_Warm)" – [Barry Manilow](/source/Barry_Manilow)

- 1989 "Strong Enough" – [One Nation](/source/Robbie_France#Back_to_England)

- 1989 "What You See" – One Nation

- 1989 "My Commitment" – One Nation

- 1990 "Sweet Meat" – [The Soup Dragons](/source/The_Soup_Dragons)

- 1990 "[Close to You](/source/Close_to_You_(Maxi_Priest_song))" – [Maxi Priest](/source/Maxi_Priest)

- 1991 "[Born Free](/source/Born_Free_(Matt_Monro_song))" – [Vic Reeves](/source/Vic_Reeves)

- 1994 "[Generations of Love](/source/Generations_of_Love)" – [Boy George](/source/Boy_George)

- 1994 "[Rock My Heart](/source/Rock_My_Heart)" – [Haddaway](/source/Haddaway)

- 1995 "Let's Push It" – [Nightcrawlers](/source/Nightcrawlers_(band))

- 1995 "Should I Ever" – Nightcrawlers

- 1995 "You Lift Me Up" – Nightcrawlers

- 1996 "[Born Free](/source/Born_Free_(Matt_Monro_song))" – [Happy Clappers](/source/Happy_Clappers)

- 1996 "Maria" – [Eikichi Yazawa](/source/Eikichi_Yazawa)

- 1996 "[Naked](/source/Naked_(Louise_song))" – [Louise](/source/Louise_(singer))

#### Albums

- 1989 *[Trouble in the Home](/source/Trouble_in_the_Home)* – [Thrashing Doves](/source/Thrashing_Doves)

- 1991 *[Abracadabra](/source/Abracadabra_(ABC_album))* – [ABC](/source/ABC_(band))

- 1993 *Parc des Princes* – [Johnny Hallyday](/source/Johnny_Hallyday)

- 1996 *[Smashing!](/source/Smashing!)* – [Right Said Fred](/source/Right_Said_Fred)

- 1999 *Absolute O'Brien* – [Richard O'Brien](/source/Richard_O'Brien)

- 2021 *Evolve* – Gūnther Asbek

## See also

- [List of number-one dance hits (United States)](/source/List_of_number-one_dance_hits_(United_States))

- [List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart](/source/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_US_Dance_chart)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-discogs_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-discogs_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-discogs_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-discogs_1-3) ["Zeeteah Massiah"](https://www.discogs.com/artist/518366-Zeeteah-Massiah). *Discogs.com*. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Zeita Massiah - We Got A Good Thing Going"](https://www.discogs.com/release/6644507-Zeita-Massiah-We-Got-A-Good-Thing-Going). *Discogs.com*. 25 August 1975. Retrieved 25 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Somerville, Matthew. ["*Little Shop of Horrors*"](https://theatricalia.com/play/5hw/little-shop-of-horrors/production/ncw), Theatricalia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LarkinDM_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LarkinDM_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-LarkinDM_4-2) [Colin Larkin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer)), ed. (1998). *[The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)* (First ed.). [Virgin Books](/source/Virgin_Books). p. 211. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7535-0252-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7535-0252-6).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-yazawa_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-yazawa_5-1) ["EY style Eikichi Yazawa concert tour 2003"](https://ameblo.jp/muramatsu/entry-10779819287.html). *Ameblo.jp*. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Tenues de scene de Johnny Hallyday"](http://www.tenues-johnny.fr/set_92/setlists-tournee-92.html). *Tenues-johnny.fr*. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-guinness_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-guinness_7-1) Roberts, David. *Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums*. Guinness World Records Ltd 17th edition (2004), p. 356. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85112-199-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85112-199-3)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Zeeteah Massiah - Juice (CD, Album) at Discogs"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161019123200/https://www.discogs.com/Zeeteah-Massiah-Juice/release/6016662). *[Discogs](/source/Discogs)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.discogs.com/Zeeteah-Massiah-Juice/release/6016662) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Zeeteah Massiah – Maybe Tomorrow (2016, CD)"](https://www.discogs.com/Zeeteah-Massiah-Maybe-Tomorrow/release/8528348). *Discogs.com*. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Caplin & Massiah release their defiant anti-trump anthem ahead of his UK visit..."](https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/fifthelement/view/178106/) *Pressparty.com*. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["RVM Magazine article"](https://rgm.press/we-review-the-new-single-from-caplin-massiah/review/review-review/). *Rgm.press*. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Caplin and Massiah website"](https://caplinandmassiah.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Caplin & Massiah review in Notion"](https://notion.online/chemistry-by-caplin-massiah/). 16 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Caplin & Massiah review in The Indie Grid"](https://theindiegrid.co.uk/reviews/chemistry-caplin-massiahs-daring-love-letter-to-life-and-sound/). May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Caplin & Massiah review in Earmilk"](https://earmilk.com/2025/05/08/caplin-massiah-light-up-the-scene-with-chemistry/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["*Wat A Ting* listed as a Caplin & Massiah album on Spotify"](https://open.spotify.com/album/5VVL0bkXPx3xWEjHnUhord). December 2025.

## External links

- [Official Zeeteah Massiah website](http://zeeteah.com)

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