Terra Deva

American singer and actress

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Terra Deva
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Born	Terra Deva McNair San Jose, California
Website	terradeva.com

Terra Deva McNair is an American singer, actress, and dancer, best known for performing on seasons 4 and 5 of the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club.^[1]

Biography

Deva was born in Northern California. She lived for several years in New York and London and currently resides in Los Angeles. ^{[citation needed]}

Deva landed her first job starring in the television show The Mickey Mouse Club^[2] for two seasons. At 16, she left Disney.^{[citation needed]}

Around 1993, Terra started going to raves and clubs. After meeting several British DJs and producers, she traveled back and forth to the United Kingdom to write and perform small shows. She also did jazz shows, funk shows, television and radio commercials, and industrial films in San Francisco.^{[citation needed]}

Influences

Deva's work was influenced by Prince, Al Green, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Cocteau Twins, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Björk, Seal, Joyce, Lenny Kravitz, and Nick Drake. She also appreciates the work of The Brand New Heavies, Deee-Lite, and underground dance vinyl.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

Pulled Apart (1998)

Singles

Fresh Start (1997)
Inside (1998) ^[3]
NRK ReMasters 003 (2005)
NRK ReMasters 007 (2005)
Easy / Sniff (unknown)

Guest appearances

Furry Phreaks: Want me (Like Water) (1995), Soothe (1998), and All Over The World (2007)
Colorful Karma: For the Music (1999)
Junior Jack: Thrill me / How you Thrill Me (2002)
AK1200: Fake (2002)
Pete Moss - After 2 (2002)
Who Da Funk - Sting Me Red (Clever) (2002)
Charles Webster - Ready (2002)
Jimmy Van M & Young American Primitive - Forget Time (2002)
Morillo - What Do You Want (2004)
Bang On! Productions - Plush City (unknown)

Successful singles

Terra's most successful singles are:

"At Night" with Shakedown,^[4] which reached number 6 in the United Kingdom and was in the top ten in Europe
"Sting Me Red (Clever)" with Who Da Funk
"How You Thrill Me" with Junior Jack and Erick Morillo
"Less Talk More Action" with Tim Deluxe

References

^ "MMC ☼ Mouse Mail ☼ Terra Deva McNair". YouTube. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
^ Kato, Donna (March 28, 1991). "Hey, There! Hi, There! Ho, There! She's As Happy As Can Be Terra Deva McNair is a Mouseketeer, But Her Ambitions Are Anything But Mickey Mouse". San Jose Mercury News. p. 1E.
^ "Terra Deva".
^ Makuch, Eddie. "The Witness Is $40, Dev Jokes That Preorders Get You "Warm Fuzzy Feeling"". GameSpot. Retrieved July 31, 2019. Some of the voice talent for The Witness includes [...] Terra Deva, a hit musician known for Shakedown's hit "At Night."