Norma Jean Wright was born July 15, 1956 in Ripley, Tennessee and moved to Elyria, Ohio when she was a child.
Her first gig was lead vocals for the Topettes and toured with The Spinners as a background singer. She was recruited to work with Chic as lead vocalist for the first album with the singles "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (#6 Pop, #6 R&B in January 1978) and "Everybody Dance" (#38 Pop, #12 R&B in April 1978).
She got her first R&B hit with "Saturday" a #15 R&B hit produced by Chic. Her last charting was for "High Society" a #19 R&B hit. Wright has sung as a backing vocalist with C+C Music Factory, Constina, Randy Crawford, Will Downing, Aretha Franklin, Fantasy, Debbie Gibson, Nelson Rangell, Luther Vandross, Madonna, Sister Sledge, Nick Scotti & Freddie Jackson.
She frequently appears in a duo with Luci Martin, another former Chic vocalist. In 2018, Wright joined and toured with the female group First Ladies of Disco. In March 2019, Wright released the single "Don't Stop Me Now" with the group.
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