(Editor’s Note: All of the information obtained for this article was and still is publicly accessible.)
In 1975, during her heyday in a field not completely unrelated to the music industry, Andrea was hired by a Jamaican real estate firm to appear in a series of their commercials that were shot in Jamaica. After shooting the commercials, Andrea then learned she would not be able to leave the country with her earnings. He choices were to either forfeit the money before leaving the country or spend it there.
Andrea wisely chose to invest the money while in Jamaica by booking a studio recording session to give her singing career a boost. She enlisted the services of record producer Gregg Diamond, who joined her in Jamaica and, along with studio musicians, wrote and produced songs for the disco album More, More, More, which, of course, included the title track that went on to become a smash hit during the then-disco heyday in the United States. As for what Andrea’s “second job” was during that time, read on for information on that.
The aforementioned field Andrea was in at the time she was hired to do the commercials in Jamaica, was the adult film industry and Andrea did more than just “dabble” in it. She was a major porn star in the US during the 1970s. The above still is from 1974’s The Seduction of Lyn Carter. Check out Andrea’s long list of X-rated credits at IMDb for more.
The aforementioned Andrea True’s adult film career ran concurrent to her singing career. However, there have been several notable female singers who have shed their clothing for the camera before they gained fame as a singer. Madonna (well, before and after), Deborah Harry, and Dale Bozzio (of the band Missing Persons) are a few of the big names in that category.
Although not anywhere near as well know as the likes of Madonna, Krypt Masters’ lead vocalist Nina Hilger joins the ranks of ladies who have bared all before their singing career took off. Below is Krypt Masters’ single “Synthetic Smiles” off of their 2021 album Shadows.
You can hear more of Nina with the Krypt Masters at Soundcloud and Youtube.
If you think you have seen the very comely Nina someplace before, but can’t place her and would like a little help, or if you have never seen her before, but just wouldn’t mind seeing (a lot) more of her, read on to find out where she appeared before the masses sans clothing, prior to her singing career.
Here is Nina as her former clothes free alter ego, “Katia Christensen,” making her first Naked News appearance by delivering the sports report on the “Sports Buff” segment of the Toronto-based news “show with nothing to hide” back in March 2004, when she served her first stint as a guest anchor
on their nude news team. Her second stint was in May 2005.
Nina as Katia with Entertainment during her 2005 stint with Naked News. The pair she sends it
back to after her report are Victoria Sinclair and Michelle Pantoliano, whose “true identities”
are that of Jennifer Fay Hopkins and Michelle Rinaldi, respectively.
A decade prior to her time on Naked News, Nina was a 1994 and 1995 Miss Bikini Canada contestant.
Fast forward to recent years and we see that Toronto, Canada-based semi-professional singer Tara Smylie, aka Terra Shae, is also balancing a singing career while partaking in occupations in the adult entertainment field.
Tara/Terra has made a name for herself around the Toronto music scene with her angelic voice, evident in her cover of Billie Eilish’s “Ocean Eyes.” Often accompanying herself on piano, she has performed at some of the most popular small venues and coffeehouses in and around Toronto.
Terra Shae · Ocean Eyes (Cover)
Hear more of Tara/Terra at Soundcloud and Amazon Music.
As for the occupations in the adult entertainment field that Miss Smylie has taken part in, like Nina Hilger before her, Tara Smylie also found a niche for herself on “the show with nothing to hide” as a naked newscaster under another alias and you can read on for more about that.
Another professional name and persona used by Tara Smylie has been that of Roxanne O’Neill, when she became an anchor for Naked News. Her first appearance on the show was her 2015 audition. She came back for a second audition the following year before being added as a guest, and later regular, anchor to their nude news team. She left the show briefly, but has since returned, perhaps by popular demand, to appear as a guest anchor and seemingly continues to do so. Above is Tara Roxanne delivering a “Naked News Bulletin” from February 2020. If you want to see even more (actually, all) of Tara, or rather Roxanne, she also has pages at the adults only sites OnlyFans and Tempted, under her alias “Roxanne O’Neill,” or simply “Roxy,” where she is sometimes joined by her female colleagues and leaves nothing to the imagination.
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I have heard “More, More, More” many times (guess it’s a classic disco oldie, lol), but had no idea about the story on the singer. Very interesting.
This is the first time I’ve see the other side of Roxanne O’Neill and I am surprised to learn that she is a very talented pianist and singer.