Crystal Waters

Crystal Waters is the American house and dance singer-songwriter behind 1990s club staples “Gypsy Woman” and “100% Pure Love,” as well as 2007’s “Destination Calabria” with Alex Gaudino. Born November 19, 1961, in Philadelphia, she built a career around a distinctive vocal presence and songs that crossed from dance floors into mainstream pop.

All three of Waters’ studio albums produced a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. “Gypsy Woman” became one of her defining recordings and has since been sampled hundreds of times. “100% Pure Love” further established her as a major figure in house music’s crossover years, while “Destination Calabria” connected her voice with a later generation of dance listeners.

Waters’ songwriting has earned six ASCAP Songwriter Awards. Her other honors include three American Music Award nominations, an MTV Video Music Award nomination, four Billboard Music Awards and 12 No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Dance chart. In December 2016, Billboard ranked her among the most successful dance artists of all time. Waters has sold more than seven million records worldwide, though those sales have not been re-certified.