Thomas, born in Chicago on Aug. 22, 1953, first made noise in the music scene with her Top 40 U.K. hit “Weak Spot,” per her Apple Music bio, just before the commercial craze of disco took off.

Evelyn Thomas, the powerhouse vocalist who helped define the hi-NRG dance music scene of the 1980s with her international hit “High Energy,” has died at the age of 70.

The song High Energy sold more than seven million copies, and earned Thomas a spot on Top Of The Pops in 1984 Disco singer Evelyn Thomas, whose powerful voice helped define the Hi-NRG scene of the ...

Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Evelyn Thomas, the influential disco singer ... Grammy-Nominated 'Please Come to Boston' Singer, Dies at 76 “‘High Energy’ was written uniquely ...

Disco singer Evelyn Thomas, whose powerful voice helped define the Hi-NRG scene of the 1980s, has died at the age of 70. The Chicago-born star scored an international hit with the 1984 single High ...

Evelyn Thomas, the influential disco singer best known for her international hit song “High Energy,” has died. She was 70 years old. The powerhouse vocalist died on Sunday, July 21, according ...