Diva house

Diva house is a form of House that emerged in the early 1990s, quickly becoming established as a particularly popular Electronic Dance Music style in gay clubs by the mid-1990s. It is primarily characterized by dominant, anthemic female vocals, the common use of piano stabs, and energetic, driving four-on-the-floor rhythms. With its roots going back to early house and late Disco, particularly Garage House, diva house incorporates major Soul vocal elements, emphasizing triumphant, dramatic vocal performances, sometimes sampled from old soul and Gospel tracks, or even from the Show Tunes of well-known stars like Bette Midler, Judy Garland, and Liza Minnelli, who, among others, are regarded as gay icons. This major characteristic would give the genre its name: "diva house." Divas Crystal Waters, Robin S, Ultra Naté, Barbara Tucker, and Cece Peniston were among the genre's most important artists, having helped to kickstart and develop the genre.