Dawn Richard (singer)

Dawn Richard ( * August 5, 1983 as Denise Angelique Ricard ) is an American R & B singer and songwriter. After a first debut album in 2005, she was from 2006 to 2009 a member of the girl group Danity Kane and 2009-2012 part of the hip- hop group Diddy - Dirty Money, in 2013 she released her second solo album called " Gold Heart".

Youth

Richard was born in 1983 as the daughter of an African American woman and a Haitiianers in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has a brother. Her family lives in Baltimore, Maryland, after they had to leave their homes due to Hurricane Katrina. Her father, Frank Richard, is the lead singer and percussionist of the successful funk / soul band Chocolate Milk. Your mother was a dancing school where Dawn spent much of her childhood.

Career

Richard signed her first record deal at the age of 20 years with the indie label Yeah! Brother Records in 2004. 2005, followed a year later by the stage name "Dawn Angelique " the first studio album called "Been A While ". The CD contained, among other collaborations with B'Shipe and Pooh Bear.

The big breakthrough came in the same year as part of the casting show Making The Band, in which she emerged as the winner and member of the pop and R & B group Danity Kane. The name of the girl band based on a comic book character of Richard. The band had by 2008 two number-one albums and as many Top Ten hits. You are the only girl group who managed to occupy the first two albums number one on the Billboard 200 charts. In Germany reached their biggest hit " Show Stopper " the top 40 of the charts. Even with Danity Kane during their time immersed in the Internet solo songs of Richard, including in collaboration with Lil Wayne, Trina and Flo Rida on. Richard also provided during live performances of the song " Last Night" from P. Diddy's album "Press Play " the parts of Keyshia Cole dar.

In 2009, after Danity Kane disbanded, she became a member of Sean Combs ' Diddy - Dirty Money new formation. The trio consisting of rappers, producers and founder Sean " Diddy " Combs, and the singers Kalenna Harper and Richard (both act together as " Dirty Money " ) published in 2011 with " Last Train To Paris ", a top ten album and the single "Coming Home" in collaboration with Skylar Grey could climb # 4 on the Media Control Charts in Germany. The song "I'm On You" together with DJ Antoine Timati and reached number 50 in 2012 the German singles charts in the spring. In addition to the studio album and the mixtape " Love Love vs. appeared. Hate Love ". The group was nominated for, among others, the MUS -TW - Award and the BET Award.

After the project disbanded after three years, Richard also finished her in 2006 signed with Combs contract with Bad Boy Records to continue independently as a solo artist. Their first EP "Cupid On " was released in March 2012 as a digital download self-distributed and reached number 145 in the official U.S. album charts and # 28 R & B album charts. At the end of the same year also appeared the Christmas EP " Whiteout ". The Extended Play contained the single " December Sky". In January 2013, followed by " Gold Heart" the first studio album under the name "Dawn Richard". The critically praised album could surpass the success of the EP and reached number 22 in the R & B charts and rank 137 on the Billboard 200 list. After the single " '86 ", the song " Riot " from the album is coupled out in the summer of 2013. The single edit was produced by DJ Tomekk. Richard Guest Posts Moreover delivered on albums and mixtapes by Lil 'Mo, Chris Brown, Nelly, Guy Gerber, Eve and T -Pain.

Private life

Richard is with singer Qwanell Mosley from the group Day26.

Discography

  • 2005: Been A While
  • 2013: Gold Heart
  • 2014: Black Heart
  • 2012: Armor On
  • 2012: Whiteout
  • 2011: A Tell Tale Heart
  • 2010: Bottles (featuring Trina )
  • 2011: December Sky
  • 2012: SMFU (Save Me From U)
  • 2012: Wicked Pretty Things
  • 2012: 86
  • 2013: Riot (DJ Tomekk Mix)
  • 2013: Meteors
  • 2011: Dopeman ( with Cardi )
  • 2011: Fantasy ( with T- Pain)
  • 2012: SMFU (Save Me From You)
  • 2012: Bombs
  • 2012: Automatic
  • 2012: Wild N ' Faith
  • 2012: '86
  • 2013: Riot / Northern Lights
  • Contemporary -R & B singer
  • American musician
  • Born in 1983
  • Woman
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