Well I be, I was not expecting the rest of these divas that signed up for the show. I previously reported that Kelly Price, Chante Moore and Blu Cantrell. I guess Blu said I will leave this before it gets ugly. g The next chapter in TV One’s highly successful
R&B Divas reality franchise unfolds with new series
R&B Divas: LA. Over eight episodes, the
R&B Divas: LA series will follow six multi-talented ladies (
Kelly Price,
Chante Moore,
Lil’ Mo,
Claudette Ortiz,
Michel’le and
Dawn Robinson) as
they seek to individually and collectively re-establish themselves in
the pop culture limelight with new deals, new drama and new directions
for their careers and their lives. Success is the only option for these
six friends – but is there room at the top for them all?
Don't worry Faith and the crew will be back this Spring, so stay tuned!
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KELLY PRICE
Kelly Price’s musical roots were planted in church, where she began
singing in the children’s choir at age 2. Her double-Platinum debut
album,
Soul of a Woman, featuring the record-breaking single
“Friend of Mine,” made history as the first to garner the #1 spot on the
singles chart without an accompanying video, a rare feat during the era
when music videos were the driving force of popular culture. Price
returned to center stage three years later with the Platinum-plus seller
“Mirror, Mirror,” led by her remake of the R&B classic “As We Lay,”
and followed up with the Gold-selling holiday collection
One Family: A Christmas Album. Three years after releasing
Priceless, she returned to her roots to release the live gospel album
This Is Whom I Am.
The album included the uplifting single “Healing,” which reached the
top of the gospel charts and was also recognized at the 2007 ASCAP
Awards as one of the top five songs played across both R&B and
gospel genres during 2006. She has collaborated with artists including
Mariah Carey, George Michael, Elton John, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Faith
Evans, Eric Clapton, Whitney Houston and James Brown. Additionally,
Price has modeled for Lane Bryant and Ashley Stewart and taken her
talents to the screen and stage with roles in the films
Soul Food and
Bringing Down the House and the plays
Why Did I Get Married? and
The Bible Experience. Her latest album,
Kelly
was released in 2011. In addition to focusing on conquering the music
business, Price also is dedicated to her marriage to Jeffrey Rolle, who
is also her manager, and their three children.
CHANTE MOORE
Music is in Chante Moore’s blood. Born the daughter of a minister, Moore
grew up singing in church and went signed her first record deal at age
22 after she was discovered at a beauty pageant. Moore’s career has
included several hit singles that have topped Billboard R&B and Pop
charts, including "Love's Taken Over," "It's Alright," "I'm What You
Need" and "Chante’s Got A Man." Revered in the industry for her
four-octave vocal range, the accomplished singer also has worked on
numerous outside projects, including the single "One More Time" with
Kenny G, "Your Home Is in My Heart" with Boyz II Men for the
How Stella Got Her Groove Back movie soundtrack, and "Wey U" on the award-winning soundtrack for the film
Waiting to Exhale.
Moore has been nominated for multiple Soul Train Music Awards and NAACP
Image Awards , and won the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul
Single, Group, Band or Duo for the song "Contagious," featuring The
Isley
Brothers. On the stage, Moore has appeared in Otis Sallid's
Gospel! Gospel! Gospel at the Wilshire Ebell Theater. Recently divorced, the mother of two is set to star on Broadway in the musical
Gospel Soul Rock 'n' Roll and has an album set for release in 2013.
LIL’ MO
Cynthia Loving, a.k.a. Lil' Mo, has made a name for herself as an R&B
singer
, radio personality, songwriter and
record producer
. The
power of this self-appointed “Godmother of Hip-Hop and R&B” may
take some by surprise; while many artists spin tales of their hard-knock
childhoods, Lil’ Mo’s family was often called the “fake Cosbys.” A
talented songwriter, Lil’ Mo secured a production deal with Flavahood
Entertainment, and even before the ink on her contract was dry, Missy
Elliott selected one of her tracks for the album
Da Real World.
Before long, Lil’ Mo’s list of writing and performance credits read like
a “Who’s Who” of Hip-hop and R&B, including collaborations with
heavy hitters like Fabolous, Jay-Z, Keith Sweat, Black Street and Lil
Bow Wow. Lil’ Mo's most notable collaborations include “Hot Boyz,” with
Missy Elliott, “Put it on Me,” with Ja Rule, and “5 minutes,” with
R&B Divas: LA
co-star Kelly Price. After leaving the music business to focus on her
family with husband and manager Phillip Bryant and her four children
(ranging in age from 10 to 4 months), Lil’ Mo is ready to stage a
comeback and prove to her kids that she is the greatest.
CLAUDETTE ORTIZ
Singer and former model Claudette Ortiz made a splash on the music
scene as the lead singer of the popular R&B/Hip-hop group City High.
The trio, best known for their 2001 Grammy®-nominated single "What
Would You Do?
" disbanded in 2003. Ortiz and former City High
member Ryan Toby are remembered not only for their music but also for
their tumultuous marriage, which eventually ended in 2007. Ortiz
launched her solo career and released her first single, "Can't Get
Enough," which peaked at #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #37 on the
U.S. R&B chart. Now, the single mother of three who once considered
enlisting in the Air Force reserves to ensure her family’s financial
stability is now back and focused on reviving her music career.
Dawn Robinson made a name for herself in the music industry as the
youngest member of female R&B vocal group En Vogue. Known for their
hits “Free Your Mind,” “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” and “Hold
On,” En Vogue won seven MTV Video Music Awards – more than any other
female group in MTV history –along with four Soul Train Awards and six
American Music Awards. They also garnered seven Grammy nominations.
According to
Billboard Magazine, En Vogue was the 18
th
most successful act of the 1990s and one of the most popular and
successful female groups of all time, with more than 2,800 accumulated
weeks on various
Billboard charts. After En Vogue disbanded,
Robinson flipped the script and joined Raphael Saadiq (Toni, Tony Tone!)
and Ali Shaheed Muhammed to release a one-off album under the group
name Lucy Pearl. Their critically acclaimed, self-titled debut went
Gold and yielded hit singles “Dance Tonight” and “Don’t Mess With My
Man." In 2002, Robinson married singer/songwriter Dre Allen and released
her first solo effort, entitled
Dawn. Robinson and Allen
divorced in 2007. Now single, with a divorce and several hit records
behind her, Robinson is focused on releasing a book, forming another
girl group, “GLAMM,” and taking her artistry to the next level.
MICHEL’LE TOUSSAINT
Michel'le Toussaint, or simply Michel'le, is known for her high-pitched,
mousy speaking voice —a great contrast to her strong vocals. The
R&B singer got her start as the featured female vocalist on World
Class Wreckin' Cru's 1987 single "Turn Off the Lights" and quickly
signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. In 1989, she released her
self-titled debut album that was produced entirely by then-boyfriend Dr.
Dre. The album featured "No More Lies" and the hit singles "Nicety" and
"Something in My Heart." The couple had a son together but broke up
shortly after Dr. Dre parted ways with Death Row Records, and in 1997,
Michel'le agreed to marry Death Row Records CEO/Founder Suge Knight
while he was serving a prison sentence for assault and battery. In 1998,
she released her third solo effort,
Hung Jury, on Death Records.
She went on to marry Shug Knight in 1999, and the couple had one
daughter together before divorcing in 2002. The singer's last recording
was the song "I Know Where I'm Going" on the
Dysfunktional Family soundtrack
in 2003. Now a single mother, Michel'le is working on reclaiming her
place in music, writing a memoir and trying to make time to reenter the
dating scene.
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