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Aaliyah A star in the R&B world before she was even out of her teens, Aaliyah's promising career was tragically cut short by her death in a plane crash at...
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Amerie Singer Amerie is the daughter of a Korean mother and an African-American father who was a career military member. She grew up on bases from Alaska...
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Sunshine Anderson Though she sang in musicals and talent shows throughout her childhood, Charlotte, NC, native Sunshine Anderson was discovered while she was...
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Erykah Badu She grew up listening to '70s soul and '80s hip-hop, but Erykah Badu drew more comparisons to Billie Holiday upon her breakout in 1997, after the...
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D'Angelo D'Angelo was one of the founding fathers and leading lights of the neo-soul movement of the mid- to late '90s, which aimed to bring the organic...
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Macy Gray Macy Gray parlayed an utterly unique voice and an outlandish sense of style into R&B stardom at the turn of the millennium, appealing to audiences...
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Lauryn Hill Call Lauryn Hill the mother of hip-hop invention; with her 1998 solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the Fugees' most vocal member not only...
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Van Hunt R&B crooner Van Hunt grew up surrounded by the pimp lifestyle of his father. A soundtrack of classic soul and contemporary R&B was his backdrop...
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India.Arie One of a handful of neo-classic soul artists to emerge following the late-'90s success of artists like D'Angelo and Lauryn Hill, Atlanta's...
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Syleena Johnson Syleena Johnson counted on her own honesty and real-life experiences to produce her compelling music. The young Chicago native confronted her own...
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Lamya Born in the country of Oman, Lamya was raised in Kenya and then educated in England and Egypt. Singing before she could talk, Lamya (pronounced...
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Amel Larrieux R&B singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux grew up in New York's Greenwich Village; her mother, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, was a dance critic and...
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John Legend Neo-soul singer and pianist John Legend combined the raw fervor of contemporaries Cody ChesnuTT and the burning precision of D'Angelo. Born John...
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Lil' Mo Lil' Mo is short in stature, not even hitting five feet in height, but there's nothing little about her drive, heart, or talent. Born Cynthia...
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Lucy Pearl Hip-hop/urban soul supergroup Lucy Pearl was formed in the summer of 1999 as the brainchild of Tony! Toni! Toné multi-instrumentalist and vocalist...
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Res Res (pronounced Reese) released her debut album, How I Do, in 2001. The mixture of hip-hop, rock, and soul (the hip-hop influence being the most...
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Jill Scott Jill Scott grew up in north Philadelphia and began her performing career reading her own poetry. She was heard by Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson,...
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Remy Shand Remy Shand emerged on to the neo-soul circuit in 2002 with The Way I Feel, a potent canon of songs inspired by classic Motown and Memphis soul....
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Toya The popularity of Dirty South-style rap artists has helped put St. Louis on the musical map, especially following the huge success of Nelly's...
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Mary J. Blige When her debut album, What's the 411?, hit the street in 1992, critics and fans alike were floored by its powerful combination of modern R&B with...
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Marvin Gaye One of the most gifted, visionary, and enduring talents ever launched into orbit by the Motown hit machine, Marvin Gaye blazed the trail for the...
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Luther Vandross Luther Vandross was one of the most successful R&B artists of the 1980s and '90s. Not only did he score a series of multi-million-selling albums...
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Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R&B but popular music in general. Blind virtually since...
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Sara Bareilles As a gifted singer and a versatile pianist with no formal training, Sara Bareilles burst onto the pop scene with a naturally skilled voice ranging...
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Nikki Flores A prodigious singer/songwriter in the vein of Alicia Keys, 16 year-old Nikki Flores will release her debut album, the pop meets R&B flavored This...
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Stacie Orrico CCM artist Stacie Orrico was born March 3, 1986, in Seattle, WA, and is one of five children of Christian missionaries. Orrico began singing at an...
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Savvy & Mandy Hailing from Southern California, sisterly pop duo Savvy & Mandy began their professional careers acting and modeling in commercials, catalogs,...
