Dionne Farris
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Dionne Yvette Farris (born December 4, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New Jersey, she began singing in elementary school and competed in pageants as a teenager. In the early 1990s, she was featured on the hip hop group Arrested Development (1992) hit single "Tennessee".
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Background information | |
Also known as | The Original Soul Rocker, Lady DY |
Born | (1969-12-04) December 4, 1969 (age 54) Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Columbia Free and Clear Records |
Website | dionnefarris |
Farris rose to fame with the release of her debut album, Wild Seed – Wild Flower (1994) on Columbia Records. The album featured the Top 40 single, "I Know" (1995). That same year, the video earned Farris the Billboard Music Video Awards Best Pop/Rock New Artist Clip of the Year. She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (1996).