Olivia (singer)

For the Belgian Flemish singer known as Olivia, see Olivia Trappeniers. For the Japanese-American singer known as Olivia, see Olivia Lufkin. Not to be confused with Oliva (singer).

Olivia Theresa Longott^[1] (born February 15, 1981)^[2] is an American R&B singer. She is best known for performing with the hip hop group G-Unit and also known as a cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York.

Olivia
Olivia performing in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Olivia Theresa Longott
Also known as	O-Lovely, Lady O
Born	(1981-02-15) February 15, 1981 (age 44) New York City, U.S.
Genres	R&B soul hip hop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2000–present
Labels	J (2000–2004) Interscope/G-Unit (2004–2007) Def Jam (2007–2008) Universal Motown (2008–2010) Universal Republic (2010–2012) Wonda Music
Formerly of	G-Unit

Early life

Olivia Theresa Longott was born on February 15, 1981, in Brooklyn, New York.^[2] Longott is mixed of Indian, Jamaican, and Cuban descent.^[3][4] She studied music at Bayside High School, in Queens and at Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York. She began her performing career in her teenage years.

Career

J Records (2000–2004)

In 2000, Olivia became the first artist signed to Clive Davis' J Records. Her self-titled debut album Olivia was released in 2001 and featured the singles "Bizounce" which made #15 on the charts,^[5] and "Are U Capable". The album debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard 200.

G-Unit (2004–2007)

Olivia in 2006

Olivia was signed to G-Unit from 2004 to 2007. Her best known song from this period is "Candy Shop" with 50 Cent. She also released the singles "So Sexy" and "Twist It" (with Lloyd Banks) on the label.

2007–present

In 2007, it was announced Olivia and G-Unit Records had parted ways. Her second studio album Behind Closed Doors was shelved, but leaked a year later on several mixtape websites.^[6] In 2009, Olivia did a feature for Congolese singer Fally Ipupa on his song "Chaise Électrique" which was on the top of the Congolese and African Hits. On April 12, 2011, she released her first music video for "December" the first single from her then-upcoming album, Show the World. The song peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, higher than her G-Unit debut single, "Twist It".

In December 2011, she released her second single "Walk Away". During this time, she became a cast member on VH1's Love & Hip Hop, which chronicled her career struggles as an independent artist.

Olivia declined a record deal from label EMI and in April 2012, signed a deal with Jerry Wonda's Wonda Music. She has since released two promotional songs: "Soldier Girl" (featuring Mavado) and "Sun Don't Shine" (featuring Sean Kingston).^[7][8] In 2013, Olivia's song "Where Do I Go from Here?" hit iTunes at the No. 10 spot on the R&B/Soul charts.^[9]

After a seven-year hiatus, Olivia returned^[when?] to Love & Hip Hop: New York for its tenth anniversary season.^[10]

Discography

Main article: Olivia discography

Studio albums

• Olivia (2001)
• You Are (2024)

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Conspiracy X	Lisa
2015	Supermodel	Tia Rivers
	The Man in 3B	Jerri

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Saturday Night Live	Herself / musical guest	Episode "Hilary Swank/50 Cent"
2011–2013, 2019–20	Love & Hip Hop: New York	Herself	Main role (seasons 1–2) Supporting role (seasons 3 & 10)

Video game roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	50 Cent: Bulletproof	Additional voices

Music video roles

Year	Title	Artist
2004	"Shorty Wanna Ride"	Young Buck
	"Let Me In"
	"On Fire"	Lloyd Banks
	"I'm So Fly"
	"Karma"
	"How We Do"	The Game
2005	"Candy Shop"	50 Cent
	"Window Shopper"
	"Hustler's Ambition"
	"Outta Control"
	"Just a Lil Bit"
	"Curious"	Tony Yayo
	"So Seductive"
	"Look at Me Now / Bonafide Hustler"	Young Buck