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Grenique

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Grenique
Background information
Birth nameGrenique Roshawn Harper
Born (1975-11-13) November 13, 1975 (age 50)
Landover, Maryland, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1998–present
Labels
Associated acts

Grenique Roshawn Harper (born November 13, 1975), simply known as Grenique, is an American R&B soul singer.

Early life

Her mother was a poet and her dad was a singer.[1] Her parents gave her the name "Grenique" because her dad's name was Greg and her mom thought she would be unique.[1] She grew up listening to Chaka Khan, Cameo, Average White Band, Minnie Riperton, Phyllis Hyman, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald.[2]

Career

In 1998, her song "Disco", which is on her debut album, appeared on the Rush Hour movie soundtrack.[1] Two weeks before her 22nd birthday, Kedar Massenberg, the president of Motown, alongside Chico DeBarge, signed her to Motown.[1] She released her debut album entitled "Black Butterfly"; the lead single was "Should I". The album failed to sell well, only making it to 49 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Chart and 17 on the Heatseekers album chart as well. She provided background vocals on Alyson Williams' album "It's About Time", and later, in 2008, Grenique co-wrote The Game's song "Game's Pain".[3][4]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US R&B Heatseekers Albums
Black Butterfly 49[5] 17[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Billboard Magazine". books.google.com. May 8, 1999. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  2. "Ebony Magazine". books.google.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  3. "Grenique Harper Allmusic Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  4. "Game's Pain Allmusic Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  5. "Bilboard Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  6. "Bilboard Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.


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