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Birth Name:Heather Headley
Famous As: R&B singer
Date of Birth: October 05, 1974
Place of Birth: Barataria, Trinidad
Nationality: Trinidadian
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Spouse: Brian Musso (since September 6, 2003)
Education: Graduated from Northrop High School
Attended Northwestern University, majored in Communications and Musical Theatre
Claim to Fame: Single I Wish I Wasn't from album This Is Who I Am (2002)

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Heather Headley
Born October 5, 1974 (1974-10-05) (age 34)
Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago
Genre(s) R&B, soul
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress
Voice type(s) Mezzo-soprano
Years active 1997–present
Label(s) RCA, EMI Gospel
Website www.heatherheadley.com

Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producers, and actress. She has won one Tony Award and received two Grammy Award nominations.

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Biography

At age four, Headley began playing the music of her native Trinidad, including calypso, reggae, and soca.citation needed In 1989 she moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the United States at the age of fifteen with her mom Hannah and brother Junior, when her father was offered a job as pastor of McKee Street Church of God (Anderson).

Headly attended Northrop High School, and was a member of their resident show choir, Charisma. After graduating from Northrop High School, Headley attended Northwestern University to study communications and musical theatre until the last day of her junior year, when she made the difficult decision to become a part of the musical Ragtime and drop out of school.

On 6 September 2003citation needed, Headley married Brian Musso, formerly of the New York Jets.

Career

In 1997, she played Nala in The Lion King, the Broadway musical. Headley's performance was well-received and she then originated the title role in the Broadway adaptation of Aida, earning the Tony Award for Best Actress in 2000. She also starred in a concert version of the musical Dreamgirls alongside Audra McDonald.

In the autumn of 2006, Heather sang a rendition of "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", from the musical Promises, Promises. The song was written by Hal David & Burt Bacharach for the play by Neil Simon (1968). The occasion for her performance was "The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2006 Mark Twain Prize", honoring playwright Neil Simon, and was televised on PBS.

Musical

Headley released her debut album, This Is Who I Am, in October 2002 on RCA Records. Although its first single, "He Is", was not very successful, the second single, "I Wish I Wasn't", achieved moderate success. Headley earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and for Best New Artist.

Her second album, In My Mind, was delayed due to the various executive shake-ups associated with RCA parent BMG's merger with Sony. Headley joked that it should have been called Caught Up insteadcitation needed.

Under BMG North America chairman/CEO Clive Davis for the first time, Headley released her second album In My Mind in January 2006. The title track "In My Mind" ( produced by India.Arie collaborator Shannon Sanders ) was released as the first single; and its music video was directed by Diane Martel. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The second single "Me Time" was released to Urban AC outlets only. An album track, "Am I Worth It", served to promote Headley's New March of Dimes Educational Campaign "I Want My 9 Months".

Discography

Albums

Year Album US US R&B
2002 This Is Who I Am
(Certified: Gold)		 #38 #14
2006 In My Mind
(Certified: Gold)		 #5 #1
2009 Audience of One1 - -

She also appears on The Lion King Original Broadway Cast Recording CD (released in 1997), most notably singing lead on the track "Shadowland", and on the recordings for Aida. She was called again to another project related to The Lion King; Headley performed the single version of the song "Love Will Find a Way" with Kenny Lattimore for the sequel The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride in 1998.

She has a brief appearance in the 2002 film Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as a singer of the Rosa Negra. Also, she performs one of the movie's songs, "Represent Cuba".

Singles

Year Song US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance Album
2003 "He Is" 90 38 4 This Is Who I Am
2003 "I Wish I Wasn't" 55 15 5 This Is Who I Am
2005 "In My Mind" 75 16 1 In My Mind
2006 "Me Time" - 35 - In My Mind

Other

Name of the Song Year Album
Can You Feel the Love Tonight 1997 The Lion King on Broadway Cast Recording
Shadowland 1997 The Lion King on Broadway Cast Recording
The Madness of King Scar 1997 The Lion King on Broadway Cast Recording
Love Will Find a Way 1998 Return to Pride Rock

Awards

Acting

Year Category Role Result
Tony Awards
2000 Best Actress in a Musical Aida Won
Sarah Siddons Award
2000 Sarah Siddons Award Work in Chicago theatre Won

Music

Year Category Recording Result
Grammy Awards
2003 Best New Artist N/A Nominated
2003 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance "I Wish I Wasn't" Nominated
Billboard Music Awards
2003 R&B/Hip-Hop New Artist of the Year N/A Nominated
NAACP Image Awards
2003 Outstanding New Artist N/A Nominated
2003 Outstanding Female Artist N/A Nominated
Soul Train Awards
2002 Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist "He Is" Nominated
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
2003 R&B/Soul Album of the Year - Solo "This Is Who I Am" Won
2003 Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist - Solo "He Is" Won
2003 Best R&B/Soul Single - Solo "He Is" Nominated
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2006 Cool Like That Award N/A Nominated

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