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Sweet Dreams,

Virgin Radio 95.3 Vancouver - Found Jun. 30, 2009
It could have been the song that broke an unfairly neglected adult-R&B singer like Heather Headley into the mainstream, and don't be surprised...

Posted on June 30, 2009, 6:31 am

Katrina Reece crowned McDonald's R&B Soul Search queen

St Louis American - Found Jun. 25, 2009
Maree Sanjay actually outshined the original artist in her rendition of Heather Headley?s ?In My Mind (I?ll Always Be Your Lady).

Posted on June 25, 2009, 6:55 am

Camp of singers: Event bring students to Millikin to learn show ...

Herald & Review - Found Jun. 22, 2009
... every show I direct I find out there are performers who were past campers.'Past campers include Heather Headley who performed in 'Aida' and...

Posted on June 22, 2009, 12:52 pm

Lots of free summer fun in Queens

Queens Chronicle - Found Jun. 19, 2009
... stars on Aug. 18. For a full schedule, call (718) 974-8383. On Aug. 6, Tony Award winner Heather Headley will perform in Springfield Park, at...

Posted on June 19, 2009, 7:52 am

Listen to this: Four soundtracks from Tony Award-nominated musicals

St. Petersburg Times - Found Jun. 5, 2009
Crazy/My Psychopharmacologist and I Grade: B Heather Headley Album: Audience of One (EMI) In stores: Now Why we care: Remember Heather Headley?

Posted on June 5, 2009, 6:18 am

Listen to this: Four soundtracks from Tony Award-nominated musicals

St. Petersburg Times - Found Jun. 5, 2009
Everything Else; Who's Crazy/My Psychopharmacologist and I Why we care: Remember Heather Headley?

Posted on June 5, 2009, 1:39 pm

SMOKIE NORFUL LIVE DEBUTS AT NO.1: Criti...

EURweb - Found Apr. 22, 2009
... produced by Norful and Jason Tyson, and includes guest performances by Tony Award winning artist, Heather Headley and Stellar Award winner Tye...
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Posted on April 22, 2009, 1:36 pm

'Oh Happy Day': Pop Stars Go Gospel

NPR - Found May. 3, 2009
... this page using one of the following services: Courtesy of the artist On Oh Happy Day, actress and singer Heather Headley duets with Al Green.

Posted on May 3, 2009, 1:42 pm

Pop Stars Sing the Gospel

CD Insight - Found Apr. 23, 2009
Celebration on March 31. The album features performances by 3 Doors Down, Al Green, Patty Griffin, Heather Headley, Jon Bon Jovi, Jonny Lang...

Posted on April 23, 2009, 6:04 am

Gospel artist Smokie Norful releases new CD

Baltimore Sun - Found Apr. 7, 2009
'Smokie Norful Live' includes guest spots by Tony Award winner Heather Headley and Stellar winner Tye Tribbett.

Posted on April 7, 2009, 1:54 pm

Heather Headley Biography

Heather Headley
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Heather Headley
Born October 5, 1974 (1974-10-05) (age 34)
Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago
Genre(s) R&B, soul, inspirational, gospel
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 producer, 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 mother 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 September 6, 2003citation needed, Headley married Brian Musso, formerly of the New York Jets. Both attended Northwestern University1.

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. In 1999, she appeared in the Encores! production of Do Re Mi, with Nathan Lane, Randy Graff, and Brian Stokes Mitchell. She also starred in a concert version of the musical Dreamgirls alongside fellow Tony Award winners Audra McDonald and Lillias White.

In the autumn of 2006, Heather performed Hal David and Burt Bacharach's song "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", from the 1968 musical Promises, Promises for "The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2006 Mark Twain Prize," honoring playwright Neil Simon. The ceremony was later broadcast on PBS.

On 5 July 2007 Headley did a guest appearance for Andrea Bocelli's Vivere Live in Tuscany concert in Lajatico, Italy. They performed Vivo Per Lei and The Prayer. Headley sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (also known as "America") with Josh Groban on January 18, 2009 during the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.2 On March 12, 2009, Headley sang, "I Wish" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Music

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. The work on this album 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".

In 2009, Heather Headley, along with Al Green, released a version of the song People Get Ready on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration. 3

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 One #27 #6

Singles

Year Song US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance US Gospel Hot Adult R&B Hot R&B Recurrents Album
2002 "He Is" 90 38 4 - - 2 This Is Who I Am
2003 "I Wish I Wasn't" 55 15 5 - - 5 This Is Who I Am
2005 "In My Mind" 75 16 1 - - 4 In My Mind
2006 "Me Time" - 35 - - 5 4 In My Mind
2008 "Jesus Is Love" - 90 - 10 29 - Audience of One

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
People Get Ready (with Al Green) 2009 Oh Happy Day

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
BET J
2006 Cool Like That Award N/A Nominated

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