Tori Alamaze (born July 7, 1977) is an American singer best known as a backing vocalist for the hip hop duo OutKast.
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| Born | July 7, 1977 Detroit, Michigan, US |
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Hailing from Detroit, Alamaze worked as a make-up artist for about 10 years, including work for musicians Faith Evans, Erykah Badu, TLC, Xscape, Monica, Outkast, and Busta Rhymes.[1] After her first recording deal, she worked in the studio on her debut album and opened for The Black Eyed Peas.
Alamaze was briefly signed to Universal Records as a solo artist. Her first single, "Don't Cha" (2004), was written and produced by Cee-Lo Green. After mediocre national success, only peaking at No. 53 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, Alamaze's label dropped her, and the track was re-recorded by The Pussycat Dolls including a rap from Busta Rhymes. The new version climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Club mix version peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Discography
edit- Magick, Blessings & Bullsht Vol. 2 (2022)
- Magick, Blessings & Bullsht Vol. 1 (2021)
Singles
edit| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US R&B/ HH [3] |
US Rhyth. [4] |
US Sales [5] | ||||||
| "Don't Cha" | 2004 | —[A] | 53 | 20 | 4 | Non-album singles | |||
| "Control" (featuring Mobb Deep) |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ "Don't Cha" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but reached number two on its Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension.[2]
References
edit- ^ Watkins, Greg (July 10, 2005). "Tori Alamaze: Lost In Translation". AllHipHop. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Tori Alamaze – Chart history – Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tori Alamaze – Chart history – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tori Alamaze – Chart history – Rhythmic". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tori Alamaze – Chart history – Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
External links
edit- allhiphop.com article: [1] by Clover Hope
- Tori Alamaze at MySpace.com
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