India.Arie Biography

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the 1998 Lilith Fair yet it probably had never occurred to this gifted young woman that the festival would bring a great turn that totally changed her ordinary life ever since. All started to roll when one of her performances there came into the attention of a Universal Music Group talent scout named Reen Nalli who then introduced her to Kedar Massenburg, the President of Universal subsidiary Motown Records.

Subsequently secured a record deal under the label by 1999, India thankfully was not demanded to release her first work quickly and taking ample time to prepare it, the effort ultimately touched the market two years later on March 27, 2001 titled “Acoustic Soul.” Though contrastingly different with flavor-of-the-month sound as it boldly combined classic soul, blues, folk, and hip-hop together, the record amazingly did not find any difficulties to hit the mainstream music scene, thanks to the heavy club and radio play of its single, “Video.” Boosting the album to go directly to the 10th rank of The Billboard 200 also the top 3 of Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums to later be certified Platinum in December, the song really was a fabulous initial success for India when it garnered her ...

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4 out of 7 Grammy nominations in 2002, notably that of Record of the Year category, without doubt propelled the singer to widespread prominence all around the country.

Rode high on this superb attainment while at the same time being prompted to strive harder next, India carefully worked on the materials she had collected to then comprise them in her sophomore effort of “Voyage to India” launched on September 24, 2002. Led off by the first single, “Little Things,” the album wonderfully resulted greater than its predecessor, soaring high to the 6th spot on The Billboard 200, apart from taking its peak on the 1st rank of Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Furthermore, it even won her a Grammy for Best R&B Album category by 2003 and so, unmistakably enhanced the versatile artist's profile to be both celebrated singer and songwriter in the industry as consequence. Despite the brilliant accomplishment, however, India instead preferred to withdraw for about two years from the circuit before came back with single “I'm Not My Hair” in 2005 followed by her third studio LP, "Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship" on June 27, 2006. Fantastically sold more than 160,000 copies in its first week, the ...