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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Heather Headley| http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/HeatherHeadley.jpg | caption =| background = solo_singer| Birth name =| Born = birth date and age|1974|10|5 Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago|Barataria , Trinidad and Tobago | death_date =| origin =| genre = contemporary R& B|R& B , soul music|soul , Inspirational music|inspirational , Gospel music|gospel | occupation = Singer , songwriter , record producer , actress | years_active = 1997–present| label = RCA Records|RCA , EMI Gospel | website = http://www.heatherheadley.com www.heatherheadley.com Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidadian - United States|American contemporary R& B|R& B and soul music|soul singer , songwriter , record producer , and actress . She has won one Tony Award and one Grammy Award .
Personal life
Headley was born in Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago|Barataria , Trinidad and Tobago , the daughter of Hannah and Eric Headley. http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Heather-Headley.html "Heather Headley Biography" FilmReference.com, accessed August 28, 2011 At age four, Headley began playing the music of her native Trinidad, including calypso music|calypso , reggae , and soca music|soca .Citation needed|date=April 2007 In 1989 she moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the United States at the age of fifteen with her mother and brother Junior, when her father was offered a job as pastor of McKee Street Church of God with headquarters in Anderson, Indiana.
Headley attended Northrop High School , and was a member of their resident show choir, Charisma , and starred as Fanny Brice in the school's production of Funny Girl (Musical)|Funny Girl . After graduating from Northrop High School, Headley attended Northwestern University to study Communication studies|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 (musical)|Ragtime and drop out of school.
In 2003 Headley married Brian Musso , formerly of the New York Jets . Both attended Northwestern University. http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_01-25-2004/in_step_with_0 "In Step With Heather Headley" Parade , accessed August 28, 2011 On December 1, 2009, they welcomed their first child John David.
Career
In 1997, she originated the role of Nala (The Lion King)|Nala in The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King , the Broadway theatre|Broadway musical. Headley's performance was well-received and she then originated the title role in the Broadway adaptation of Aida (musical)|Aida , earning the Tony Award for Best Actress in 2000. In 1999, she appeared in the Encores! production of Do Re Mi (musical)|Do Re Mi , with Nathan Lane , Randy Graff , and Brian Stokes Mitchell . She also starred in a concert version of the musical Dreamgirls (musical)|Dreamgirls alongside 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 theatre|musical Promises, Promises (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 made a guest appearance for Andrea Bocelli 's Vivere Live in Tuscany concert in Lajatico , Italy . They performed Vivo Per Lei and The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)|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 .Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125299.html " 'Obama Inauguration Celebration', with Beyonce, Headley, Usher, Latifah, Broadcast Jan. 18", Playbill.com, January 18, 2009 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 (Heather Headley 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 Grammy Award for Best Female R& B Vocal Performance|Best Female R& B Vocal Performance and for Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist .
Her second album, In My Mind (Heather Headley album)|In My Mind , was delayed due to the various executive shake-ups associated with RCA parent Sony BMG Music Entertainment|BMG's merger with Sony .
Under BMG North America chairman/CEO Clive Davis for the first time, Headley released her second album In My Mind (Heather Headley 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, Headley, along with Al Green , released a version of the song People Get Ready (song)|People Get Ready on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration .cite web|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE52Q6WQ20090327|title=Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah go gospel for "Day"|author=Price, Deborah Evans |date=March 27, 2009|publisher=Reuters
On the January 31, 2010, Heather won her first Grammy Award for 52nd_Grammy_Awards#Gospel|Best Contemporary R& B Gospel Album for Audience of One (album)|Audience of One on the EMI Gospel label.
In December 2010, Headley performed a duet version of "Blue Christmas" and "My Prayer" with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli on Bocelli's "My Christmas" tour in six cities. Of special note: at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on December 4, 2010, the audience insisted on a rare second encore with Bocelli, as they were captivated with her as much as Bocelli. Bocelli had to summon the detail to go back and get her to come back on stage.citation needed|date=August 2011 This is noted because Bocelli has other performers with whom he travels, but rarely do they get the ovation on the level of Bocelli, but this crowd clearly and loudly ovated their praise of Headley's stunning performance.
Discography
Albums
Year
Album
US
US R& B
2002
This Is Who I Am (Heather Headley album)
#38
#14
2006
In My Mind (Heather Headley album)
#5
#1
2009
Audience of One (Heather Headley album)
#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 (song)
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
Just One Dream
2001
Golden Dreams (film at Disney California Adventure Park )
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R& B Gospel Album
"Audience Of One"
Won
2003
Billboard Music Award for R& B/ Hip-Hop New Artist of the Year
N/ A
Nominated
2003
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist
N/ A
Nominated
2003
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
N/ A
Nominated
2002
Soul Train Award for Best R& B/ Soul or Rap New Artist
"He Is"
Nominated
2003
Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for R& B/ Soul Album of the Year - Solo
"This Is Who I Am"
Won
2003
Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R& B/ Soul or Rap New Artist - Solo
"He Is"
Won
2003
Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R& B/ Soul Single - Solo
"He Is"
Nominated
2006
BET J/ Centric for Cool Like That Award
N/ A
Nominated
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.heatherheadley.com/ Official website
IMDb name |0372186
DramaDesk MusicalOutstandingActress 1975-2000TonyAward MusicalLeadActress 1976-2000 Persondata | NAME =Headley, Heather | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =October 5, 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Headley, Heather Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:American film actors Category:American musicians Category:American female singers Category:American people of Trinidad and Tobago descent Category:American record producers Category:American stage actors Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Neo soul singers Category:Northwestern University alumni Category:People from Fort Wayne, Indiana Category:Rhythm and blues singer-songwriters Category:Tony Award winners Category:Trinidad and Tobago film actors Category:Trinidad and Tobago musicians Category:Trinidad and Tobago people of Black African descent Category:Trinidad and Tobago record producers Category:Trinidad and Tobago stage actors
