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Biography
Infobox musical artist|image =|image_size =|name = Sisqó|background = solo_singer|image = |caption =|birth_name = Mark Althavean Andrewscite web | title=Celebrity Big Brother: profile of all 2010 contestants | work= | publisher=telegraph.co.uk | url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/big-brother/6928232/Celebrity-Big-Brother-profile-of-all-2010-contestants.html | accessdate=2009-01-05|birth_date = birth date and age|1978|11|9cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=Sisqó > Biography|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p353936|pure_url=yes|publisher= Allmusic |origin = Baltimore , Maryland , United States|U.S. |occupation = Singing|Singer , songwriter , record producer , dancer , actor |years_active = 1995– present | Genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , Pop Rap |instrument = Singing , piano , guitar |label = Def Soul |associated_acts = Dru Hill , Petey Pablo distinguish|Cisco|Sysco Mark Althavean Andrews (born November 9, 1978), known by his stage name Sisqó , is an American Contemporary R& B|R& B singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and actor . He is lead singer of R& B group Dru Hill , and has also released solo material, including his successful first solo album Unleash the Dragon which included the single " Thong Song ". cite web | title=Celebrity Big Brother: profile of all 2010 contestants | work= | publisher=telegraph.co.uk | url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/big-brother/6928232/Celebrity-Big-Brother-profile-of-all-2010-contestants.html | accessdate=2009-01-05 Sisqó also calls himself "The Dragon".
Biography
Andrews attended Mervo , graduating 1994. He then studied at St_Hugh's_College,_Oxford|St Hugh's College , University of Oxford|Oxford , reading Mathematics. He has a daughter, Shaione, who was born in 1995. http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/1177/sisqo.htm Biography
Career
Solo career, acting, and Dru Hill reunion
After Woody Rock left Dru Hill in 1999 to pursue a solo career, it was decided that the other three members would do the same. Sisqó's solo debut, Unleash the Dragon , was released on Def Jam|Def Soul Records in November 1999. Unleash the Dragon sold moderately at first, until the February 2000 release of its second single, the novelty " Thong Song ". A runaway hit, "Thong Song" and its follow-up, " Incomplete (Sisqó song)|Incomplete ", were major hits on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 record chart|chart , with "Thong Song" making it to number three, and " Incomplete (Sisqó song)|Incomplete " going to chart-topper|#1 . The success later got Sisqó a Celebrity doll|doll made of himself by Play Along Toys in 2001.Citation needed|date=August 2008 Conflicts within the group prevented Dru Hill from reuniting as planned in late 2000, and Sisqó set about recording a second solo LP. During this period, Sisqó branched out into hosting the dance competition program ''Sisqó's Shakedown on MTV , and into film , taking on supporting roles in the films Get Over It (film)|Get Over It (2001) with Kirsten Dunst and Snow Dogs (2002) with Cuba Gooding, Jr. . He also starred as a vampire in Sabrina The Teenage Witch (Season 6 episode6). Although his second LP, Return of Dragon , released in June 2001, eventually went platinum, its singles "Can I Live" and "Dance for Me" performed far below expectations (apart from in the UK, where "Dance for Me" became his third top-10 hit), and by 2002, Sisqó was back with Dru Hill, which released its third LP in late 2002. The LP underperformed, and the group was eventually released from their recording contract .
Sisqó's visual trademarks are his eclectic hair styles and flamboyant stage costumes, which were regularly flashier than those of his groupmates. Over his career as a recording artist, both with and without Dru Hill, Sisqó's hairstyles have included a bleached blond Caesar cut|Caesar , a platinum Caesar (colored with silver spray paint), blond cornrows , a neon - red dyed Caesar, and a blond Mohawk hairstyle|Mohawk .
During a performance in Doha , Sisqó announced he is currently working on his third album Last Dragon to be released in 2012.cite web | title=Sisqó live in Doha part 2 | work= | publisher=iluvqatar | url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? feature=player_embedded& v=mMJO3zOGTJk#!.html | accessdate=23 December 2011
Current work
Sisqó finished his third solo album, Last Dragon (completing a trilogy), for release in 2008, but it was never released. The first single, "Who's Ur Daddy" featuring the new artist E-money, has been released online, and a music video especially formatted for iPod s, cell phones , and other digital devices has been released on YouTube . http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=WljMOU-39RU YouTube - Sisqó -Official Who's Ur Daddy Video.
Sisqó appeared on CMT 's Gone Country (television series)|Gone Country , a reality show about "non-country" artists vying to win a country music recording contract.
In early 2008, the original quartet version of Dru Hill began touring alongside fellow 1990s R& B acts Tony& #33; Toni& #33; Toné! , Bell Biv Devoe , and their former producer Keith Sweat. On March 6 , the group appeared on WERQ , a Baltimore radio station, to promote their reunion. In the midst of their interview, however, Woody Rock announced he was quitting the group again to dedicate himself to his gospel ministry. A YouTube video shows Sisqó walking out on the interview as a result, and Woody and Nokio fighting while Jazz and the manager Kevin Peck try to break it up. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6510/title.dru-hill-reunites-and-breaks-up-on-air Dru Hill Reunites and Breaks Up On Air http://www.crunktastical.net/2008/03/06/break/ Make Up To Break Up The group held a contest in their native Baltimore for a replacement for Woody, settling upon a new singer known as Antwuan "Tao" Simpson. The group never said why they did not keep Scola in the group, although it was later stated by Nokio that "five people mess up the money." Before then, Scola however came out and said the reason is that Woody did not want him in the group anymore because they had a falling out over money issues. http://www.citypaper.com/music/story.asp? id=15521 Dru Hill Announce Their Newest Member at a Live Audition http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=IhOUXOFNw58& eurl= http://lauderdaleboi1500.blogspot.com/2008/03/dru-hill-introduces-their-new-member-on.html YouTube - Dru Hill introduces their new member on Baltimore's 92Q!
Dru Hill's first song, "Loose", from their new album InDRUpendence Day, was heard in the summer of 2008. The group's first two singles will be ballads called Away again with Sisqó on lead vocals and "If You Fall" produced by producer J-Hott who is a part of group member Nokio's production crew. If You Fall is an R& B, Hip-Hop, Dance and Rock laced track with all four members on lead and Nokio on the talking ad-libs. The producers on the album include Dru Hill member Nokio , Bryan Michael Cox , Darryl Pearson , J-Hott, Wyrlie Morris, and Keith Sweat who is also producing a reality show for the group. The group has also toured with Keith Sweat and Sweat's protege's Silk , Jodeci , H-Town , Tank , Ginuwine , SWV , Changing Faces (group)|Changing Faces , and members of the legendary New Edition . They toured with the whole group as well as their solo acts Bell Biv DeVoe , Bobby Brown , Ralph Tresvant , and Johnny Gill who formed their own New Edition spinoff group called Heads Of State consisting of Bobby, Ralph, and Johnny.
In January 2010, Sisqó entered the UK reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother 2010 (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother as a participant in the competition, becoming the fifth to be evicted in a double eviction with 29% of the public vote against Stephen Baldwin and Ivana Trump .
Discography
Studio albums
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Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
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1999
Unleash the Dragon
First studio album
Release date: November 30, 1999
Label: Def Soul|Def Soul Recordings
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15
28
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19
45
27
36
Recording Industry Association of America|US : 4& times; Platinumcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=Sisqó%20& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 16, 2010: Sisqó Albums|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=2010-01-16
Canadian Recording Industry Association|CAN : 2& times; Platinumcite web|url= http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php|title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=2010-01-16
British Phonographic Industry|UK : Goldcite web|url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|title=UK Certifications|publisher= British Phonographic Industry |accessdate=2010-01-16
2001
Return of Dragon
Second studio album
Release date: June 19, 2001
Label: Def Soul Recordings
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US: Platinum
UK: Silver
Singles
Year
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Peak chart positions
Album
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NED http:/ / dutchcharts.nl/ search.asp? search=Sisq%F3& cat=s Dutch peaks
NZ http:/ / charts.org.nz/ search.asp? search=Sisq%F3& cat=s New Zealand peaks
SWE http:/ / swedishcharts.com/ search.asp? search=Sisq%F3& cat=s Swedish peaks
SUI hitparade.ch/ search.asp? search=Sisq%F3& cat=s Swiss peaks
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US R& B
1999
"Got to Get It" (featuring Make It Hot)
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48
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39
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Unleash the Dragon
2000
" Thong Song "
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15
15
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8
8
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"Unleash the Dragon" (featuring Beanie Sigel )
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31
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" Incomplete (Sisqó song)
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2001
"Can I Live" (featuring The Dragon Family)
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72
Return of Dragon
"Dance for Me"
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Featured singles
Year
Song
Chart positionshttp:/ / acharts.us/ performer/ sisqo World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. January 8, 2010.
Album
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1998
" It's All About Me " ( Mýa featuring Sisqó)
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Mýa (album)
2000
" What These Bitches Want " 2 ( DMX (rapper)
49
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...And Then There Was X
2000
" How Many Licks? " ( Lil' Kim featuring Sisqó)
75
58
The Notorious K.I.M.
Notes
1 A remix, "Thong Song Uncensored", features Foxy Brown and is included on the soundtrack LP for Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps
2 Edited version titled "What You Want"
DVDs
2000: Sisqó: The Thong Song Uncensored
2001: Sisqó: 24 Hours with Sisqó
2005: Dru Hill Hits: The Videos (includes videos for "Thong Song" and "Incomplete")
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Mixtape songs
2001: "This is the Heart"
2003: "In Da Club"
2004: "One Love"
2004: "Really Real"
2004: "So Seductive"
2005: "One Finger"
2005: "I Got It" (Sypha featuring Sisqó)
2006: "Go Dumb" (Sisqó featuring Mikel C.)
2008: "Champagne and Hennessy"
2008: "Let Me Hump On You" ( Busta Rhymes featuring Sisqó)
2009: "Set It Off"
2009: "Higher"
2009: "Put Me On"
2009: "Girl You Can Get It" (Sisqó featuring Petey Pablo )
2009: "So Bad"
2009: "Caught Up"
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Other songs
2007: "Cherry Mountain"
2007: "Perfect Christmas"
2007: "I Miss U"
2008: "Pop That" (Produced by Timbaland )
2009: "Club On Fire"
2009: "Already Know"
2009: "Club 2 Tha Bedroom"
2009: "Act A Donkey"
2009: "Back Away"
2009: "Huff & Puff"
2010: "Billie Jean(Dragon Remix)"
2010: "Boy Shorts"
2010: "Bounce"
2010: "O"
2010: "Sexual"
2010: "Star"
2012: "Everything"
2012: "All Night"
2012: "Earthquake"
2012: "Do the Muthafuckin (Dance)"
Filmography
Film appearances
2001: Get Over It (film)|Get Over It!
2002: Snow Dogs
2003: Pieces of April
2006: Surf School
Television appearances
2000: ''Sisqó's Shakedown ( MTV )
2001: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (episode "Really Big Season Opener", October 5, 2001)
2008: Gone Country (television series)|Gone Country ( CMT )
2008: I Love the New Millennium , 7 episodes ( VH1 )
2009: '' Keith Sweat's Platinum House ( Peachtree TV ) premiere on February 23
2010: Celebrity Big Brother 2010 (UK)
Awards/nominations
American Music Awards
* 2001, Favorite Male R& B/Soul Artist: (Nominated)
* 2001, Favorite R& B/Soul Album: Unleash the Dragon (Nominated)
Billboard Music Awards
* 2000, Male Artist of the Year ( Won )
* 2000, Male Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year ( Won )
* 2000, R& B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year ( Won )
* 2000, New R& B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year ( Won )
* 2000, R& B/Hip-Hop Male Artist of the Year ( Won )
* 2000, R& B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist of the Year ( Won )
Grammy Award s
* 2001, Best New Artist (Nominated)
* 2001, Best R& B Male Vocal Performance: "Thong Song" (Nominated)
* 2001, Best R& B Song: "Thong Song" (Nominated)
* 2001, Best R& B Album: Unleash the Dragon (Nominated)
MOBO Awards
* 2001, Best R& B Act: (Nominated)
* 2000, Best Video: "Thong Song" (Nominated)
* 2000, Best R& B Act: (Nominated)
MTV Video Music Awards
* 2000, Best Hip-Hop Video: "Thong Song" ( Won )
* 2000, Best New Artist: "Thong Song" (Nominated)
* 2000, Best Dance Video: "Thong Song" (Nominated)
* 2000, Best Video from a Film: "Thong Song (remix)" w/ Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown (Nominated)
* 2000, Viewer's Choice: "Thong Song" (Nominated)
Soul Train Music Awards
* 2001, Favorite Male R& B/Soul Album: Unleash the Dragon (Nominated)
References
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External links
official website| http://www.sisqo.com/
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