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- Ledisi means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba
- Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Years Active: 1995 - Present
- Record Label: Verve Forecast
- 2008 Grammy nominations: Best New Artist, Best R&B; Album
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Ledisi (pronounced LED-is-EE) is a soul and R&B from New Orleans. Often compared to Ella Fitzgerald due to her scat style singing.
Ledisi began singing with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra at teh age of eight. After moving to Oakland, California she attended the University of California Berkeley where she studied opera and piano in their Young Musicians Program. She released two independant albums, Soulsinger in 2000 and Feeling Orange But Sometimes Blue in 2002.
In 2007 Ledisi signed with Verve records and released her major label debut, Lost & Found. The album was laternominated for a Grammy in the Best R&B; Album category.
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Ledisi on Amazon
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Soulsinger - $16.99
Funky Soulful R&B/HipHop with a touch of jazz. Soulsinger has an alluring eclectic blend of Jazz and R&B - old and new. There is no need to explain why people are going crazy for S...Amazon
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It's Christmas - $13.98
The past year has been a whirlwind for Ledisi: Grammy® Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album, an appearance in the feature film Leatherheads (staring George Cloo...Amazon
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Lost & Found - $11.98
Named by Billboard Magazine as one of the Top 10 Faces to Watch in 2007, the acclaimed Bay Area-based vocalist and songwriter makes her major label debut on Verve Forecast with a s...Amazon
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Just saw Ledisi show @ Birchmere and she was AMAZING!!
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RT @DaTruKellyPrice: @Ledisi great talking 2 u! Yes u definitely hv a sister and my family just grew by 1 too! :)
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@Ledisi great talking 2 u! Yes u definitely hv a sister and my family just grew by 1 too! :)
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