Heather Headley
Encyclopedia
Heather Headley is a Trinidadian
-American
R&B
and soul
singer, songwriter
, record producer
, and actress. She has won one Tony Award
and one Grammy Award
.
, Trinidad and Tobago
, the daughter of Hannah and Eric Headley. At age four, Headley began playing the music of her native Trinidad, including calypso
, reggae
, and soca
. 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. After graduating from Northrop High School, Headley attended Northwestern University
to study 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
and drop out of school.
In 2003 Headley married Brian Musso, formerly of the New York Jets
. Both attended Northwestern University. On December 1, 2009, they welcomed their first child John David.
, the Broadway
musical. Headley's performance was well-received and she then originated the title role in the Broadway adaptation of Aida
, earning the Tony Award
for Best Actress in 2000. In 1999, she appeared in the Encores!
production of Do Re Mi
, with Nathan Lane
, Randy Graff
, and Brian Stokes Mitchell
. She also starred in a concert version of the 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
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. 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
. On March 12, 2009, Headley sang, "I Wish" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
, 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 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
and for Best New Artist
.
Her second album, In My Mind
, was delayed due to the various executive shake-ups associated with RCA parent 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
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
on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration
.
On the January 31, 2010, Heather won her first Grammy Award
for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album for 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. 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.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
and soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and actress. She has won one Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
and one Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
.
Personal life
Headley was born in BaratariaBarataria, Trinidad and Tobago
Barataria is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It is just east of Port of Spain and Laventille and west of San Juan. It is part of the East-West Corridor.Barataria falls under the San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation....
, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
, the daughter of Hannah and Eric Headley. At age four, Headley began playing the music of her native Trinidad, including calypso
Calypso music
Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, and soca
Soca music
Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....
. In 1989 she moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the age of fifteen with her mother and brother Junior, when her father was offered a job as pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
of McKee Street Church of God with headquarters in Anderson, Indiana.
Headley attended Northrop High School
Northrop High School
Northrop High School is a Fort Wayne Community Schools high school situated in the northern suburbs of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.-Curriculum:...
, and was a member of their resident show choir, Charisma
Charisma
The term charisma has two senses: 1) compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others, 2) a divinely conferred power or talent. For some theological usages the term is rendered charism, with a meaning the same as sense 2...
, and starred as Fanny Brice in the school's production of Funny Girl. After graduating from Northrop High School, Headley attended Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
to study communications
Communication studies
Communication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
and musical theatre
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
until the last day of her junior year, when she made the difficult decision to become a part of the musical Ragtime
Ragtime (musical)
Ragtime is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty.Based on the 1975 novel by E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime tells the story of three groups in America, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; Mother, the matriarch of a WASP family in...
and drop out of school.
In 2003 Headley married Brian Musso, formerly of the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Both attended Northwestern University. On December 1, 2009, they welcomed their first child John David.
Career
In 1997, she originated the role of Nala in The Lion KingThe Lion King (musical)
The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M. Directed by Julie Taymor, the musical features actors in animal costumes as well...
, the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
musical. Headley's performance was well-received and she then originated the title role in the Broadway adaptation of Aida
Aida (musical)
Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical....
, earning the Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
for Best Actress in 2000. In 1999, she appeared in the Encores!
Encores!
Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert is a program that has been presented by New York City Center since 1994. Encores! is dedicated to performing the full score of musicals that rarely are heard in New York City...
production of Do Re Mi
Do Re Mi (musical)
Do Re Mi is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and a book by Garson Kanin, who also directed the original 1960 Broadway production. The plot centers on a minor-league con man who decides to go straight by going into the business of juke boxes and music...
, with Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane is an American actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his roles as Mendy in The Lisbon Traviata, Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to...
, Randy Graff
Randy Graff
Randy Graff is an American actress. Graff has been in feature films such as Keys to Tulsa and Rent as well as being in television shows such as NBC's Law & Order a number of times. In addition to film and television, Graff has been in several Broadway shows...
, and Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell is an American stage, film and television actor. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theatre since the early 1990s...
. She also starred in a concert version of the musical Dreamgirls alongside Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald
Audra Ann McDonald is an American actress and singer. She currently stars in the ABC television drama Private Practice as Dr. Naomi Bennett. She has appeared on the stage in both musicals and dramas, such as Ragtime and A Raisin in the Sun...
and Lillias White
Lillias White
Lillias White is an American singer and actress.The Brooklyn, New York native made her Broadway debut in Barnum in 1981. She understudied the role of Effie in the original 1981 production of Dreamgirls and played the part in the 1987 revival...
.
In the autumn of 2006, Heather performed Hal David
Hal David
Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
and Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
's song "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", from the 1968 musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
Promises, Promises
Promises, Promises
Promises, Promises is a musical based on the 1960 film The Apartment. The music is by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David, and book by Neil Simon. Musical numbers for the original Broadway production were choreographed by Michael Bennett; Robert Moore directed and David Merrick produced...
for "The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2006 Mark Twain Prize," honoring playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
. The ceremony was later broadcast on PBS.
On 5 July 2007 Headley made a guest appearance for Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
's Vivere Live in Tuscany
Vivere Live in Tuscany
Vivere Live in Tuscany is a CD/DVD package of a pop concert by classical Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. The concert was performed at Bocelli's Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, Tuscany, July 2007. In this DVD he performs duets with Sarah Brightman, Elisa, Laura Pausini and Heather Headley, and...
concert in Lajatico
Lajatico
Lajatico is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km southwest of Florence and about 40 km southeast of Pisa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,353 and an area of 72.3 km²...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. They performed Vivo Per Lei and The Prayer. Headley sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America", is an American patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody derived from Muzio Clementi's Symphony No. 3, and is shared with "God Save the Queen," used by many members of the Commonwealth of Nations...
" (also known as "America") with Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
on January 18, 2009 during the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial was a public celebration of the then forthcoming inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States at the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on January 18, 2009. By some estimates the...
. 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 AmThis Is Who I Am (Heather Headley album)
This Is Who I Am is the debut album by Trinidadian R&B-soul singer-songwriter Heather Headley, released on October 8, 2002 by RCA Records. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on June 3, 2003, and has sold 677,000 copies in the U.S.-Track listing:...
, in October 2002 on RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. 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
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for quality R&B songs...
and for Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967...
.
Her second album, In My Mind
In My Mind (Heather Headley album)
In My Mind is the second studio album by Trinidadian R&B-soul singer Heather Headley, released on January 31, 2006 by RCA Records. The album was delayed due to the Sony BMG merger, and Headley jokingly stated that it should be titled Caught Up...
, was delayed due to the various executive shake-ups associated with RCA parent BMG's merger with Sony
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...
.
Under BMG North America chairman/CEO Clive Davis
Clive Davis
Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...
for the first time, Headley released her second album In My Mind
In My Mind (Heather Headley album)
In My Mind is the second studio album by Trinidadian R&B-soul singer Heather Headley, released on January 31, 2006 by RCA Records. The album was delayed due to the Sony BMG merger, and Headley jokingly stated that it should be titled Caught Up...
in January 2006. The title track "In My Mind" ( produced by India.Arie
India.Arie
India.Arie is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and record producer . She has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S. and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album.-Background:Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado...
collaborator Shannon Sanders ) was released as the first single; and its music video was directed by Diane Martel
Diane Martel
Diane Martel is a music video director and choreographer.-Choreographer:1989*Bloodhounds of Broadway 1991*"Shiny Happy People" - R.E.M...
. 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
March of Dimes
The March of Dimes Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies.-Organization:...
Educational Campaign "I Want My 9 Months".
In 2009, Headley, along with Al Green
Al Green
Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"...
, released a version of the song People Get Ready
People Get Ready (song)
"People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart...
on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration
Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration
"Some of secular music's top acts -- among them Queen Latifah, Jon Bon Jovi, Joss Stone and 3 Doors Down -- take a walk on the spiritual side for Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration."...
.
On the January 31, 2010, Heather won her first Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album for 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
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
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. 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.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | This Is Who I Am This Is Who I Am (Heather Headley album) This Is Who I Am is the debut album by Trinidadian R&B-soul singer-songwriter Heather Headley, released on October 8, 2002 by RCA Records. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on June 3, 2003, and has sold 677,000 copies in the U.S.-Track listing:... (Certified: Gold) |
#38 | #14 |
| 2006 | In My Mind In My Mind (Heather Headley album) In My Mind is the second studio album by Trinidadian R&B-soul singer Heather Headley, released on January 31, 2006 by RCA Records. The album was delayed due to the Sony BMG merger, and Headley jokingly stated that it should be titled Caught Up... (Certified: Gold) |
#5 | #1 |
| 2009 | Audience of One Audience of One (Heather Headley album) Audience of One is the third studio album by Trinidadian-American singer-songwriter Heather Headley, released on January 13, 2009 by EMI Gospel. It is a collection of cover versions of popular gospel hymns as well as original songs.-Reception:... |
#27 | #6 |
Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
US Gospel Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
Hot Adult R&B Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
Hot R&B Recurrents Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
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 In My Mind (song) "In My Mind" is a song by American singer-songwriter Shannon Sanders from his debut album, Outta Nowhere . It was covered by Trinidadian singer-songwriter Heather Headley and released in late September 2005 as the lead single from her second studio album, In My Mind... " |
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 Golden Dreams Golden Dreams is a film about the history of California. It was a featured attraction at Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opening with the park on February 8, 2001. It starred Whoopi Goldberg as Califia, the Queen of California. On September 7,... (film at Disney's California Adventure Disney's California Adventure Disney California Adventure, or simply California Adventure, is a theme park in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland Park and part of the larger Disneyland Resort. It opened on February 8, 2001 as Disney's California Adventure Park. The park is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and... park) |
| People Get Ready People Get Ready (song) "People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart... (with Al Green Al Green Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"... ) |
2009 | Oh Happy Day Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration "Some of secular music's top acts -- among them Queen Latifah, Jon Bon Jovi, Joss Stone and 3 Doors Down -- take a walk on the spiritual side for Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration."... |
Acting
| Year | Award | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tony Award Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway... for Best Actress in a Musical |
Aida Aida (musical) Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical.... |
Won |
| 2000 | Sarah Siddons Award Sarah Siddons Award The Sarah Siddons Society is an American non-profit organization founded in 1952 by prominent Chicago theatre patrons with the goal of promoting excellence in the theatre. The Society presents the Sarah Siddons Award annually to an actor for an outstanding performance in a Chicago theatre production... |
Work in Chicago theatre Chicago theatre Chicago theatre refers not only to theatre performed in Chicago, Illinois but also to the movement in that town that saw a number of small, meagerly-funded companies grow to institutions of national and international significance. Chicago had long been a popular destination for tours sent out from... |
Won |
Music
| Year | Award | Recording | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Grammy Award Grammy Award A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry... for Best New Artist Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967... |
"I Wish I Wasn't" | Nominated |
| 2004 | Grammy Award Grammy Award A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry... for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for quality R&B songs... |
"I Wish I Wasn't" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Grammy Award Grammy Award A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry... for Best Gospel Performance Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance The Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance was awarded from 1968 to 1977, and revived for the Grammy Awards of 2005.Through the years, it has had several names:... |
"Jesus Is Love" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Grammy Award Grammy Award A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry... for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album |
"Audience Of One" | Won |
| 2003 | Billboard Music Award Billboard Music Award The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011... for R&B/Hip-Hop New Artist of the Year |
N/A | Nominated |
| 2003 | NAACP Image Award NAACP Image Award An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature.... for Outstanding New Artist |
N/A | Nominated |
| 2003 | NAACP Image Award NAACP Image Award An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature.... 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 |