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| Birth Name(s) : LeToya Luckett |
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Full LeToya Luckett Biography
Luckett was born and raised in Houston, Texas and grew up singing in her local Brentwood Baptist Church where she had vocal lessons to become an opera singer. Her father, who was also a singer, was very proud of his daughter's vocal talents and tried to promote her into the music business. Luckett is the eldest of two children; she has a younger brother Gavin. Luckett was given the opportunity to sing her first church solo at the age of five (5). "The lady just gave me the mic one Sunday and I sang", she recalls. Shortly thereafter, she joined the children's choir and began performing in plays at her elementary school. One day, she walked to her desk in class to find a girl sitting on her seat. Luckett asked her teacher to remove the girl from her assigned seat, who turned out to be Beyoncé Knowles. Knowles and Luckett later became best friends and was invited to join Beyoncé's group..
After the Anjel project fell through, Luckett joined with Noontime, an Atlanta-based management/production company. Along with Noontime, she recorded a five song demo and eventually signed with Capitol Records in 2003. Soon after, she began working on her debut solo album. The first promotional single, "You Got What I Need", was released in 2004, followed next year by "All Eyes on Me". She featured on "My Promise" with her label mate Houston on his debut album It's Already Written, "What Love Can Do" on the Coach Carter soundtrack, and on "This Is My Life" with former boyfriend and rapper Slim Thug on his album Already Platinum.
Although Torn was still receiving major airplay, her second single, "She Don't", was released to radio and the video premiered on BET's Access Granted in July 2006 featuring Letoya's ex-boyfriend, Slim Thug. The single received moderate success, reaching number seventeen on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart. In November 2006, "Obvious" was selected as the third single. According to Billboard, the song had a 94% chance of becoming a hit, but due to the merger of Capitol Records and Virgin Records, all promotion and money was frozen, therefore the single was never officially released.Audio samples:
1998
- Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
- Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo: "No, No, No"
- Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: "No, No, No"
- Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year: "Destiny's Child"
2000
- Artist Direct Awards
- Favorite Group: Urban/Hip-Hop: "The Writing's on the Wall"
- Billboard Music Awards
- Top Pop Artist: "The Writing's on the Wall"
- Top Pop Artist - Duo/Group: "The Writing's on the Wall"
- Top Hot 100 Artist: "The Writing's on the Wall"
- Top Hot 100 Artist-Duo/Group: "The Writing's on the Wall"
- Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales Artist: "The Writing's on the Wall"
- Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales Artist-Duo/Group: "The Writing's on the Wall"
- Grammy Awards
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: "Bills Bills Bills" (nominated)
- Best R&B Song: "Bills Bills Bills" (nominated)
- MTV Video Music Awards
- Best R&B Video: "Say My Name"
- NAACP Image Awards
- Outstanding Duo or Group: "The Writing's on the Wall"
- Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
- Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo: "Say My Name"
- Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year: "The Writing's on the Wall"
2001
- BMI Pop Awards
- Most Performed Song of the Year: "Bills, Bills, Bills"
- Most Performed Song of the Year by Duo or Group: "Say My Name"
- Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year: "Say My Name" (nominated)
- Song of the Year: "Say My Name" (nominated)
- Best R&B Song: "Say My Name"
- Best R&B Vocal by Duo or Group: "Say My Name"
2006
- Celebrities' Choice Award
- Best Music Video: "Torn" (nominated)
- Groovevolt Music Awards
- Best R&B Female Performance: "Torn"
- NAACP Image Awards
- Outstanding New Artist (nominated)
- Teen Choice Awards
- Female Artist Breakout (nominated)
2007
- ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Awards
- Top Songwriter or Publisher
- Top Song: "Torn"
- Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
- Best R&B/Soul Single, Female: "Torn" (nominated)
- Urban Music Awards
- Best Music Video: "Torn" |
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