Tori Alamaze | |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan, US | July 7, 1977
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Tori Alamaze (born July 7, 1977) is an American singer best known as a backing vocalist for the hip hop duo OutKast.
Hailing from Detroit, Alamaze worked as a make-up artist for about 10 years, including work for musicians Faith Evans, Erykah Badu, TLC, Xscape, Monica, Outkast, and Busta Rhymes. [1] After her first recording deal, she worked in the studio on her debut album and opened for The Black Eyed Peas.
Alamaze was briefly signed to Universal Records as a solo artist. Her first single, " Don't Cha" (2004), was written and produced by Cee-Lo Green. After mediocre national success, only peaking at No. 53 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, Alamaze's label dropped her, and the track was re-recorded by The Pussycat Dolls including a rap from Busta Rhymes. The new version climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Club mix version peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US [2] |
US R&B/ HH [3] |
US Rhyth. [4] |
US Sales [5] | ||||||
" Don't Cha" | 2004 | — [A] | 53 | 20 | 4 | Non-album singles | |||
"Control" (featuring Mobb Deep) |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Tori Alamaze | |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan, US | July 7, 1977
Occupations |
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Tori Alamaze (born July 7, 1977) is an American singer best known as a backing vocalist for the hip hop duo OutKast.
Hailing from Detroit, Alamaze worked as a make-up artist for about 10 years, including work for musicians Faith Evans, Erykah Badu, TLC, Xscape, Monica, Outkast, and Busta Rhymes. [1] After her first recording deal, she worked in the studio on her debut album and opened for The Black Eyed Peas.
Alamaze was briefly signed to Universal Records as a solo artist. Her first single, " Don't Cha" (2004), was written and produced by Cee-Lo Green. After mediocre national success, only peaking at No. 53 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, Alamaze's label dropped her, and the track was re-recorded by The Pussycat Dolls including a rap from Busta Rhymes. The new version climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Club mix version peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US [2] |
US R&B/ HH [3] |
US Rhyth. [4] |
US Sales [5] | ||||||
" Don't Cha" | 2004 | — [A] | 53 | 20 | 4 | Non-album singles | |||
"Control" (featuring Mobb Deep) |
— | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |