Erykah Badu
Erica Abi Wright, known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip-hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut studio album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the nickname "Queen of Neo Soul" by music critics.
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Background
- Born in
- Dallas
- Educated at
- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual ArtsGrambling State University
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1971
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- children:
- Seven Sirius Benjamin, Puma Sabti Curry
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