Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985) professionally known as Ciara, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress.
She’s 22!
Ciara made her debut in the summer of 2004 with the Billboard number-one single “Goodies”. The album Goodies was released the fourth quarter of 2004 and first quarter of 2005. It produced three top two singles on the Billboard Hot 100, selling over 2.6 million in the U.S., and three million worldwide, and earned various awards and nominations.
Ciara’s second album, Ciara: The Evolution, was released in December 2006. It has spawned the hit singles “Get Up”, “Promise”, and “Like a Boy”. The album has sold nearly two million copies worldwide.
Ciara was born in Austin, Texas. She is the only child of Carlton and Jackie Harris. She grew up on army bases in Germany, New York, Utah, California, Arizona, and Nevada, since her father Carlton was in the United States Army. During her teens, Ciara and her family settled in Atlanta. Ciara said that watching Destiny’s Child perform on a television program while staying home from school inspired her to pursue a career in music. Then, Ciara joined a girl group called Hearsay and worked on her songwriting. The group recorded demos, but began to have differences. Eventually, she left the group, got a publishing deal, and found a “musical soulmate” when she met producer Jazze Pha. Ciara graduated from Riverdale High School in Riverdale, Georgia in 2003 and was signed by LaFace Records executive L.A. Reid with the help of Jazze Pha. She began production on her debut album. Ciara co-wrote a demo with songwriter Sean Garrett, who was co-writer of Usherâ??s international hit â??Yeah!â??.
Ciara on Film:
In May 2005, Ciara made her acting debut in the MTV Films coming-of-age film All You’ve Got, as Becca Watley, the queen bee of a high school volleyball team; the Little Madonnas. The film was released on DVD May 23, 2006.
Ciara is starring with Patti LaBelle in the upcoming film Mama, I Want to Sing!, which is based on the off-Broadway musical. Ciara is playing a preacher’s daughter in the church choir who becomes a pop star. The movie is currently shooting in Louisiana and due in theaters in February 2008.
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