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Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated R&B singer and actress from Trinidad and Tobago.

Headley began playing the music of her native country at a young age, including calypso, reggae and soca. She moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the United States at the age of fifteen when her father was offered a job as pastor of McKee Street Church of God (in Anderson, Indiana).

After graduating from Northrop High School, Headley attended Northwestern University to study communications and musical theatre. In 1997, she played Nala in The Lion King, 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 1999.

Headley released her debut album, This Is Who I Am, 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 and earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Headley was also nominated for Best New Artist.

On September 6, 2003, Headley married Brian Musso, formerly of the New York Jets. Her second album, In My Mind, was delayed due to the various executive shake-ups associated with RCA parent BMG’s merger with Sony, and Headley joked that it should have been called Caught Up instead. Under BMG North America chairman/CEO Clive Davis for the first time, Headley released the album in January 2006.

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6	Always Been Your Girl full track	65
7	Me Time	56
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10	Elaborate Lives full track	45
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Musiq_is_n_Me wrote:
last month

Heather Headley! Strong Voice, Witty Lyrics, and TRUE LOVE ON THE MIC!! Comeback to Neo-Soul. I still love H.E.R!!!

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bubsit07 wrote:
December 2009

girl you make it do what it do...love you

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MrFatTwo wrote:
December 2009

Love You!!

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moenki wrote:
November 2009

Was für eine Stimme. Sie geht unter die Haut und berührt dich. Mädel, du hast mehr vedient. Wünsche mir mehr von dir.

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Paradesu wrote:
October 2009

Her voice is so beautiful, and her songs are gorgeus ♥

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jeffreeh wrote:
August 2009

Four Words From A Heartbreak <3

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XavierViolet9 wrote:
April 2009

She's amazing! Very underrated!

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lizhao0601 wrote:
April 2009

非常的喜欢啊！！！

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Misakiwind wrote:
February 2009

Love the new album <3

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Gawika wrote:
January 2009

The new gospel album is perfect.

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mctali wrote:
January 2009

adore her

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Gawika wrote:
January 2009

I love her voice. "In my mind" is one of my favourite:)

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dramaofexile wrote:
December 2008

I Wish I Wasn't is a classic. I love that song with every ounce in my body. I also love the This Is Who I Am album.

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tedsimington wrote:
November 2008

you got to buy this CD!

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iloveitthisway wrote:
November 2008

Shes sooo talented.

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adomay wrote:
September 2008

Join the Danja group!

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Rydlyms wrote:
August 2008

Good question JNellz, very good question. It seems everyone with the most talent are the least noticed.

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JNellz wrote:
August 2008

Why is she so slept on?!

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Ataiath wrote:
August 2008

I absolutely love Heather as a singer, especially on the Broadway cast recordings of 'The Lion King' and 'Aida', but I can't help but admit that her albums are a bit boring. With her amazing talent and such a deep, versatile voice, she could do so much more than the generic r'n'b pop that her albums, excluding some great songs, represent. I wish she'd record more songs like 'Change' or 'If It Wasn't for Your Love'...

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soprano9065 wrote:
May 2008

I have a huge favor to ask...does anyone know where I could find either sheet music or an instrumental track for If It Wasn't For Your Love? Thank you so much :)

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