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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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1	I Wish I Wasn't full track	384
2	In My Mind	133
3	Why Should I Cry full track	73
4	If It Wasn't for Your Love full track	65
5	Always Been Your Girl full track	58
6	Fallin' for You full track	49
6	Four Words From a Heartbreak full track	49
8	Me Time	48
9	Sunday full track	44
10	Change	40
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12	Easy as Life full track	39
13	Am I Worth It	37
14	Losing You	36
15	I Didn't Mean To	35

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Paradesu wrote:
last month

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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Di-chy wrote:
February 2008

If It Wasn't for Your Love is an excellent song and I love it too! Another recording of the song, by one of the songwriters Gordon Chambers, is similarly awesome.

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soprano9065 wrote:
January 2008

(don't know why that cut off) ...it. Thank you, Heather. :)

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soprano9065 wrote:
January 2008

I just found Heather's first album in my collection...I hadn't listened to it that much in the past, but now that I'm listening to it again, I think I am hooked! Such a beautiful voice...and no other song in the world touches me the way If It Wasn't For Your Love does. There are very few other songs that I can say completely express my deepest emotions of gratitude for my life and the people in

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Alex_Stone91 wrote:
January 2008

Sista girl is cool!

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