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Tori Alamaze 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. She got her break when somebody offered her a recording contract. She worked on her debut album, and appeared in opening acts for the Black Eyed Peas.

Her first single, “Don’t Cha” (2004), was written and produced by Cee-Lo Green. It wasn’t very successful, only peaking at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart [1]. Alamaze complained that the label never shot a music video for her single, nor did she receive any real marketing. According to rumors in the industry, Alamaze’s version of “Don’t Cha” was intended as the ‘next big thing’ for the label, but Universal Records decided the single wasn’t working. The label dropped Alamaze, and the track was re-recorded by The Pussycat Dolls including a rap from Busta Rhymes. The new version climbed to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

She also recorded another song “Control” that was re-recorded with vocals by Amerie.
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  • squid90

    lol Cee-Lo wrote and produced it. He had every right to give that song to another singer/group. I read that Paris Hilton and the Sugababes rejected it.

    February 2012

  • substancep

    Her version's better.

    December 2010

  • flycasual

    Always thought her version sounded like an old Prince song. Shame.

    February 2010

  • Murdergram

    Cee-Lo originally gave Dont Cha to Tori Alamaze, but $$$ later made him give it to the Pussycrap Dolls [2]

    November 2009

  • JJMCSPooh

    I even remember hearing it on the radio a year before PCD became mainstream. Tori got gypped.

    July 2009

  • hipslikehell

    i agree with everyone. hers is better than PCD, definitely!

    August 2007

  • JJMCSPooh

    I agree with SexyRevealed, Tori's is way better

    May 2007

  • SexyRevealed

    http://www.allhiphop.com/Alternatives/?ID=178

    December 2006
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