Dawn Richard

At 41 years old, Dawn Richard has this physical status:

Dawn Angeliqué Richard (born August 5, 1983) is an American singer, actress, singer, dancer, model, and animator.

Richard began her career after being invited to Making the Band 3 in 2004.

Richard spent time as a member of American girl band Danity Kane from 2005 to 2009 and reformed the group with 3 of the original 5 members in late 2013.

Richard joined the duo Dirty Money, alongside fellow singer-songwriter Kalenna Harper, and label boss Sean "Diddy" Combs in 2009 to create Diddy – Dirty Money.

Richard began a career as a solo artist with the group's highly successful album Last Train to Paris, as well as two additional mixtapes before disbanding in 2012.

Our Dawn Entertainment's debut album Goldenheart was released on January 15, 2013; music critics lauded it.

Richard's sophomore album Blackheart debuted at number two on Billboard's Dance/Electronic charts in 2015.

REDEMPTION, Richard's last work to her album trilogy, was on November 18, 2016.

Early life

Richard is of Louisiana Creole and Haitian descent, and he was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has one brother. Following Hurricane Katrina, she and her family migrated to Baltimore, Maryland. Music has played a key role in her life from the start of childhood. Frank Richard, the lead singer and percussionist of the renowned funk/soul band Chocolate Milk, is her father. Richard spent much of her childhood learning her choreography and singing skills, but she now works at a Baltimore, Maryland school.

Richard began performing with "Realiti," a local New Orleans company. Richard was soon signed under the name "Dawn Angelique" by Octarve Anderson, Jr. and his Atlanta independent record label, Yeah!, after being discovered as a solo artist by Kemic A. Smothers at a live performance at Tipitina's Uptown in New Orleans. Brotherhood is a student at the University of On this website, there is a Brother. Richard and Yeah! Recording in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New Orleans. "So What" was co-produced by Ne-Yo, and brother, as well as platinum production team The NexMen, Rochad Holiday, and Curtis "Sauce" Wilson produced a studio solo album called Been a While.

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Scratch Entertainment, headed by Kemic A. Smothers, Esq., and Brother Records and its New Orleans management firm, Scratch Entertainment, decided during talks with Sean "Diddy" Combs of Bad Boy Records, that the album will be released shortly while arranging a prompt release from her exclusive recording deal with Yeah! Brother Records. Despite the fact that it had no launches and did not chart, the studio album Been a While was still good enough to land her as the opening act for Anthony Hamilton in Tallahassee, Florida. While attending the University of New Orleans, she concentrated on touring and live performances, dance, and becoming a New Orleans Hornet cheerleader.

Personal life

Richard has been vegan since 2013. She appeared naked for one PETA ad campaign promoting the lifestyle and then appeared in another protest against the use of leather.

On the second season of Making the Band 4, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie J. Klang were included. The two groups were seen on the show, performing and living together, as well as the band's friendships. Richard's friendship with Qwanell Mosley, 26, grew, and the two characters' unions developed into a serious friendship. After a five-year marriage, the two fell apart. In a radio interview with Sway in the Morning, Richard said it was Mosley's infidelity that broke them up.

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Career

Richard's "big break" came in 2005 when she auditioned for MTV's Making the Band 3 in Orlando, where she was selected to compete for a spot in Combs' future girls team. Yeah! negotiated her release from her job. Brother Records: She began her career by registering with Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment, which she has since expanded her career. Aubrey O'Day, Aundrea Fimbres, Wanita Woodgett (now known as "D. Woods"), and Shannon Bex are among the contestants who secured herself a spot.

Danity Kane was the newly formed group. One of Richard's drawings gave the name. Richard drew a female superhero who captured Combs' attention while Danity Kane was in the studio. When asked what the character's name was, she replied, "Danity Kane." This represented the girls of Making the Band 3. He then decided that it should be the group's name. The name and tale were first revealed during Danity Kane's Total Request Live appearance on June 14, 2006.

Richard has also remixed a song called "Fast Car" by London-based artist Cherri V. On Cherri V's MySpace page, the song has since become one of the most listened to songs.

"Phase" was leaked on the internet early in 2008, starring Lil Wayne. Despite being marketed as a Danity Kane song, Richard's voice was included on the album, fueling rumors that it was a solo performance. Two new songs were released onto the internet in July 2008, one called "Rush Love" which featured Flo Rida and another called "Strobe Light," written by Mary Brown and produced by Chad Beatz (Tastemaker Music). If this was part of a solo mission, it's now uncertain.

Richard was working on an unidentified comic book during an MTV News break, according to MTV News' MTV News break. Richard also stated in an interview that she would debut a soundtrack for the Danity Kane comic book, which will be published in March 2009. "Falls Away" will be included in the leaked track list.

Richard confirmed to MTV News on January 27, 2009, that Danity Kane had completely broken up. She said in the same interview that she still considers herself a member of Danity Kane (along with Aundrea Fimbres) and that she had hoped that each girl would be able to serve as a team again.

Combs and Bex had both been released O'Day and Woods from their contracts, and Fimbres would be releasing Fimbres as well. Richard told Richard that she will stay on the label and that if any future plans for a new Danity Kane were to be approved, she would be the only returning member. However, Combs announced that all five original members would return if he decides to reunite the team on April 23, 2009.

Richard began writing for artist Cassie and Combs himself in 2009. Richard was featured in a commercial for the opposition to California's Prop 8. Richard became a member of the Diddy-Dirty Money group, which also includes Combs and singer-songwriter Kalenna Harper. "Money" was featured in Keri Hilson's film "The Way You Love Me." With the Dirty Money album, she was the first member of Danity Kane to have released professional music under a major label following their break.

Richard started adding the finishing touches to her mixtape, The Prelude to A Tell Tale Heart. Richard released a few songs before the full mix-tape was released, including "Me Myself & Y," which she released as a promotional single on globalgrind.com. Others include "These Tears," a heavy ballad, and "Let Love In," another ballad with heavy vocal harmonies. On her official website, The Prelude to A Tell Tale Heart (alternate name: #ATellTaleHeart) was revealed on February 7, 2011. It features 15 songs. Because Dawn Richard's debut studio album A-Tell Tale Heart, which she has been working on for three years, it was dubbed "the precursor to..." On a few tracks for that collection, she collaborated with Trendsetter (the producer).

A buzz track titled "Stuck on Mad" was unveiled to the public on June 19, 2011. After a release of a remix of Frank Ocean's "Novacane," a remix was followed by a tweet. The remix, which was co-written by songwriter Intyce, debuted on June 21, 2011 and saw over 5,000 downloads in a matter of hours.

Dawn unveiled the visual for her first commercial single "SMFU (Save Me From U)" on 106 & Park in January 2012. "Fly, Change," and Black Lipstick" followed, which became popular. "Bombs" was her first single and she quickly followed it with a hit single. The video has been compared to Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)" and Nicki Minaj's "Massive Struggle." The video shows a strong choreography in a desert. "Automatic," Richard's newest official single from Armor On, was released after the success of "Bombs," the EP's new urban track. The video was released on June 18 and premiered on 106 & Park. In July 2012, the following music video was shot. Richard also posted three video trailers on YouTube for her singles "Faith" and "Wild N'Young," which were combined into a single music video on August 29, 2012, as Armor On's final release.

Richard revealed that her major solo debut project, Goldenheart, BlackHeart, and RedemptionHeart would be a trilogy of albums. GoldenHeart was scheduled to be announced on October 16, 2012. On October 31, 2011, "SMFU (Save Me From U)" was revealed on the internet and will be included on the first album. On January 5, 2012, 106 & Park premiered the video. Druski is the project's lead designer.

Richard is going for a progressive R&B sound.

Richard introduced the set-up for her album GoldenHeart on July 17, 2012, with a track titled "Pretty Wicked Things" in honor of her one million Twitter followers. "It's the tale of the beautiful things in life that are destroyed by the wicked," Richard continued. Armor On collaborator Druski wrote it and co-wrote it, and it's now available on iTunes.

Goldenheart was first available in stores and online retailers on January 15, 2013. Richard, who had intended to be published in October 2012, postponed his arrival after deciding to partner Altavoz Distribution, which would bring physical copies to retailers and extends market reach. "86," the album's lead single, was available as a digital download on September 26.

On January 15, 2013, Goldenheart was released in the United States. Richard released the album on her own because she felt that record labels were "taking a bit longer than we want." It debuted at number 137 on the Billboard 200, number 2 on the Top Heatseekers Albums, and at number ten on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. The album also ranked at the top of the iTunes Store's R&B chart, which prompted the music store to f.y.e. Its physical CD will be released preemptively.

Goldenheart was lauded by music critics who named him as one of the best new acts in pop and R&B.

Richard was supposed to debut the second part of her album trilogy, BlackHeart, in October 2013, but she announced that the album would not be released until the Danity Kane project. The unreleased music video for "Riot/Northern Lights" leaked on New Year's Day of 2014 was leaked online. The video was originally shelved in May 2013 after Richard and producer Drew Scott parted ways. The video received praise as it continued where the "86" music video left off.

The four remaining members of Danity Kane announced that they were reuniting and returning on their own terms, without Diddy, during the 2013 MTV VMAs pre-show. D. Woods, a founding member of the original group, did not attend the reunion. "Lemonade," the group's first official reunion song, was released on the Internet by SoundCloud. The single was produced by Stereotypes and features rapper Tyga over a sampled from "Grindin'," a 2002 hit song by Clipse.

After performing several songs with Danity Kane, Fimbres revealed that she would be leaving the group at the end of their tour, and that O'Day, Bex, and Richard will continue as a trio on May 16, 2014.

A fight ensued on August 4, 2014, when Richard reportedly punched O'Day in a Los Angeles recording studio. O'Day and Bex revealed in a public statement that the group's second disbandment had occurred days of rumors. Despite the group's breakup, DK3, their third album, was announced on October 27, 2014.

Richard debuted the music video for her lead single "Blow" to Vevo on October 29, 2014, two days after DK3's debut. She also revealed the new release date for her second album Blackheart, which was revealed on the video. "I was able to create something we are proud of with the support of my long-time creative/business partner, Kyle Cabrol," Dawn said. "This project is very special to me." We decided to rewrite the word 'independence' and really push the boundaries of what could be achieved. We are just two people, but we do not operate as a corporation that does not have an entire workforce. Both of us are ecstatic to share this art with the hearts."

Richard premiered "Dance," the first single from The Red Era on September 28, 2015. "I wanted to create a vibrant atmosphere, and finding solace," she said of the single. On October 5, 2015, Blackheart's "Billie Jean" premiered, mingling.

Local Action, a UK company, released "Not Above That" on January 29, 2016. Dawn began her Redemption Live show tour in 2016 and gave her the first-ever YouTube live 360 performance on March 12, 2016.

Richard made a cameo appearance on Season 2 of Rosewood with Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle Dennis on August 10, 2016.

Joyce, the lead role in Jean-Claude Lamarre's 2017 film Kinky, starring Robert Ri'chard, Gary Dourdan, and Vivica A. Fox is a cable television show.

Richard's fourth album, Redemption, was available on NPR exclusively on November 10, 2016 a week before its launch. On November 18, 2016, the album was officially released.

Richard appeared on "Cool Your Heart," a Dirty Projectors' self-titled album that was released on February 21, 2017.

Richard released New Breed, her 5th solo album on January 25, 2019. Richard joined the cast of the Indie thriller Issac alongside Dove Cameron and RJ Mitte in September 2020, according to Deadline Hollywood.

Richard released her sixth solo album, Second Line: An Electro Revival, on April 30, 2021. The album has received generally favorable feedback. In Paste Max Freedman's book, Mark Richardson said that the album "maybe her best," and that "Richard largely makes up for her retreading with some of her sharpest hooks to date."

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