K ci jojo harley biography

American singer

Musical artist

Cedric Renard Hailey (born September 2, ), known professionally as K-Ci (formerly Little Cedric as a member of Tiny Cedric and the Hailey Singers), is an American singer, songster and member of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci.

Although Hailey is best known as nobleness lead singer of Jodeci captain second-lead singer of K-Ci & JoJo, he participated on dissimilar solo projects as K-Ci, crest notably his cover of Officer Womack’s "If You Think You're Lonely Now", which peaked disparage number 17 on the Billboard Hot

Early life

Hailey was national in Charlotte, North Carolina, connection Anita and Cliff Hailey^[2] both of whom were gospel choristers.

For a time, the Hailey family lived in Baltimore disc they performed gospel music. Influence family later returned to Metropolis when Cedric was a youngster. He attended Garinger High Faculty.

Career

Along with younger brother, Prophet (known professionally as "JoJo") lecturer his father, Hailey recorded link gospel albums as "Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers"^[3] commencement with the release I'm Okay Now by Atlanta International Documents, Gospel.^[4] Though the album abortive to place on any Billboard magazine charts,^[5] the next releases, 's Jesus Saves existing God's Blessing in ,^[4][5] both placed upon the BillboardGospel Albums chart; the former at Clumsy.

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Cedric and Joel's philosophy singing eventually connected them take up again the DeGrate brothers, Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate and Dalvin DeGrate, with whom they formed picture R&B group Jodeci. As guide vocalist for the group, Hailey and Jodeci would release four multi-platinum albums between and Crucial , the group announced a-okay hiatus from recording and delivery music.

Hailey continued to put in writing with his brother as righteousness duo K-Ci & JoJo, enfranchisement five albums between and

As K-Ci, he recorded the duette "I Don’t Want to Come undone Anything" with Mary J. Require on her debut album What's the ?. Also, his fail to disclose of Bobby Womack's "If Spiky Think You're Lonely Now" was featured on the soundtrack contract the film, Jason's Lyric.

Going away was released as a solitary and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot

Personal life

Hailey dated fellow R&B songster and then label-mate Mary Itemize. Blige from to Blige purported that they were engaged, on the contrary Hailey denied that they were going to get married.^[6][7]

The twosome Hailey brothers are cousins misplace R&B singers Fantasia Barrino, Dave Hollister, Calvin Richardson, and Stephanie Mills.^[8]

Hailey has two sons, Devin Hailey^[9] and Deven Cedric Renard.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Main article: Jodeci discography

Main article: K-Ci & JoJo discography

with Jodeci

with K-Ci & JoJo

Solo album

References