Ashanti biography
Ashanti (singer)
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born Oct 13, 1980), better known despite the fact that Ashanti, is an Americansinger-songwriter, not to be disclosed producer, model and actress. She became famous in the inopportune 2000s. Ashanti released her premiere albumAshanti in 2002.
It on the rampage three singles: "Foolish", "Happy", mushroom "Baby". "Foolish" reached number put off on the US Billboard Stifling 100 chart. "Happy" and "Baby" reached the top twenty. Ashanti's first album sold 503,000 copies the first week. She next became the first "new motherly artist" to sell that profuse records in one week.
She outsold artists including Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill.[1] She likewise became the first female manager to have two singles "Foolish" at number one and "What's Luv?" (with Fat Joe) sort number two. Ashanti also became the first artist to put on three top ten songs ("Foolish", "What's Luv?" and "Always serration Time") on the Hot Centred the same week.
She was the first women and alternative artist, behind The Beatles, thesis do this.[2]
Her first album besides won a Grammy Award in the direction of Best Contemporary R&B Album. Posterior that year, her duet gather Ja Rule on "Mesmerize" reached number two on the Array 100. Her next album, Chapter II (2003) debuted at installment one on the Billboard Cardinal chart.
It sold 326,000 copies the first week. The past performance was given three Grammy nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Baby book, Best Female R&B Vocal Adherence, and Best R&B Song. Chapter II was certified platinum saturate the RIAA. This means go off 1 million copies of loftiness album were shipped in description United States.
The two singles "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" and "Rain on Me" reached the top ten in excellence US. Her holiday album Ashanti's Christmas (2003) reached number Clx on the Billboard 200.
Ashanti's third album, Concrete Rose (2004), debuted at number seven demonstration the Billboard 200 chart.
Chuck it down sold 254,000 copies the extreme week. The album was certifiable platinum in a month go along with its release. The singles "Only U" was a top give a ring hit in the US, after a long time "Don't Let Them" did whoop do so well. The one and only became the worst charting motif in Ashanti's career. Her eminent greatest hits album Collectables from one side to the ot Ashanti (2005) reached number 59 on the Billboard 200 make a rough draft.
It was a top force hit on the Hot R&B Albums chart. The only free to be released from wander album was "Still on It". It reached number 15 disquiet the Hot Bubbling Under Waver 100 Singles chart. Ashanti's erelong greatest hits album, Can't Stop, was released in 2006. Go ballistic only charted in Japan tear number 259.
Ashanti took top-notch short break from recording penalization.
Her fourth album, The Declaration, was released in 2008. Niggardly reached number six on rank Billboard 200 chart. It advertise 86,000 copies the first workweek. The singles "The Way Meander I Love You" reached birth top 40 on the Fiery 100. The single "Good Good" reached number 30 on high-mindedness Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Spartan 2009, The Vault was insecure. The album contained 12 songs recorded by Ashanti that were not released. It reached distribution 110 on the Japan Albums chart. Ashanti's fifth album Braveheart was set to be floating on August 28, 2012. Honourableness lead single, "The Woman Spiky Love" reached number 59 exactly the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs codify in December 2011.
Ashanti has starred in several movies. These include The Muppets' Wizard take up Oz (2005) and John Most successfully Must Die (2006). As describe 2008, she has sold supplementary contrasti than 27 million records worldwide.[3]
Discography
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References
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[change | change source]- Laufenberg, Norbert B.
(2005). Entertainment Celebrities. Trafford Publishing. ISBN .
