Avant

This article is about an American R&B singer/songwriter. For other subjects, see Avant (disambiguation).

Avant
Birth name	Myron Avant
Born	(1978-04-26) April 26, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	R&B
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Magic Johnson Music, MCA, Geffen (1999-2007), Capitol (2007–10), Verve Forecast, Universal (2010-2011), MO-B Entertainment, EMI (2012-present)
Website	http://www.avantmusic.net

Myron Avant (born April 26, 1978), better known as Avant is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is best known for hits such as "Separated" (the remix to which features Kelly Rowland), "My First Love," which one version features KeKe Wyatt, and "Read Your Mind" (remix featuring Snoop Dogg on the extended promo vinyl and released September 30, 2003). He was featured in the remix to the Lloyd Banks song "Karma" from the 2004 album The Hunger for More, and has had a cameo appearance in the 2004 feature film BarberShop 2: Back in Business.

His self-titled fifth album, Avant, was released on December 9, 2008. Avant is now signed to Verve Forecast and released his sixth studio album The Letter (formerly titled "Wake Up") on December 21, 2010, featuring production from the likes of The Pentagon; Mike City; Marshall Leathers; and Kajun. Avant cites R. Kelly as his biggest influence and inspiration.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		US	US R&B
2000	My Thoughts Released: May 9, 2000 Label: MCA Format: CD, cassette	45	6	US: Platinum
2002	Ecstasy Released: March 26, 2002 Label: MCA Format: CD, cassette, digital download	6	2	US: Gold
2003	Private Room Released: December 9, 2003 Label: Geffen Format: CD, cassette, digital download	18	4	US: Gold
2006	Director Released: April 25, 2006 Label: Geffen Format: CD, digital download	4	1
2008	Avant Released: December 9, 2008 Label: Capitol Format: CD, digital download	26	6
2010	The Letter Released: December 21, 2010 Label: Verve Forecast Format: CD, digital download	114	19
2013	Face The Music Released: February 5, 2013 Label: MO-B Entertainment, EMI Format: CD, digital download	40

Solo singles

Year		Chart Positions			Album
		US Hot 100	US R&B/Hip-Hop	U.S. R&B
2000	"Separated"	23	1	*	My Thoughts
	"My First Love" (featuring Keke Wyatt)	26	4	*
2002	"Makin' Good Love"	27	7	*	Ecstasy
	"Don't Say No, Just Say Yes"	96	51	*
2003	"Read Your Mind"	13	5	*	Private Room
2004	"Don't Take Your Love Away"	37	13	*
	"Can't Wait"	-	55	*	Shark Tale Soundtrack
2006	"You Know What" (featuring Lil Wayne)	-	58	*	Director
	"4 Minutes"	57	9	*
	"Lie About Us" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)	-	101	*
2008	"When It Hurts"	91	15	*	Avant
	"Break Ya Back"	-	-	*
2010	"Kiss Goodbye"	-	60	*	The Letter
2011	"Your Body is the Business"	-	73	*
2012	"You & I" (featuring Keke Wyatt)	-	33	15	Face The Music

Featured singles

• 2002: "Cleveland Is the City" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Avant)
• 2005: "Super Saucy" (Baby Bash featuring Avant)
• 2005: "Stickwitu" (Pussycat Dolls featuring Avant)
• 2005: "Karma" (Lloyd Banks featuring Avant)
• 2005: "Bedroom Boom" (Ying Yang Twins featuring Avant)
• 2006: "Claim My Place" (Diddy featuring Avant)
• 2007: "Phone Sex (Thats What's Up)" (Karma featuring Avant)
• 2010: "Skies Wide Open" (Brian Culbertson featuring Avant)

External links

• Official website
• Avant on Facebook
• Avant on Myspace
• Avant on Twitter
• Avant on Geffen Records
• Avant on Singersroom
• Avant 2011 audio interview at Soulinterviews.com