Malaika (singer)
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This article is about an African American singer. For the South African musical group, see Malaika (group).
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Malaika LeRae Sallard |
| Also known as | Malaika Sallard Johnson |
| Born | January 2, 1972 |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Pop/dance, R&B/soul |
| Occupations | singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1991-96 |
| Labels | A&M Records (1992-93) Vestry Records (1995) |
| Associated acts | CeCe Peniston |
| Website | Malaika |
Malaika (born Malaika LeRae Sallard, January 2, 1972, in Seattle, Washington) also known under name Malaika Sallard Johnson, is a female African American dance singer from Seattle, Washington. During her short lived music career she recorded only one album entitled Sugar Time, which managed two Top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including her number #1 single, "Gotta Know (Your Name)" in 1993.[1]
Her persona is tied with another A&M recording artist, CeCe Peniston, who took her own chances by performing backup vocals on the Overweight Pooch's album record Female Preacher in 1991, originally intended for Malaika.[2]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title |
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| 1993 | Sugar Time
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| CAN Dance[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | U.S. Dance[5] | U.S. Maxi | U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6] | U.S. Hot 100 Airplay | U.S. Hot 100 | |||
| 1992 | "So Much Love" | 6 | — | 5 | 27 | — | — | 55 | 102 | Sugar Time |
| 1993 | "Gotta Know (Your Name)" | — | 68 | 1 | 17 | 48 | 68 | 74 | 120 | |
| 1995 | "Break It Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||||||||
[edit] Other contributions
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1992 | "You Win, I Win, We Lose" (on Finally by CeCe Peniston) | background vocal |
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- Mononymous persons
