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Stone was born in [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], [[South Carolina]], where she began singing [[gospel music]] at First Nazareth Baptist Church, under the leadership of Reverend Blakely N. Scott.
Stone was born in [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], [[South Carolina]], where she began singing [[gospel music]] at First Nazareth Baptist Church, under the leadership of Reverend Blakely N. Scott.


She has a daughter and son. Her daughter Diamond (born 1984) is from her marriage to Rodney Stone (also known as Lil' Rodney C!, from the [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Funky Four Plus One]]). Diamond contributed background vocals to her 2007 song "Baby". Diamond <ref>Angie Stone Interview on [[Michael Baisden]] Radio show</ref> and gave birth to Stone's grandson in 2008. During the 1990s Stone dated [[neo soul]] singer [[D'Angelo]]. Their son Michael was born in 1998. Stone lives in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] with Michael and fiancé Ashanti Graves, an airline auditor who has two children of his own.<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/13/angie_stone_planning_to_wed_in_the_baham Angie Stone Planning To Wed In The Bahamas]</ref>
She has a daughter and son. Her daughter Diamond (born 1984) is from her marriage to Rodney Stone (also known as Lil' Rodney C!, from the [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Funky Four Plus One]]). Diamond contributed background vocals to her 2007 song "Baby". Diamond <ref>Angie Stone Interview on [[Michael Baisden]] Radio show</ref> and gave birth to Stone's grandson in 2008; and another grandbaby in July 2012 <ref>http://www.amalgamationmag.com/website/interviews/angie-stone-doing-what-shes-gotta-do </ref>. During the 1990s Stone dated [[neo soul]] singer [[D'Angelo]]. Their son Michael was born in 1998. Stone lives in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] with Michael and fiancé Ashanti Graves, an airline auditor who has two children of his own.<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/13/angie_stone_planning_to_wed_in_the_baham Angie Stone Planning To Wed In The Bahamas]</ref> <ref>http://gospelconnoisseur.com/wordpress/angie-stone-50th-birthday-surprise Ashanti Graves Throws Angie Stone 5oth Birthday Party</ref>


==Musical career==
==Musical career==

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Angie Stone
Angie Stone at Berns, Stockholm 2010
Angie Stone at Berns, Stockholm 2010
Background information
Birth nameAngela Laverne Brown
Born (1961-12-19) December 19, 1961 (age 62)
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
GenresR&B, soul, neo soul
Occupation(s)singer-songwriter, record producer, actress
Instrument(s)Singing, keyboards
Years active1979–present
LabelsArista, J, Stax
Websitewww.angiestoneonline.net
Angie Stone performing live at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on July 11, 2008

Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown; December 19, 1961) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. She has been most successful on the R&B charts, with four Top 10 albums, including a number one album, and ten singles, including a Top 10. She has sold over 1.4 millions albums in the U.S. and over 5 millions albums worldwide.

Personal life

Stone was born in Columbia, South Carolina, where she began singing gospel music at First Nazareth Baptist Church, under the leadership of Reverend Blakely N. Scott.

She has a daughter and son. Her daughter Diamond (born 1984) is from her marriage to Rodney Stone (also known as Lil' Rodney C!, from the hip hop group Funky Four Plus One). Diamond contributed background vocals to her 2007 song "Baby". Diamond [1] and gave birth to Stone's grandson in 2008; and another grandbaby in July 2012 [2]. During the 1990s Stone dated neo soul singer D'Angelo. Their son Michael was born in 1998. Stone lives in Atlanta, Georgia with Michael and fiancé Ashanti Graves, an airline auditor who has two children of his own.[3] [4]

Musical career

In the early 1980s, Stone (then known as Angie B.) was a member of The Sequence, a female hip hop/funk trio consisting of Cheryl The Pearl and Blondie. They were the second rap group signed to the Sugar Hill Record Label after auditioning for Sylvia Robinson backstage at a Sugar Hill Gang concert in South Carolina. They had a hit in 1980 with "Funk You Up", which reached number fifteen on the U.S. Top Black Singles chart, and a minor hit with "Monster Jam" featuring rapper Spoonie Gee. The Sequence enjoyed a series of rap hits as the first female rap group during the early years of Hip Hop. Such hits as "Funky Sound (Tear The Roof Off)" kept The Sequence touring with many of the Soul Bands of the day. She then worked with Mantronix, before singing background on Lenny Kravitz's fifth studio album, 5. The Sequence faded into obscurity as Hip Hop changed from its original party sound to a more gritty street art form.

Stone emerged during the 1990s as part of the R&B trio Vertical Hold which released the popular single "Seems You're Much Too Busy" as well as two albums: A Matter of Time (1993) and Head First (1995).

In 1996, she teamed up with Gerry DeVeaux (Lenny Kravitz's cousin) and together with Charlie Mole they formed Devox. They recorded one album, Devox Featuring Angie B. Stone. Released in Japan by Toshiba EMI and selected cuts featured on Gerry DeVeaux's Front Of The line via the UK Expansion Records, which also included Stone-penned material.

Stone shared songwriting credits on D'Angelo's first two studio albums, Brown Sugar (1995) and Voodoo (2000), as well as providing backing vocals on tour with him.

Her solo debut album, Black Diamond, was released on September 28, 1999 on Arista Records; the album would eventually be certified gold by the RIAA. She has since also released, on Clive Davis' J Records, Mahogany Soul on October 16, 2001 (which also went gold), and Stone Love on July 6, 2004.

Much of Stone's solo material has significant soul influences and features notable samples. For example, her first solo single, "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" samples Gladys Knight & the Pips' 1972 song "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)", while "Wish I Didn't Miss You" samples The O'Jays' 1972 song "Back Stabbers".

Stone sings the theme song for the UPN/The CW's sitcom Girlfriends.

During an interview to BBC 1Xtra on August 27, 2006, Stone announced that she had signed to the reworked Stax Records. Her fourth studio album |- The Art of Love & War was released on October 15, 2007. The lead single is "Baby" and features Betty Wright. Its music video features cameo appearances by comedian Mike Epps and America's Next Top Model, Cycle 3 winner Eva Pigford. The song was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Angie released her fifth studio album titled "Unexpected" in the UK on February 8, 2010 on Stax Records. Speaking to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul in January 2010, she explained her ideas behind 'Unexpected': "Being as I've delivered four decent albums already, I felt it was safe to switch up and do something different this time. And musically overall I just wanted to have FUN! I wanted to do something that embodied a jam kinda feel, so that we could have some fun in concert and show people everything doesn't always have to be so serious."[5]

Tours

Stone recently finished a stand-up theatre play tour entitled Issues: We've Got Them All in which she had a leading role. She appeared on the VH1's reality television series Celebrity Fit Club for the fourth season, which began on August 6, 2006. While on the show, Stone lost eighteen pounds, the second lowest loss in the history of the show.

Stone has had various Summer Festival dates lined up across America and also three headlining American shows in June and another two in the Netherlands in August.

Stone toured with Sisters in the Spirit in 2007; toured in Europe in May/June 2008; toured on various Summer Festivals in the U.S. in summer 2008 (including three headlining June shows); and two in the Netherlands in August 2008.

Angie Stone appeared at London's Indigo2 (at The O2) on 23 July 2012.

Discography

Main article: Angie Stone discography
Studio Albums

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role
2002 The Hot Chick Madame Mambuza
2003 The Fighting Temptations Alma
2008 Caught on Tape Diane
2009 Pastor Brown Rick Fredericks
2010 School Gyrls Headmaster Jones
2011 Dreams
2012 The Wonder Girls Betty

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Moesha Herself "D-Money Loses His Patience" (season 5, episode 22)
2002 Girlfriends Darla Mason "Blinded by the Lights" (season 3, episode 51)
2004 One on One Herself "It's a Mad, Mad Hip Hop World" (season 3, episode 92)
2008 Lincoln Heights Octavia "Prom Night" (season 3, episode 9)
"The Ground Beneath Our Feet" (season 3, episode 10)

Theatre

Year Title Role
2003 Chicago Big Mama Morton

Awards and nominations

Wins

Nominations

References

  1. ^ Angie Stone Interview on Michael Baisden Radio show
  2. ^ http://www.amalgamationmag.com/website/interviews/angie-stone-doing-what-shes-gotta-do
  3. ^ Angie Stone Planning To Wed In The Bahamas
  4. ^ http://gospelconnoisseur.com/wordpress/angie-stone-50th-birthday-surprise Ashanti Graves Throws Angie Stone 5oth Birthday Party
  5. ^ Angie Stone interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2010
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