Avant (singer)

Avant
Avant
Birth name	Myron Lavell Avant
Born	April 26, 1976 (age 48); Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	R&B
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Magic Johnson Music; MCA; Geffen (1999–2007); Capitol (2007–10); Verve Forecast; Universal (2010–11); MO-B Entertainment; Caroline (2012–present); Official website;

Myron Lavell Avant (born April 26, 1976), better known as Avant, is a multi platinum awarded American R&B singer and songwriter.

Career

Avant is best known for hits such as "Separated" (the remix featuring Kelly Rowland); "My First Love", one version of which 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,^[1] featuring production from the likes of The Pentagon; Mike City; Marshall Leathers; and Kajun.^[2] Avant cites R. Kelly as his biggest influence and inspiration. His eighth album The VIII was released on September 25, 2015.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications
Title	Album details	US ^[4]	US R&B ^[5]	Sales	Certifications
My Thoughts	Released: May 9, 2000 Label: MCA Formats: CD, Cassette	45	6	US: 1,100,000^[A]	RIAA: Platinum^[7]
Ecstasy	Released: March 26, 2002 Label: MCA Formats: CD, cassette	6	2	US: 713,000^[B]	RIAA: Gold^[7]
Private Room	Released: December 9, 2003 Label: Geffen Formats: CD, cassette	18	4		RIAA: Gold^[7]
Director	Released: April 25, 2006 Label: Geffen Formats: CD, cassette	4	1		RIAA: Gold^[7]
Avant	Released: December 9, 2008 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download	26	6	US: 162,000^[C]
The Letter	Released: December 21, 2010 Label: Verve Forecast Formats: CD, cassette	114	19
Face The Music	Released: February 5, 2013 Label: MO-B Entertainment, EMI Formats: CD, cassette	40	9	US: 77,000^[9]
The VIII	Released: September 25, 2015 Label: MO-B Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	95	8

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released as single and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	US ^[10]	US R&B ^[11]	UK ^[12]	UK R&B ^[13]	Album
"Separated"	2000	23	1	—	—	My Thoughts
"My First Love" (featuring Keke Wyatt)	2000	26	4	—	—	My Thoughts
"Makin' Good Love"	2002	27	7	—	—	Ecstasy
"Don't Say No, Just Say Yes"	2002	96	51	—	—	Ecstasy
"Read Your Mind"	2003	13	5	—	—	Private Room
"Don't Take Your Love Away"	2004	37	13	—	—	Private Room
"Can't Wait"	2004	—	55	—	—	Shark Tale
"You Know What" (featuring Lil Wayne)	2006	—	58	—	—	Director
"4 Minutes"		57	9	—	—
"Lie About Us" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)		—	—^[D]	76	9
"When It Hurts"	2008	91	15	—	—	Avant
"Break Ya Back"	2008	—	—	—	—	Avant
"Kiss Goodbye"	2010	—	60	—	—	The Letter
"Your Body is the Business"	2011	—	73	—	—	The Letter
"You & I" (featuring Keke Wyatt)	2012	—	1	—	—	Face The Music
"More"	2013	—	17	—	—	Face The Music
"Special"	2015	—	4	—	—	The VIII

Notes

^ United States sales figures for My Thoughts as of October 2009.^[6]
^ United States sales figures for Ecstasy as of November 2003.^[8]
^ United States sales figures for Avant as of October 2009.^[6]
^ "Lie About Us" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles.^[14]

Featured singles

2001: "Secret Lover" (The Isley Brothers featuring Avant)
2001: "Nothing in This World" (Keke Wyatt featuring Avant)
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)

References

^ "Avant MySpace announcement". Retrieved December 18, 2010.
^ Pete Lewis. "Avant: Getting down to the letter".
^ "The VIII". iTunes.
^ "Avant - Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
^ "Avant - Chart history: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Wood, Mikael (November 7, 2010). "R&B Singer Avant Delivers His 'Thoughts' on New Label". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database: Avant". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 27, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Avant Enters 'Private Room'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 10, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
^ "Avant - Chart history: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
^ "Avant - Chart history: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
^ "Artist Chart History – Avant FT Nicole Scherzinger". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40: 05-11-2006 - 11-11-2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
^ "Avant – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

External links

[7] United States sales figures for My Thoughts as of October 2009.^[6]

[10] United States sales figures for Ecstasy as of November 2003.^[8]

[11] United States sales figures for Avant as of October 2009.^[6]

[18] "Lie About Us" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles.^[14]

[1] "Avant MySpace announcement". Retrieved December 18, 2010.

[2] Pete Lewis. "Avant: Getting down to the letter".

[3] "The VIII". iTunes.

[US200-4] "Avant - Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 27, 2015.

[USR&BAlbums-5] "Avant - Chart history: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

[Wood-6] Wood, Mikael (November 7, 2010). "R&B Singer Avant Delivers His 'Thoughts' on New Label". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

[RIAA-8] "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database: Avant". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 27, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] "Avant Enters 'Private Room'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 10, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

[12] "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)

[Hot100-13] "Avant - Chart history: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

[USR&BSongs-14] "Avant - Chart history: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

[UK-15] "Artist Chart History – Avant FT Nicole Scherzinger". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

[16] "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40: 05-11-2006 - 11-11-2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

[17] "Avant – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

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