Cheri Dennis
 | This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources. (September 2010) |
Cheri Dennis | |
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| Birth name | Cheri Dennis |
| Born | August 23, 1978 |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Bad Boy/Atlantic |
Cheri Dennis (born August 23, 1978), is an American R&B singer from Cleveland, Ohio.
Early life
Cheri Dennis was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio and was initially a member of a group named Spoiled. When the group broke up, Dennis left Shaker Heights and moved to New York where she began her recording career.
Career
Dennis first appeared on the Mase tracks "No Matter What", "All I Ever Wanted" and "If You Want to Party" from his album Double Up (1999), after running into Diddy during a party in New York. After appearing briefly on Puff Daddy's Forever album ("Is This the End? (Pt. 2)") also in 1999, in 2001 she reappeared signed to Bad Boy Entertainment with her first solo track "So Complete" from the P. Diddy and The Bad Boy Family album "The Saga Continues...". Afterwards she was heard on several mixtapes, before finally releasing her first single, the Ryan Leslie produced track "I Love You", in fall 2005. The music video was filmed in March 2006 before premiering on BET's 106 & Park on May 1. "I Love You" peaked at #38 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Dennis' second single "Portrait of Love" peaked at #55 before her debut album In and Out of Love finally released in February 2008, debuting at #74 on the Billboard 200. Her song "Ooh La La" was originally used as an opener for Making The Band 3, which suggested that the final band recorded the song. The girls often referred to the song in competitions.
She now goes by Cheri Coke[1] and has collaborated with MeLo-X on "The Garden of Eden", a song that will appear on Dennis' upcoming project, X/Coke.
Discography
Albums
| Information |
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| In and Out of Love[2] |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart position | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B/Hip-Hop | Hot Adult R&B | |||
| 2004 | "Freak" (feat. Babs) | — | — | In and Out of Love |
| 2006 | "I Love You" (feat. Jim Jones & Yung Joc) | 38 | — | |
| 2007 | "Portrait of Love" (feat. Yung Joc & Gorilla Zoe) | 55 | 22 | |
| 2008 | "Pretend" (feat. Maino) | 116 | — | |
| "Ooh Ooh" [5]1 | 115 | — | ||
- 1 "Ooh Ooh" appeared on the charts due to high download sales.
Guest appearances
| Year | Artist | Album | Title (s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mase | Double Up | "If You Want To Party", "All I Ever Wanted", "No Matter What" | |
| Puff Daddy | Forever | "Is This The End (Pt. 2)" | ||
| 2001 | Faith Evans | Faithfully | "Faithful (Interlude)" | Co-writer |
| P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family | The Saga Continues... | "Incomplete (Interlude)", "So Complete", "Back For Good Now" | ||
| Olivia | Olivia | "Look Around" | Co-writer | |
| 2005 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Duets: The Final Chapter | "Living The Life", "Spit Your Game" | |
| Black Rob | The Black Rob Report | "B.R." | ||
| 2006 | Danity Kane | Danity Kane | "Back Up" | Co-Writer, Originally recorded by Cheri Dennis |
| Yung Joc | New Joc City | "Flip Flop | ||
| Diddy | Press Play | Outro to "Diddy Rock" | ||
| 2010 | Machine Gun Kelly | Lace Up! | "Been Through It All" |
References
External links
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| National | |
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American singers
- 21st-century American singers
- African-American female singer-songwriters
- American dance musicians
- American female singer-songwriters
- American hip hop singers
- American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
- American soul singers
- Atlantic Records artists
- Bad Boy Records artists
- People from Shaker Heights, Ohio
- Singers from Ohio