Cassie
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| Cassie | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Casandra Ventura | |
| Born | August 26, 1986 (age 20) | |
| Origin | New London, Connecticut, United States |
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| Genre(s) | R&B/Pop | |
| Years active | 2005–present | |
| Label(s) | NextSelection Bad Boy |
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| Website | LoveCassie.com | |
Casandra Ventura (born August 26, 1986 in New London, Connecticut), professionally known as Cassie, is an American R&B singer, model and actress. She is best known for her 2005 single "Me & U", which became a hit in 2006.[1]
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Biography
Ventura is the daughter of a Filipino father and an African American/West Indian/Mexican mother. She is known as a Fil-American West Mexican. While attending The Williams School, a preparatory school on the Connecticut College campus, Ventura began her career as a model at the age of fourteen, appearing in ads for Delia's, Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Seventeen. When she completed high school in 2004, she announced that she was going to pursue her career in modeling and music, foregoing college.[1][2]
In New York - where Ventura was modeling for Abercrombie and Fitch - she took classes at the Broadway Dance Center. Producer Ryan Leslie began spotting her at clubs and parties in late 2004, later saying he was charmed by her personality. She was finally introduced to him by Sean "Diddy" Combs' make-up artist, who had worked with Ventura on one of her modeling assignments.[2]
Shortly after being introduced to music producer Ryan Leslie, Ventura's mother supposedly asked Cassie to record a song for her as a birthday gift. Cassie approached Leslie, who wrote a duet for them called "Kiss Me". Leslie played the track for Tommy Mottola, who offered Ventura a management deal. Ventura inked a deal with Leslie's NextSelection label. Leslie also co-wrote and produced Cassie's first single, "Me & U", in 2005. By March 2006, Ventura had signed with Diddy's record label, Bad Boy Records.[2]
On its release, "Me & U" proved to be a massive hit - particularily in the US. It took the charts by storm, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100, number four on the Billboard Pop 100, and number one on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[2] Follow-up single "Long Way 2 Go" was far less successful in comparison, peaking at ninety-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. According to rumor mills like Allhiphop.com, Cassie was supposedly pregnant with her producer Ryan Leslie or Bad Boy Records founder Sean Combs, as potential fathers. Although Cassie seemingly laid the rumors to rest when she showed up at a Hot 97 model show with a flat tummy,the pregnancy rumors are still circulating on the web.
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||
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| U.S. 100 | U.S. R&B | UK | IRE | AUS | FRA | NZ | |||
| 2006 | "Me & U" | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | Cassie |
| "Long Way 2 Go" | 97 | - | 12 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 17 | ||
Nominations and awards
- NRJ Music Awards 2007 in "Révélation Internationale" (International Best New Artist)
Notes
- ^ a b Farber, Jim. Sounds of Summer, New York Daily News. August 1, 2006. NOW; Bullets & Bombs; page 34.
- ^ a b c d Singer of the week - Cassie - at askmen.com
External links
Studio albums: Cassie · The Return
Singles: "Me & U" · "Long Way 2 Go"
| Bad Boy Family |
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| R&B Artists |
| Faith Evans | 112 | Total | Carl Thomas | Cheri Dennis | Cassie | Danity Kane | B5 | Nelson | Shannon (Jones) | New Edition | Mario Winans | Tanya Blount | Jerome |
| Rap Artists |
| Diddy | The Notorious B.I.G. | Mase | G-Dep | Black Rob | Mark Curry | Shyne | Yung Joc | The Lox | Loon | Craig Mack | 8 Ball & MJG | Aasim | Ness | Da Band | Boyz N Da Hood | Big Gee | Los | Chopper Young City |
| Other Artists |
| Akwid | Dream | Christian Daniel | Jordan McCoy | Elephant Man | Fuzzbubble |
| Producers |
| Mario "Yellowman" Winans | Chucky Thompson | Stevie J. | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie | Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence | Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool | Coptic | Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker | Nashiem Myrick | Carlos Broady | Younglord | Ryan Leslie | Yogi | The Hitmen |
| Associates |
| Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre | The Madd Rapper | Kelly Price | Lil' Kim | Mary J. Blige | Missy Elliott | Adonis Shropshire | Jack Knight | Michael Carlos "Lo Down" Jones | Jay-Z | Sauce Money | Tony Dofat | Hezekiah Walker | Mechalie Jamison | Kandice Love | Shannon Lawrence | Buckwild | The Neptunes | R. Kelly | Rashad Smith | Poke |
| Albums |
| Bad Boy's Greatest Hits (Vol. 1) | No Way Out | The Saga Continues... | We Invented The Remix | Bad Boys 2 Soundtrack | Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary...The Hits | Bad Boy's R&B Hits |
