Lumidee
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| Lumidee | |
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| Birth name | Lumiana DeRosa |
| Also known as | Lumidee Cedeño, Queen of Spanish Harlem, The Unexpected Princess |
| Born | August 24, 1984 |
| Origin | Spanish Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Puerto Rico |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, reggaeton, R&B, dancehall, reggae |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter, rapper |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Universal Records (2003–2007) TVT Records (2006–present) |
| Associated acts | N.O.R.E. |
Lumidee (born Lumiana DeRosa on August 24, 1984, in Spanish Harlem) is a female American R&B singer-songwriter and rapper of Puerto Rican descent.
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[edit] Biography
Her father died in 1995. She and her four siblings were raised by her grandparents. She began singing and rapping at the age of twelve. After graduating high school, she collaborated with local neighborhood producer DJ Tedsmooth to record her debut single, "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" for an independent label, Straight Face. She later signed with Universal Records, where she released her debut album, Almost Famous, on June 23, 2003. Her single peaked at #3 in the U.S. and #2 in the UK, but it was her only hit until the 2007 release of "She's Like The Wind." According to Nielsen SoundScan, Almost Famous sold 276,000 copies in the U.S.
For the next few years, Lumidee was not in the mainstream music industry in the US, instead veering more towards reggaeton and dancehall music. After her hit single "Never Leave You" faded, Lumidee went overseas to continue her music career in Belgium, Germany, France, and The Netherlands. Because of her move to Europe to make music, many people in the US dubbed her as a "One Hit Wonder," which was cleary not the case. She released Grimey Streets in 2004, which was a mixtape consisting of new material, freestyles and tracks from Almost Famous. Lumidee also featured on several tracks in this era and had moderate success in Europe. However, due to her debut single being her only big hit to date, she was placed in the category of One Hit Wonders. In 2006, Lumidee released a song for the FIFA World Cup Album Soundtrack which was entitled 'Dance' and featured a sample of the classic Whitney Houston track "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." The song was a club hit around Europe but did not have much chart success.
April 2007 brought the release of Lumidee's second album, Unexpected. It was released under TVT Records, unlike her debut which had been released under Universal. Lumidee stated in an interview, "I'm coming out of left field. Nobody ever thought of me coming back on a street credible label like TVT, alongside acts like Pitbull, N.O.R.E. and Jim Jones. Actually, nobody ever thought of me really even coming back, period." So far her first two singles have had moderate chart success, however the album has failed to gain any interest in the UK.
She currently resides in New Jersey as her crib was televised on MTV.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | UK | NET | BEL | IRE | WW | |||
| 2003 | "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" (feat. Busta Rhymes & Fabolous) | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | Almost Famous |
| "Crashin' a Party" (feat. N.O.R.E.) | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "Siéntelo" (feat. Speedy) | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | Grimey Streets |
| "Dance!" (feat. Fatman Scoop) | — | — | — | 42 | 35 | — | 16 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Soundtrack | |
| 2007 | "She's Like the Wind" (feat. Tony Sunshine) | 43 | 75 | — | 41 | 11 | — | 31 | Unexpected |
| "Crazy" (feat. Pitbull) | 50 | — | 74 | 5 | 35 | — | — | ||
| "Feel Like Makin' Love" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Don't Sweat That" (Dr. Stay Dry & Lumidee) | ' | |||||||
[edit] Songs Featuring Lumidee
- 2006: "Más Maíz" N.O.R.E. (Feat. Lil Rob, La Negra, Chingo Bling, Pitbull, Lumidee, Nina Sky, Big Mato)
- 2007: "Fantasma (Remix)" (Lumidee & Zion)
- 2007: "Frikitona (Logy & Dipset Remix)" (Plan B Feat. J. R. Writer, Lumidee)
- 2007: "When I See You (Remix)" (Fantasia Feat. Lumidee)
- 2007: "In Del (Persian Lyrics)" (Arash Feat. Eve & Lumidee)
