Miki Howard

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Miki Howard
Birth name Alicia Michelle Howard
Born September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) (age 46)
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genre(s) R&B, Soul
Occupation(s) Singer, Actress
Years active 1986 – Present
Label(s) Shanachie, Giant, Atlantic, Warner Bros, Warlock Records

Miki Howard (born Alicia Michelle Howard, September 30, 1961, Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American singer and actress who had a string of Top Ten hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The daughter of gospel singer Josephine Howard of The Caravans, and Clay Graham of Pilgrim Jubilees, Howard was discovered by R&B group Side Effect at age 16. About 1985, Howard decided she was ready to begin a solo career. A demo landed a recording contract at Atlantic Records.

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[edit] Career

Her first hit for Atlantic was the Billboard R&B top ten single "Come Share My Love". She followed that with a cover version of Glenn Miller's 1940 tune "Imagination". Her success continued with two more top ten singles, "Baby Be Mine" and "That's What Love Is". The latter was a duet with hit-making R&B crooner Gerald Levert. The pair later became romantically involved, and that romance spawned one of Howard's biggest hits, "Love Under New Management". The song was written during their brief love affair, but was released after their romance had dissolved.

In 1992 Howard portrayed Billie Holiday in Spike Lee's Malcolm X film, followed by a featured role in John Singleton's Poetic Justice with Janet Jackson.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

Year Title Album US Pop US R&B US AC UK
1986 "Come Share My Love" Come Share My Love - 5 38 -
1987 "Imagination" Come Share My Love - 13 - -
1987 "Come Back to Me Lover" Come Share My Love - 33 - -
1987 "Baby Be Mine" Love Confessions - 5 - -
1988 "That's What Love Is" (featuring Gerald Levert) Love Confessions - 4 - -
1988 "Crazy" Love Confessions - 38 - -
1989 "Ain't Nuthin' In The World" Miki Howard - 1 - -
1989 "Love Under New Management" Miki Howard 89 2 - -
1990 "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" Miki Howard - 3 - 67
1990 "Come Home To Me" Miki Howard - 53 - -
1992 "Ain't Nobody Like You" Femme Fatale 64 1 - -
1992 "Release Me" Femme Fatale - 43 - -

[edit] Awards & nominations

Year Award
1989 Soul Train Music Award Win for Best New Artist
1990 American Music Award nomination for Favorite Female Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues.
2002 Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album (Three Wishes)

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