Tank (American singer)

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Tank
Background information
Birth name	Durell Babbs
Born	January 1, 1976 (1976-01-01) (age 32)
Genre(s)	Pop, R&B, hip hop, dance, crunk & B, reggae
Years active	1996 – present
Label(s)	Blackground
Associated acts	Aaliyah, Ginuwine, LBK, Tyrese, Joe, Chris Brown, Jamie Foxx, Kelly Rowland, Plies

Tank (born Durrell Babbs on January 1, 1976) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician, and producer.

Durrell Babbs was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Clinton, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. His stage name comes from his chiseled physique. A multi-sport athlete in high school, he had the opportunity to play college football. However, Tank decided to focus on music, and his talent eventually led him to an opportunity to sing background vocals for Ginuwine during one of Ginuwine's tours. In 2001, Tank realized his ambitions, seeing his debut album, Force of Nature, released to a national audience. This LP rendered the Top 10 R&B ballad, "Maybe I Deserve".

The next year, Tank released his second album, One Man. The single of the same name had chart success as well. He also co-produced the smash hit single "One Minute Man" by Missy Elliott in 2002.

Tank has also made a name for himself as a producer and writer, working with artists such as Dave Hollister, Marques Houston, Omarion, Jamie Foxx, Donell Jones, Monica among others. As an associate of production team The Underdogs, he has worked with many different artists over the years and was also a contributor to the score of the film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, in which he also had a cameo.

Tank sold what was to be the lead single to his 3rd album, "I Luv Dem Girls", to Marques Houston who renamed it "Strip Club" (this song appears on Marques Houston's 3rd solo album "Veteran"). Tank has recently worked on Kelly Rowland's second album Ms. Kelly on the tracks "The Show" (a duet with Tank himself) and "Ghetto" featuring Snoop Dogg. "Ghetto" is also the album's second single.

Tank released his 3rd solo album entitled "Sex, Love & Pain" on May 15, 2007. The first single of this album is "Please Don't Go". Tank has also formed a group with Ginuwine and Tyrese named TGT. Their first single will be a remix of "Please Don't Go", with an international tour entitled "The Shirts Off Tour" and search for a fourth member to follow. [1]

Tank is the father to four children listed here in birth order: Jordan & Ryen Babbs, Zoey Babbs and Durrell Babbs Jr.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

[edit] Credits

These are just a few of the many songs that credit Durrell Babbs. He either co-wrote, produced, did background vocals, or did instruments in the songs.

[edit] Awards/Nominations

• Grammy Awards
  • 2008, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance: "Please Don't Go" (Nominated)
  • 2008, Best R&B Album: Sex, Love & Pain (Nominated)

Tank also appeared in the show Day Break that use to air on ABC but no longer does.(nominated)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tank website
• Tank's Official Myspace
• Tank's Record Label's website
• Tank (Durell Babbs) at the Internet Movie Database