Terry Dexter

This article is about the singer. For the singer's eponymous album, see Terry Dexter (album).
Terry Dexter
Born 1978 (age 36–37)[1]
Detroit, Michigan, United States[2]
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States[3]
Genres R&B
Instruments Piano, violin[3]
Years active 1987–present
Labels
Associated acts Simply Red[4][3]
Website www.iamterrydexter.com

Terry Dexter is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, actress and multi-instrumentalist.

Early life

Dexter was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1978.[2][1] She has one twin sister,[5] and she describes her ethnicity simply as interracial.[6][7] She began singing in her church's gospel choir at the age of 6,[3] and continued until age 14.[4]

Music career

From the age of 9 to 14, Dexter was a member of local girl group Tristar.[1][7] She began singing background for other artists at age 11,[4] most notably for Simply Red.[4][3] At age 13 she signed to Elektra Records,[3] but an album on the label never materalized. Dexter signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1998 at the age of 19,[3] and she released her eponymous debut album in 1999 (although her debut single, "You'll Never Miss Me ('Til I'm Gone)", was released via Warner Bros. subsidiary Reprise Records).[8][9] She then moved to A&M Records but left the label without having released an album.[3] Dexter's sophomore album, Listen, was released independently in 2008.[8]

Dexter also co-wrote "Walk Like a Man", the theme song to the short-lived NBC television series The Playboy Club.[2]

Acting career

Dexter made her feature film debut in Deliver Us from Eva (2003).[2][6][7][5] She was later approached by playwright David E. Talbert, who recruited her to star as the female lead character, Tyme Prentice, in his musical Love in the Nick of Tyme (opposite Morris Chestnut).[2][6][7][5]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions[10]
U.S.
R&B		 U.S.
Heatseekers
1999 Terry Dexter 49 31
2008 Listen 43 —

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions[10] Album
U.S.
Hot 100		 U.S.
R&B
1998 "You'll Never Miss Me ('Til I'm Gone)" — — Terry Dexter
1999 "Better Than Me" 99 47
"Strayed Away" — 62
2008 "Beautiful One" — — Listen

Filmography

[11]

Year Title Role
2003 Deliver Us from Eva Valerie
2014 Silent Cry Aloud Leshawna
The Choir Director Peaches

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruhlmann, William. "Terry Dexter - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Terry Dexter - Past, Present and Future!". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Lorez, Jeff (September 30, 2008). "TERRY DEXTER 2008 SOULMUSIC.COM INTERVIEW". SoulMusic.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Evans, Lee (May 1999). "V I D E O V I S I O N : Terry Dexter Interview". VideoVision. Evans Media Group. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jones, Soul (November 8, 2012). "Soul Jones Words: Detroit Girl - The Terry Dexter Interview". Soul Jones News. Blogger. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Norwood III, Conway (September 19, 2008). "Conway Interviews Terry Dexter". DetroitGospel.com. FruitfulWorks. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Leeuwis, Jermy (October 23, 2008). "Terry Dexter release Listen album". MusicRemedy. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Terry Dexter Discography at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Terry Dexter - You'll Never Miss Me 'Til I'm Gone at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Terry Dexter - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Terry Dexter - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 8, 2014.

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