Blu Cantrell
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Template:Cleanup-biography Blu Cantrell (born October 1 1976) is an R&B singer from Providence, Rhode Island, who has enjoyed substantial pop crossover success.
She released her first album So Blu in 2001 when she was 25 years old. So Blu's main single "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops)", produced by Dallas Austin, peaked at #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and at #12 in the UK. In 2003, her second album "Bittersweet" spawned a surprise UK smash hit, "Breathe", a collaboration with Sean Paul. Despite never being playlisted by BBC Radio 1, the song unexpectedly entered the UK chart at #1 and stayed there for four weeks. It was also a major hit in many European countries, but never climbed out of the lower half of the US Hot 100.
She was the subject of controversy when pictures from a brief period of work as a nude model for Black Tail magazine in 1995 came to light, but her refusal to regard these as in any way shameful resulted in the publicity over these pictures blowing over in favour of publicity for her career as a musician.
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Discography
- So Blu (2001)
- Bittersweet (2003)
Vocal Profile
- Voice type: Contralto
- Highest note: B6
- Lowest note: C3
- Vocal range: 3.5 octaves
Reference
Howell, Stephen. "Blu Cantrell bio." (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47818DC4FAB7320C0803A45C4B772E007D755FB823E394B5DD3BA7F4B82006AF554E7868AE0A829F87FB0FE29BB580FD3CFA255F6DC61373D8EFED71D&sql=11:ojl67ui010ja~T1) Accessed Jun. 16, 2005.
External Links
- "Blu Cantrell" Lyrics (http://lyrics.activelyrics.com/B/blu%20cantrell/index.html)
- Original Blu Cantrell lyrics page (http://www.lyricsquest.com/B/blu%20cantrell/index.html)
- Blu Cantrell Official Website (http://www.blucantrell.com)de:Blu Cantrell