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Jody Watley |
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Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday:January 30, 1959
Height:5' 7"
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- Sister of Midori
- Is the first African-American woman to portray Betty Rizzo in the Broadway revival of "Grease".
- Sung the dance anthems "Looking for a New Love", "Don't You Want Me?", "Some Kind of Lover" and "I'm the One You Need".
- Won a Grammy Award in the category of Best New Artist in 1987.
- Was a founding member of the 1970s disco group Shalamar.
- Goddaughter of Jackie Wilson.
- Was a "Soul Train" (1971) dancer.
- Has two kids.
- Was nominated for Best Music Video, Best Single and Best Album at the 1988 Soul Train Music Awards.
- Along with Janet Jackson and Madonna, ranks as one of MTV Video Music Award's most nominated artist ever, with ten nominations.
- Her debut album hit #1 on 3 weeks on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and sold over 2 million copies in the US, the lead single "Looking For A New Love", was nominated for a Grammy and also reached #1. The album also included the hits "Still A Thrill" (#3 R&B), "Don't You Want Me" (#3 R&B), "Most Of All" (#11 R&B) and "Some Kind Of Lover" (#4 R&B). She ranks at the #144 most successful R&B artist of all time according to Billboard Magazine.
- She has sold over 10 million albums and singles worldwide.
- On March 3, 1990, her platinum-selling album "Larger Than Life" was nominated for a NARM Award for Best Selling Black Music Album / Female, against Janet Jackson, Karyn White and Anita Baker.
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