• Name: Erykah Badu
  • Date of Birth: February 26, 1971
  • Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
Mini-bio: Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright) is an American neo-soul, R&B/hip hop artist whose work crosses over into jazz. She is best known for her singles "You Got Me," her collaboration with The Roots, as ...( read more)well as her own songs "Tyrone", "Next Lifetime", "On & On", "Bag Lady" and "Clevah." Influenced early on by singers such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Chaka Khan, (her all-time favorite artist), Erykah was taking to the local radio microphones, freestyling on the air by the age of 14. Badu appeared in the films Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules, House of D, "Before the Music Dies", and Dave Chappelle's Block Party. She also appeared in scenes of the music video of Miko Marks' 2006 recording, 'Mama'.
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Replace this image with an actor photoErykah Badu mini-bio: Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright) is an American neo-soul, R&B/hip hop artist whose work crosses over into jazz. She is best known for her singles "You Got Me," her collaboration with The Roots, as well as her own songs "Tyrone", "Next Lifetime", "On & On", "Bag Lady" and "Clevah." Influenced early on by singers such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Chaka Khan, (her all-time favorite artist), Erykah was taking to the local radio microphones, freestyling on the air by the age of 14. Badu appeared in the films Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules, House of D, "Before the Music Dies", and Dave Chappelle's Block Party. She also appeared in scenes of the music video of Miko Marks' 2006 recording, 'Mama'.

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  • deppcat
    Hey, I remember you in D.C. a long time ago, you were playing at the Warner Theatre and my dad took me there when I was very little, he was performing as a bass player in the band and you took me out for ice cream.
    posted 754 days ago
  • fotografie
    Hello, see for many pictures concert Erykah Badu, Paradiso Amsterdam, The Netherlands, aug 12, 2007 > www.hanslensink02.fotopic.net
    posted 834 days ago

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