Carl Henry (singer)

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Carl Henry is a Canadian R&B singer born in [1] Jamaica[ where? ] and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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His 2002 debut album RNB, [1] earned him his first Juno nomination in 2003 for Best R&B/Soul recording of the Year. [2] He released a French-language version of the album titled Solution RNB. [3] After touring and promoting the French version the album, he released three singles: "Homie's Girl", dancehall hit "Bare As She Dare" (featuring Ce'cile), and "Hot Gal" (featuring Rally Bop). The three singles also received Juno nominations. [2]

His second album titled I Wish, was released in the fall of 2005. It featured the single "Little Mama". His song "Perfect" (featuring JR Writer) appeared in Ian Iqbal Rashid's 2007 feature film How She Move . [4]

His third album is entitled All That I Know, and features the hit singles "Trippin'" and "Dim the Lights".[ citation needed ]

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

Citations
  1. 1 2 ""RNB" (sound recording) / Carl Henry", collectionscanada.gc.ca, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC   55550179, AMICUS No. 27406530, retrieved 11 January 2012
  2. 1 2 "Juno Awards Database". junoawards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  3. ""Solution RNB" (enregistrement sonore) / Carl Henry", collectionscanada.gc.ca (in French), Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC   55550029, AMICUS No. 27406546, retrieved 11 January 2012
  4. "Movies » How She Move". allmovie.com. Allmovie . Retrieved 11 January 2012.[ permanent dead link ]