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| Birth name | Grenique Roshawn Harper |
| Born | Landover, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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Grenique Roshawn Harper (born November 13), simply known as Grenique is an American R&B soul singer.
Her mother was a poet and her dad was a singer. [1] Her parents gave her the name "Grenique" because her dad name was Greg and her mom thought she would be unique. [1] She grew up listening to Chaka Khan, Cameo, Average White Band, Minnie Riperton, Phyllis Hyman, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. [2]
In 1998 her song "Disco" which is on her debut album appeared on the Rush Hour movie soundtrack. [1] Two weeks before her 22nd birthday Kedar Massenberg the president of Motown alongside Chico DeBarge signed her to Motown. [1] She released her debut album entitled "Black Butterfly" the lead single was Should I, The album failed to sell well, only making it at 49 on the Billboard Top R&B Hip-Hop Chart and 17 on the Heatseekers album chart as well. She gave background vocals on Alyson Williams album "It's About Time" and later on in 2008 Grenique co-written The Game song "Game's Pain". [3] [4]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| 49 [5] | 17 [6] |
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