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Birth name | Monifa Carter |
Born | New York City, U.S. | January 28, 1972
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Years active | 1995–present |
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Website | Official Facebook Official Twitter |
Monifa Carter (born January 28, 1972 [1] [2] [3] ), also known as Monifah, is an American R&B singer. [4] She is best known for her association with the late rapper Heavy D and her music from the mid-1990s, including "I Miss You (Come Back Home)", "You" and "Touch It", which was released in 1998. She starred on TV One's reality show R&B Divas: Atlanta . She is also known for her single "You Don't Have to Love Me".
Monifah was born and raised in New York City. [3]
In 1996, her gold certified debut album, Moods...Moments was released. In 1997, she contributed the Heavy D.-produced "I Still Love You" to the soundtrack of the film, Sprung . Monifah's second album was Mo'hogany . Released in the last quarter of 1998, it featured "Touch It". The track peaked at No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart. [5] Monifah's third album Home , released in 2000 contained "I Can Tell", "Brown Eyes" and "Fairytales". In 2003, she played a supporting role in Michael Baisden's Men Cry in the Dark stage play. In August 2012, Monifah and R&B singers Syleena Johnson, Faith Evans, Keke Wyatt, LaTocha Scott, Angie Stone, and Nicci Gilbert appeared in a reality show for TV One called R&B Divas . It was later retitled R&B Divas: Atlanta and Monifah has appeared on the subsequent second and third seasons, with LaTavia Roberson and Kameelah Williams joining the cast in season 3 on April 23, 2014. In 2012, she appeared on Faith Evans' compilation album R&B Divas on the single "Lovin' Me" in addition to her solo track "She's Me". The album was later nominated for a Grammy. She released a new single "The Other Side" which premiered in June 2014. [6] In 2015, Monifah signed with and released a single "One Moment" with Famous Records / Famous Music Group based out of Sunrise, Florida who distributes via Universal.
On R&B Divas: Atlanta, Monifah publicly revealed she is in a same-sex relationship. [7] [8] [9] In the third-season finale of R&B Divas: Atlanta, she married her longtime partner Terez on April 4, 2014. [10] Monifah has a daughter born in 1991. [3]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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US [11] | US R&B [12] | |||
Moods...Moments | 42 | 4 | ||
Mo'hogany |
| 16 | 2 |
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Home | 151 | 39 |
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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US [14] | US R&B [15] | AUS [16] | BEL (Fl) [17] | NLD [18] | NZ [19] | UK [20] | ||||
"I Miss You (Come Back Home)" | 1996 | 56 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Moods...Moments | |
"You" | 32 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You Don't Have to Love Me" | 82 | 36 | — | — | — | 38 | — | |||
"I Still Love You" | 1997 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | Sprung | |
"Touch It" | 1998 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 29 | Mo'hogany | |
"Bad Girl" | — | — | 17 | — | — | 44 | — | |||
"Suga Suga" | — | 71 | — | — | — | |||||
"I Can Tell" | 2000 | — | 94 | 90 | — | — | — | — | Home | |
"The Other Side" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"One Moment" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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