Paloma Ford | |
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Born | Long Beach, California, United States | August 1, 1986
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Occupation | Singer/songwriter |
Years active | 2007–present |
Paloma Ford (born August 1, 1986), is an American R&B vocalist. She sang backing vocals on Macy Gray's 2007 album Big and has collaborated with artists Meek Mill, Tory Lanez [ citation needed ] and Rick Ross. Her original songs include "W.E.T.," "Jada," and "Hit of You" from her 2016 EP Nearly Civizled.[ citation needed ]
Her musical influences include Michael and Janet Jackson, Prince, Nirvana, and Beyoncé. [1] 2Pac, Aaliyah and Sade are among her favorite 5 artists of all time. [2]
In 2013 she released music videos of two songs, "Ménage à Trois" and "Hit Of You", on YouTube. [3] [4] In 2014 she was featured on Meek Mill's single "I Don't Know" [5] which peaked at #35 on Billboard 's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart [6] and #21 on the Hot Rap Songs chart [7] and in August released her song "Summer In California" featuring Snoop Dogg and Iamsu!. [8]
In 2016 she released her first EP, Nearly Civilized, which included the songs "W.E.T." and "Jada." In 2017 she released the song "Waves" featuring Dave East.
In 2020 she released a second EP, X Tapes. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] L'Officiel called it "one of the most exciting projects to listen to". [14] The lead track of the project, "All for Nothing" featuring Rick Ross, was highlighted by UPROXX as "the best R&B track released for the week" [15] and "nothing short of dazzling" by Paper Magazine.[ citation needed ]