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| Birth name | Veronika Jean Bozeman [1] |
| Born | January 9, 1988 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | thatgirlv.com/ |
Veronika Jean Bozeman [2] (born January 9, 1988) [3] is an American singer and actress best known for her recurring role as Veronica in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire . Bozeman began her career vocal producing songs such as "Lay It Down" by Lloyd in 2011.
Bozeman was born and raised in the South region of Los Angeles, California. She attended Crenshaw High School and California State University, Long Beach. [4] She had the dream of being a singer since early childhood.
Bozeman is currently under the label Mosley Music Group. She has previously been featured in music by Timbaland, CeeLo Green, Timothy Bloom, and Rihanna. Her manager is Monica Payne, formerly of the short-lived new jack swing groups The Gyrlz and Terri & Monica. [5] [6]
Bozeman performed "What is Love" on the pilot of the hit show Empire. The show's debut soundtrack album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. [7] The music video of the song garnered more than 100 million views on YouTube. [8]
Bozeman appeared as the love interest of Raheem DeVaughn in his 2019 music video "Just Right". [9]
In 2023, she was featured on the soundtrack of the musical movie The Color Purple with the song "Girls", collabing with Dyo and Ludmilla.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||||
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| US | US R&B | US Adult R&B [10] | US R&B/HH | FR [11] [12] | ||||
| "Race Jones" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What is Love" | 2015 | 112 [13] | 13 [14] | — | 39 [15] | 67 | *US: 54,000 [16] | Empire Soundtrack from season 1 |
| "Black and Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Smile" (featuring Timbaland) | — | — | 20 | — | — | TBA | ||
| "You Can't Break Me" (featuring Tyrese) | 2016 | — | — | 26 | — | — | ||
| "Something In My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "GO" | — | — | 24 | — | — | |||
| "Dear Officer" (featuring Young Life) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Juicy" (solo or remix featuring Trina and Too $hort) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Resolve" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| US | US Pop | US R&B | Adult R&B [17] | |||
| "'Til The End Of Time" (Timothy Bloom featuring V. Bozeman) | 2011 | — | — | 82 [18] | 28 | The Budding Rose EP |
| "Bad Girl" (Serayah McNeill featuring V. Bozeman) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Empire Soundtrack from season 1 |
| "Happy Alone" (Matrix & Futurebound featuring V. Bozeman) | — | — | — | — | — | |
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