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Michelle Williams (singer)
American singer and actress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1979) is an American gospel and R&B singer, songwriter, and actress. She was a background singer for Monica, before rising to fame as one-third of the successful Grammy Award-winning musical group Destiny's Child, the world's best-selling female group of all time, selling over 100 million records worldwide.
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Birth name | Tenitra Michelle Williams |
Born | (1979-07-23) July 23, 1979 (age 44) Rockford, Illinois, United States |
Genres | R&B, gospel, pop, dance |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Columbia, Music World Entertainment (2001-January 2010) |
Website | www |
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Williams played the character Shug Avery in the play The Color Purple. She was a contestant in the 2010 series of British reality television show Strictly Come Dancing.
In 2013, she made a return to inspirational music with the lead single, If We Had Your Eyes from her upcoming fourth studio album titled Journey to Freedom.
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