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Grenique Roshawn Harper (born November 13), simply known as Grenique is an American R&B soul singer.

Grenique
Background information
Birth name	Grenique Roshawn Harper
Born	Landover, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Motown

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US R&B	Heatseekers Albums
Black Butterfly	Released: June 22, 1999 Label: Motown Format: CD, digital download	49[5]	17[6]

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