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Ledisi Biography

Ledisi Anibade Young (/ˈlɛdɪsiː/; born March 28, 1972) is an American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress. Her first name means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba. Ledisi is known for her jazz influenced vocals. In 1995, Ledisi formed the group known as Anibade. After unsuccessfully trying to get the group signed to a major label, she formed LeSun Records with Sundra Manning. Along with her group, Anibade, Ledisi released an album titled Take Time. The album gained major airplay from local radio stations. A twelve-time Grammy Award nominee, she has released eight studio albums between 2000 and 2017.

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I'm everything I'm made of. So a part of me is made of classical music. I'm grateful for it.

Classical, Classical Music, Grateful, Made, Music

Know the business you're in for whatever you do, know it and understand how it works so you can be successful.

Being Successful, Business, Knows, Successful, Understand, Works

If love found me it can surely find you. I ain't even got one sad tear left in me.

Found, Left, Love, Tear, Tears

Be careful of who and what you let into your space. Not everyone is worthy of your presence.

Be Careful, Careful, Space, Worthy

I would just listen to the complaints about what I do instead of celebrating what I do, and that I'm different and in my own lane. It took a while for me to just ignore the doubts.

Celebrate, Complaints, Different, Doubt, Ignore, Took

I'm very open, I love music and I love people so you need to know what's going on.

Know, Music, Music Love, Needs, People

I love energy and people; gosh I love people even when they got on my nerves.

Energy, Gosh, Nerves, People

Tell me I can't so I can show you I CAN!

I Can, Show, Shows, Tell, Tell Me I Can T

When you don't know how beautiful you are, you will always be in search of happiness.

Beautiful, Beautiful You, Know, Know How, Search

I'm known for long colorful locs but I still don't take my hair too seriously. Changing it helps express who I am.

Hair, Locs, Long, Take, Who I Am

I'm always doubting because I've been told so much that, you're not the right look or you're not the right sound, and, you know, whether I do jazz or R&B there are always complaints.

Doubt, Looks, Right, Sound, Told

I've had great people come in my life, meaning not just men, but women, support me and empower me. So that has lifted me to be the woman I am.

Empowering, Lifted, Men, People, Support, Women

There's always a story in music, and it's expressed through my music.

Expressed, Music, Stories, Story

I study a lot of the greats; I study the current people out now and what people are listening to now. I don't shun anything away; I just check it all out and make my own judgment.

Listening, Make, People, Study

Ledisi means to come here, to bring forth. It’s a Nigerian word and it’s from the Yorubu culture, I believe, and my parents named me, my dad and my mom, and really my dad, and I had no choice in that. That’s my real name and that’s what it means.

Believe, Dad, Mom, Name, Named, Real

It takes a while to really love yourself. . .

Love, Love You, Love Yourself, Takes

I love opera so much. I would never go back to doing it, but I love to listen - I'm grateful for it. I studied diction, breathing control, phrasing, why the song means something. You want to bring that across to your listeners.

Breathing, Grateful, Mean, Opera, Song

Although I'm known for my long, colorful locs, I still don't take my hair too seriously. I experiment a lot, dyeing it and constantly switching styles to grab attention. My hair is one of my best accessories and changing it helps express who I am.

Changing, Hair, Helps, Long, Take, Who I Am

Any success matters to me.

Matter, Matters, Success