LeToya Luckett

LeToya Luckett

LeToya Nicole Keyshia Luckett (* 11. March 1981 in Houston , Texas ) is an American R & B - singer . From 1993 to the end of 1999 she was a member of the successful girl group Destiny's Child , from 2001 to 2003 a member of the R&B girl group Anjel and also owner of the Lady Elle fashion boutique in Houston / Texas.

In early 2006, Luckett tried her hand at being a solo artist and reached the top 40 of the American charts and top 3 of the R&B charts with her debut single Torn . In July, Luckett's self-titled debut album made it to the top of the US charts for a week, selling over 165,000 copies in one week. In December LeToya was awarded a platinum record for 1,000,000 records sold by the RIAA.

Life

Destiny's Child (1993-1999)

In 1993 LeToya Luckett became a member of the Girls Tyme dance group. The group made numerous small appearances in shopping malls in and around Houston / Texas and participated in talent competitions such as B. participated in Star Search . When a record deal with Columbia Records was imminent, the name of the group was changed to Destiny's Child , which from then on consisted of Beyoncé Knowles , Kelly Rowland , LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson .

In 1998 the band immediately achieved worldwide success with their debut single No No No (featuring Wyclef Jean ). Other singles followed, such as Bug a Boo and Bills, Bills, Bills . In parallel, Destiny's Child released two albums: Destiny's Child (1998) and The Writing's on the Wall (1999). At the climax, Luckett and Roberson left the band due to various disagreements with manager Matthew Knowles.

With the first release after the breakup, the # 1 hit Say My Name , released in 2000 , which was accompanied by a new line-up of Destiny's Child, the group finally became a pop phenomenon. With Say My Name , the group won two Grammies for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best R&B Song . Since Luckett co-wrote the song, she also received two Grammies retrospectively. The band released the album Survivor in 2001 , the album Destiny Fulfilled in 2004 and finally disbanded in 2005.

Anjel (2001-2003)

Luckett decided to start their own R&B girl group with Roberson. The duo held auditions in the United States and eventually found another member: Naty Quinones from Atlanta . The formation was called Anjel from now on . In order to avoid direct comparisons with Destiny's Child, it was decided to make a quartet out of the trio. Tiffany Beaudoin, a Houston singer, eventually joined as the fourth member.

The band began to work on the debut album in the following years. However, when it came to conflicts with the record company and several postponements in 2003, the release was finally canceled and the breakup of Anjel announced by band speakers.

Solo career (from 2004)

In 2004, Luckett finally decided to try her luck as a solo artist. She signed a record deal with Capitol Records and has since appeared on a number of soundtracks and collaborations with labelmates like Houston ( My Promise ). In early 2005 she released two promo singles, You Got What I Need and All Eyes on Me , which initially only ran on the radio and were only available on vinyl records .

At the end of July 2006 their first self-titled solo album LeToya was released, for the production of which Jermaine Dupri , Scott Storch and Just Blaze were responsible, among others . At the end of July, the album entered the American album charts at number 1 and sold over 165,000 copies in the first week alone. The first official single Torn , produced by Teddy Bishop, became a hit in spring and summer 2006, entered the top 3 of the American R&B charts and also reached number 31 on the Billboard charts. The second single She Don't reached number 17 on the R&B charts.

In July 2007, Luckett announced in an interview that their second studio album would be called Lady Love . The album was released in 2009 and contains collaborations with Ludacris , Estelle and Mims . She sang two new songs ( Lady Love and Don't Let Me Get Away ) in support of Mary J. Blige in the USA.

The single Don't Make Me Wait was released in 2014. In May 2017, the third album Back 2 Life was released . Back 2 Life , Used To , In the Name and Weekend were made available for download as singles .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2006	LeToya	-	-	-	-	US1 platinum (15 weeks)US	First published: August 12, 2006 / US Billboard R&B Hip Hop Charts: # 1
2009	Lady Love	-	-	-	-	US12 (12 weeks) US	First published: September 9, 2009 / US Billboard R&B Hip Hop Charts: # 1
2017	Back 2 Life	-	-	-	-	US91 (1 week) US	First published: May 12, 2017

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2006	Torn LeToya	-	-	-	UK35 (4 weeks) UK	US31 (20 weeks) US	First published: May 5th, 2006 / Remix featuring Jermaine Dupri , Mike Jones & Rick Ross
2009	Regret Lady Love	-	-	-	-	US78 (8 weeks) US	First published: October 17th, 2009 (feat. Ludacris )

more publishments

• 2004: You Got What I Need (USA Promo)
• 2005: All Eyes on Me (feat. Paul Wall & Slim Thug) (USA Promo)
• 2006: Torn (So So Def Remix) ( feat.Jermaine Dupri , Mike Jones & Rick Ross)
• 2006: She Don't
• 2006: No More
• 2006: Obvious
• 2007: Almost Made Ya (with Ali & Gipp)
• 2009: Not Anymore
• 2009: She Ain't Got
• 2010: Good to Me
• 2014: Don't Make Me Wait
• 2016: Back 2 Life
• 2017: Used To

Web links

Commons : LeToya Luckett  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Official Homepage (English)

swell

1. ↑ http://www.famousfix.com/topic/letoya-luckett-lady-love-album
2. ↑ http://www.rap-up.com/2014/02/11/new-music-letoya-luckett-dont-make-me-wait/
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK US
4. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US