Queen Latifah

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Queen Latifah at the Toronto International Film Festival (2008)

Queen Latifah (* 18th March 1970 in Newark , New Jersey ; bourgeois Dana Elaine Owens ) is an American hip-hop - musician , actress and talk show - presenter . She was nominated for an Oscar for the film Chicago . In 2008 she was also able to win the Golden Globe .

life and career

Her debut album All Hail the Queen (1989) was a huge success and received a Grammy nomination for best rap performance. In the summer of 1991, the single Fly Girl hit the UK charts. Even if only placed in the lower regions, it was their most successful title.

In 1993 she founded her own record company: Flavor Unit Records. On her record Dana Owens Album (2004) she turns to jazz . This album contains largely sixties- style arrangements , including an adaptation of the folk classic California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas .

Her first film role was in 1991 in Jungle Fever directed by Spike Lee . From 1993 to 1998 she starred in the sitcom Living single . For her role in the musical Chicago (2002) she was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress. In 2003 she starred in the comedy House Overhead with Steve Martin . In 2004 she directed the action comedy New York Taxi .

She published an autobiography entitled Ladies first: revelations of a strong woman in 1999. In January 2006, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . This makes Queen Latifah the first hip-hop artist to receive this honor.

In Ice Age 2 - Now thaws , Ice Age 3 - The dinosaurs are on the loose and Ice Age 4 - Fully shifted in the original English version, she gave her voice to the mammoth female Ellie .

She also took part in the funeral service of Michael Jackson on July 7, 2009 and gave a farewell speech, where she read the poem We had him by the poet Maya Angelou .

Latifah runs the Flavor Unit Studios production company in Miami together with Shakim Compere . Since September 2013 she has hosted the daily Queen Latifah Show . It continues a series that ran successfully from 1999 to 2001.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1989 All Hail the Queen - US124 (17 weeks)
US
First published: November 1989
1991 Nature of a Sista - US117 (23 weeks)
US
First published: September 3, 1991
1993 Black Reign - US60
gold
gold

(31 weeks)US
First published: November 16, 1993
1998 Order in the Court - US95 (4 weeks)
US
First published: June 16, 1998
2004 The Dana Owens album - US16
gold
gold

(29 weeks)US
First published: September 28, 2004
2007 Trav'lin 'Light - US11 (14 weeks)
US
First published: September 25, 2007
2009 persona - US25 (2 weeks)
US
First published: August 25, 2009

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
2002 She's the Queen: A Collection of Hits - US97 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUS
First published: December 10, 2002

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1990 Mamma Gave Birth to the Soul Children
All Hail the Queen 		UK14 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: March 1990
(feat. De La Soul )
1991 Fly Girl
Nature of a Sista 		UK67 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: August 1991
1993 UNITY
Black Reign 		UK74 (2 weeks)
UK 		US23 (20 weeks)
US
First published: November 1993
1994 Just Another Day ...
Black Reign 		- US54 (11 weeks)
US
First published: March 1994
Weekend Love
Black Reign 		- US70 (13 weeks)
US
First published: July 1994
1997 It's Alright
Order in the Court 		UK86 (1 week)
UK 		US76 (4 weeks)
US
First published: June 1997
1998 Paper
order in the court 		- US50 (10 weeks)
US
First published: May 1998

As a guest musician

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1990 Find a Way
Some Like It Cold 		UK52 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 1990
( Coldcut featuring Queen Latifah)
1993 What'cha Gonna Do
X-tra Naked 		UK21 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: June 1993
( Shabba Ranks featuring Queen Latifah)
1997 Mr. Big Stuff
Nothing To Lose (OST) 		UK31 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: April 1997
(with Shades & Free)
1998 Need Your Love
Timeless 		- US70 (5 weeks)
US
First published: August 1998
(Big Bub featuring Heavy D & Queen Latifah)

More singles

  • 1988: Wrath of My Madness
  • 1989: Dance for Me
  • 1990: Ladies First
  • 1990: Come Into My House
  • 1992: Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here
  • 1992: How Do I Love Thee
  • 1994: Black Hand Side
  • 1994: I Can't Understand
  • 1998: Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)
  • 1998: Brownsville
  • 2002: Go Head / She's a Queen
  • 2003: Better Than the Rest
  • 2004: I Put a Spell on You
  • 2005: Simply Beautiful
  • 2007: Poetry Man
  • 2008: Champion
  • 2009: Cue the Rain
  • 2009: Fast Car

Filmography

Awards

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  1. ↑ Queen Latifah - Hart, zart, smart Spiegel Online from November 25, 2007.
  2. ↑ Queen Latifah. In: VIP.de. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Merissa Marr: Queen Latifah's New Daytime Talk Show. In: The Wall Street Journal. August 29, 2013, accessed December 12, 2013 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: UK US
  5. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
  6. ↑ People's Choice Award - 2014: Nominees

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personal data
SURNAME Queen Latifah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Owens, Dana Elaine (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American hip hop musician and actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark , New Jersey, United States