Teyana Taylor

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Teyana Taylor, July 2008
Teyana Taylor, July 2008
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
KTSE
  UK 57 07/05/2018 (1 week)
The album
  UK 76 07/02/2020 (1 week)

Teyana Meshay Jacqueli Shumpert (born Taylor ; born December 10, 1990 in New York ) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, director and model.

biography

Teyana Taylor grew up in the Harlem neighborhood of New York . Her family is from Trinidad and has African roots. As a child, she took part in talent competitions. Her musical role models are Brandy , Lauryn Hill , Stevie Wonder , Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson .

In September 2006, Teyana Taylor, then 15 years old, was named as the choreographer of the music video for Beyoncé's single Ring the Alarm . In January 2007 she got a contract with Pharrell Williams ' label Star Trak Entertainment . Her debut single Google Me was released in February 2008 .

In August 2010, Taylor made her first appearance as an actress in the movie Stomp the Yard: Homecoming . In the same year she worked on Kanye West's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy .

Taylor Star left Trak Entertainment in early 2012 and worked as an independent musician before signing with Kanye West's GOOD Music in mid-2012 . Her debut album VII was released in November 2014 and climbed to number 19 on the Billboard 200 and topped the US R&B charts.

After the second album KTSE (abbreviation for "Keep That Same Energy") from 2018, Taylor's third album The Album was released in June 2020 , on which Erykah Badu , Kehlani , Lauryn Hill , Future , Rick Ross , Quavo and Missy Elliot appeared as guest musicians.

Discography

  • 2014: VII
  • 2018: KTSE
  • 2020: The Album

Filmography (excerpt)

  • 2010: Stomp the Yard: Homecoming
  • 2011: Madea's Big Happy Family
  • 2012: Gang of Roses II: Next Generation
  • 2012: Cruel Summer
  • 2013: The Start Up
  • 2013: The Love Section
  • 2015: Brotherly Love
  • 2017-2018: Star (TV series)
  • 2017: The Breaks (TV series)
  • 2018: Honey 4: Live Your Dream ( Honey: Rise Up and Dance )
  • 2018: Teyana & Iman
  • 2018: Hit the Floor
  • 2018: The After Party
  • 2019: The Trap

Web links

Commons : Teyana Taylor  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Teyana Taylor in the British charts
  2. ↑ a b c Andy Kellman: Teyana Taylor biography on Allmusic (English)
  3. ↑ a b c Mosi Reeves: Teyana Taylor's 'The Album' Soars and Sags . Rolling Stone , June 22, 2020 (English)
personal data
SURNAME Taylor, Teyana
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shumpert, Teyana Meshay Jacqueli (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, director and model
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Harlem , New York , United States