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Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), [3] known professionally as Erykah Badu ( / ˈɛrɪkə bɑːˈduː / ), is an American singer and songwriter. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip hop, [3] Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the ...
Apr 3, 2014 · Erykah Badu was born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971, in Dallas, Texas. (She would later choose the moniker Erykah Badu—"kah" is an Egyptian term for one's "inner self," and "badu" is her ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Erykah Badu (born February 26, 1971, Dallas, Texas, U.S.) American rhythm-and-blues singer whose neo-soul vocals elicited comparisons to jazz legend Billie Holiday. Badu is the eldest of three children. Although she was never formally trained in music, she majored in dance and theatre at Grambling State University in Louisiana after graduating ...
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Apr 18, 2016 · April 18, 2016. Badu calls herself “super mutable,” and, as a musician, she sometimes seems to be aging in reverse. Photograph by Amanda Demme for The New Yorker. When Erykah Badu told Zach ...
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