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Faith Evans

Faith Renée Evans

Faith Evans is an American singer from Lakeland, Florida active since 1994.

Profession
Singer, Songwriter, Producer
From
Lakeland, Florida
Born
June 10, 1973
Years active
1994–present

Early life

Born in Florida and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Faith Evans became the first female artist signed to Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records and married The Notorious B.I.G.

Career

Her solo hits and her vocal on the Grammy-winning tribute "I'll Be Missing You" made her a defining voice of the hip-hop-soul era.

Major achievements

She won a Grammy Award and charted multiple platinum records.

Legacy

Faith Evans was a cornerstone of the Bad Boy sound and a leading hip-hop-soul vocalist of the 1990s.

References

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