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Ciara
Harris (sounds like Sierra) was born on October 25, 1985.
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She
grew up in a military household and as a military brat (her father
was in the army, her mother was in the air force), she moved around
her family moved around the country (and the world) while she was
younger. She lived in Arizona, California, Germany and Nevada before
eventually settling in Atlanta.
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She
always enjoyed singing. She began doing some modeling, but thought
that singing would be her focus after she finished school. She
graduated Riverdale High School in 2003 and she wrote down on a
piece of paper that she was going to be a professional singer and
set out to do just that. She cut out everything that did not have
to do with a singing career, including talking on the phone, friends
and even broke up with her boyfriend. She joined a girl group (Hear
Say), but quickly decided that she should be a solo artist, and then
she hooked up with record producer Jazze Pha and signed with his
record label (Sho’Nuff).
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Together with Sean Garret (co-wrote “Yeah”), and produced by Lil’
Jon, they wrote her first single, "Goodies," which was produced in the Crunk & B style first originated by Usher. In 2004, she was the
first female to release a song in this genre and after it became
popular, she was dubbed with the title of the First Lady of Crunk &
B. [Note: the word “crunk” was derived from mixing of the words
“crazy and “funk”.] The album by the same name (Goodies),
released by LaFace Records also became an instant chart topper
(Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Top 10) when it was released in September of
that year.
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She
released her Goodies video in 2005 which includes music
videos from the album and the making of "1, 2, Step" other behind
the scene scenes and bonus song. She is currently touring around the
U.S.
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She won the 2005 BET
Award for best collaboration for her the hit song "1, 2, Step"
featuring Missy Elliot
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Favorites: food = soul food
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Rumors Dispelled: There are rumors that have been circulating
around the internet about Ciara's sexual preferences. First of
all, Ciara is not a transexual and has never had a sex change
operation. Secondly, Ciara is not gay. Supposedly these
statements were said on Oprah, which is impossible, since she
has as of yet never appeared on the show.
Biography by Ian Ripley,
PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer
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