Dwele
Adult contemporary R&B singer/songwriter/producer Dwele grew up on Detroit's west side, listening to soul music from Motown visionaries Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye as well as jazz on the radio. Born Andwele Gardner, he began writing songs at the age of ten, after his father was murdered outside his home, and attended Cody High in Detroit. Dwele spent a year studying music at Wayne State but then opted for an informal education, making music at his home while living in Dearborn and working for AAA. His demo tape, 1998's The Rize, made waves around the Motor City, and he spent time collaborating with Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village and Philadelphia rapper Bahamadia. Signed to Virgin on the strength of his songwriting and performance skills, Dwele released Subject in mid-2003 and cemented his appeal with European audiences (he was a favorite on Gilles Peterson's influential Radio 1 program) with a tour that summer. His second album, Some Kinda..., followed in 2005 and reached the Top 10 of the R&B chart. A couple years later, he provided the hook on Kanye West's hit single "Flashing Lights" and signed to Koch/eOne to release Sketches of a Man (2008) and W.ants W.orld W.omen (2010). Both albums maintained the singer's streak of Top Ten R&B albums. Greater Than One (2012), also released on eOne, featured some of his breeziest, most pleasing grooves.
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Discografía
12 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Hold On (Radio Edit)
R&B - Editado por Virgin Records America Inc el 01-01-2003
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Wants, World, Women
Pop - Editado por eOne Music el 29-06-2010
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Wants, World, Women
Hip-Hop/Rap - Editado por eOne Music el 29-06-2010
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I Think I Love U (So So Def Remix)
R&B - Editado por Virgin Records el 12-12-2005
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Hold On (Remix)
R&B - Editado por Virgin Records el 01-01-2003
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Can't Take It (Remixes)
House - Editado por Planet E Communications el 15-03-2011
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