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Ledisi is one of the most popular and richest R&B Singer who was born on March 28, 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Nine times Grammy Nominated R&B and jazz vocalist in categories such as the categories of Best R&B Album Best New Artist, the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and the Best R&B song.
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Ledisi helped the BET Awards pay tribute to Anita Baker, the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient of the night on June 24, with a rendition of the singer’s 1986 ode “Sweet Love”.
In the 1990s, Ledisi formed a group called Anibade, alongside Sundra Manning (producer, keyboards, songwriting), Phoenix (LaGerald) Normand (background vocals, songwriting), Cedrickke Dennis (guitar), Nelson Braxton (bass), Wayne Braxton (sax), and Rob Rhodes (drums), playing a jazz and hip-hop influenced kind of soul. The group won acclaim in the San Francisco Bay Area with a cult-like following of die-hard fans who referred to themselves as “Ledites” and meet her with love at every event, singing along verbatim to songs that though unrecorded at the time, were well known by their fans. The group later recorded a demo of one of the songs from their set, entitled, “Take Time” which was played on local stations and requested non-stop. Ledisi tried to get the group signed to a major label, but had no luck. Ledisi also performed often with jazz saxophonist Robert Stewart throughout the early 1990s in San Francisco.
The father of her is the soul-singer Larry Sanders. Her mother was an R&B singer in her own. The stepfather of her, who was instrumental in helping raise her, was a drummer.
| Name | Ledisi |
| First Name | Ledisi |
| Occupation | R&B Singer |
| Birthday | March 28 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Place of Birth | New Orleans |
| Home Town | Louisiana |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Larry Saunders, Nyra Dynese |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Ronald T. Young |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
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In January 2000, Ledisi released her first album, Soulsinger: The Revival, independently on her label, LeSun Records. The album spun off four singles, “Soulsinger”, “Take Time”, “Get Outta My Kitchen”, and “Good Lovin'”. After the release of Soulsinger: The Revival, Ledisi toured with her group Anibade.