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I was actually discovered by Kai Millard and Stevie Wonder.

~Andra Day

Topics: Actually Discovered Stevie Stevie Wonder Wonder

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I really like jazz and soul, but I also love so many other types of music, and I didn't want to be afraid to blend and experiment.

~Andra Day

Topics: Afraid Also Blend Experiment Jazz Like Love Many Music Other Really Soul Types Want

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I was a dancer for about 20 years. It didn't really help me transition into music.

~Andra Day

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I danced for a while, and I knew I could sing, so I just began singing in a praise band at church and doing musical theater and jazz vocal performance in school. One didn't really lead to another; I was just always interested in the performance arts.

~Andra Day

Topics: Always Another Arts Band Began Church Could Danced Doing Interested Jazz Just Knew Lead Musical Musical Theater Performance Praise Really School Sing Singing Theater Vocal While

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A pompadour is actually pretty easy for me; it takes me about five minutes.

~Andra Day

Topics: About Actually Easy Five Me Minutes Pretty Takes

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For the record, I am not Stevie Wonder's wife, and no, I am not his child.

~Andra Day

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I like the Victory rolls, beehive, pompadour - all of that stuff. It's just cool. And actually, with ethnic hair, oddly enough, it works so well because I don't have to tease my hair to get body.

~Andra Day

Topics: Actually Because Beehive Body Cool Enough Ethnic Get Hair Just Like Oddly Rolls Stuff Tease Victory Well Works

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I went to a performing arts school, and we studied musical theater, jazz vocal performance, and they kind of start you out on those things because they feel like it is a good foundation, and it was.

~Andra Day

Topics: Arts Because Feel Foundation Good Jazz Kind Like Musical Musical Theater Out Performance Performing Performing Arts School Start Studied Theater Things Those Vocal You

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When I heard Billie Holiday's voice, Nina Simone's and Ella Fitzgerald's - there was something about their voices to me that was such a different texture than what I was used to listening to at the time. Hearing those jazz voices were so different, and I think I just gravitated toward it.

~Andra Day

Topics: About Different Ella Fitzgerald Heard Hearing Holiday Jazz Just Listening Me Nina Something Texture Than Think Those Time Toward Used Voice Voices Were I Think

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Tony Bennett is an iconic jazz legend.

~Andra Day

Topics: Iconic Jazz Legend Tony

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 30th, 1984

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