Monifa Carter (born January 28, 1972[1][2][3]), also known as Monifah, is an American R&B singer.[4] She is best known for her association with the late rapper Heavy D and her music from the mid-1990s, including "I Miss You (Come Back Home)", "You" and "Touch It", which was released in 1998. She starred on TV One's reality show R&B Divas: Atlanta. She is also known for her single "You Don't Have to Love Me".
Monifah | |
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 Monifah in 2019. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Monifa Carter |
| Born | January 28, 1972 New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Website | Official Facebook Official Twitter |
Early life
editMonifah was born and raised in New York City.[3]
Career
editIn 1996, her gold certified debut album, Moods...Moments was released. In 1997, she contributed the Heavy D.-produced "I Still Love You" to the soundtrack of the film, Sprung. Monifah's second album was Mo'hogany. Released in the last quarter of 1998, it featured "Touch It". The track peaked at No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart.[5] Monifah's third album Home, released in 2000 contained "I Can Tell", "Brown Eyes" and "Fairytales". In 2003, she played a supporting role in Michael Baisden's Men Cry in the Dark stage play. In August 2012, Monifah and R&B singers Syleena Johnson, Faith Evans, Keke Wyatt, LaTocha Scott, Angie Stone, and Nicci Gilbert appeared in a reality show for TV One called R&B Divas. It was later retitled R&B Divas: Atlanta and Monifah has appeared on the subsequent second and third seasons, with LaTavia Roberson and Kameelah Williams joining the cast in season 3 on April 23, 2014. In 2012, she appeared on Faith Evans' compilation album R&B Divas on the single "Lovin' Me" in addition to her solo track "She's Me". The album was later nominated for a Grammy. She released a new single "The Other Side" which premiered in June 2014.[6] In 2015, Monifah signed with and released a single "One Moment" with Famous Records / Famous Music Group based out of Sunrise, Florida who distributes via Universal.
Personal life
editOn R&B Divas: Atlanta, Monifah publicly revealed she is in a same-sex relationship.[7][8][9] In the third-season finale of R&B Divas: Atlanta, she married her longtime partner Terez on April 4, 2014.[10] Monifah has a daughter born in 1991.[3]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| US [11] |
US R&B [12] | |||
| Moods...Moments | 42 | 4 | ||
| Mo'hogany |
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16 | 2 |
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| Home | 151 | 39 | ||
Singles
edit| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [14] |
US R&B [15] |
AUS [16] |
BEL (Fl) [17] |
NLD [18] |
NZ [19] |
UK [20] | ||||
| "I Miss You (Come Back Home)" | 1996 | 56 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Moods...Moments | |
| "You" | 32 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Don't Have to Love Me" | 82 | 36 | — | — | — | 38 | — | |||
| "I Still Love You" | 1997 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | Sprung | |
| "Touch It" | 1998 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 29 | Mo'hogany | |
| "Bad Girl" | — | — | 17 | — | — | 44 | — | |||
| "Suga Suga" | — | 71 | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Can Tell" | 2000 | — | 94 | 90 | — | — | — | — | Home | |
| "The Other Side" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "One Moment" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
References
edit- ^ "Monifah Carter Instagram". www.instagram.com.
- ^ Carter, Monifah. "Birthday correction". Twitter. Monifah Carter. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Monifah on Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Bush, John. "Biography: Monifah". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 374. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "New Music: Monifah – the Other Side". June 21, 2014.
- ^ Monifah on being black, gay and an R&B Diva | AfterEllen.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ Monifah on being black, gay and an R&B Diva | AfterEllen.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ R&B Divas: Reality Show Star Monifah Talks Same-Sex Love History, Drug Past Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ "Monifah Weds Girlfriend, Terez, in Hawaiian Wedding: 'My Spirit Has Merged with Somebody Else'". June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Monifah Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Monifah Chart History – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "American certifications – Monifah". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Monifah Chart History – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Monifah Chart History – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ ARIA chart peaks:
- "Touch It" and "Bad Girl / Suga Suga": "australian-charts.com – Discography Monifah". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "I Can Tell": "The ARIA Report: Issue 580 (Week Commencing 9 April 2001)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2002. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "ultratop.be – Discografie Monifah" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Monifah". top40.nl (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "charts.nz – Discography Monifah". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Monifah – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2019.