Cassandra Elizabeth Ventura ( born Casandra Elizabeth Ventura ; born August 26, 1986) is an American singer working in the rhythm and blues genre under the stage name Cassie . Her debut single Me & U , released in April 2006, received platinum status in the United States; Cassie's debut album, released the same year, sold 321,000 copies [1] . In 2008, Cassie starred in the movie Step Forward 2: Streets .
| Cassie | |
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 Cassie in 2008 | |
| basic information | |
| Birth name | |
| Date of Birth | August 26, 1986 (32 years old) |
| Place of Birth | New London , Connecticut |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | singer , actress |
| Years of activity | - present time |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | rhythm and blues |
| Labels | Bad boy records |
Biography
Cassandra Ventura was born in New London , Connecticut . Her father has Filipino roots, her mother is Mexican. From childhood, Ventura took vocals and dance lessons. At the age of 14, she began her modeling career, by the age of 16 she appeared on the pages of Seventeen magazine and in the catalog of the popular teenage clothing line. After leaving school, Cassie moved to New York and got a job at Wilhelmina Models modeling agency, and also studied at the Broadway Dance School. In late 2004, she met with music producer Ryan Leslie , who invited Ventura to work with his NextSelection label.
In 2006, Cassie released her debut single, titled "Me & U", which quickly became a club hit and by the end of the year received the status of "platinum". After that, Leslie agreed with Diddy that their labels would jointly produce the debut album of his protege. The album, called Cassie , was created by mixing pop music with hip hop and rhythm and blues , where elements of traditional Filipino music and one rock composition were added. The album was released on August 8, 2006. 321 thousand copies were sold in the USA, the album took second place in the hit parade of hip-hop and rhythm and blues and fourth place in the overall hit parade [2] .
In 2008, the movie “ Step Forward 2: Streets ” was released, in which Cassie performed one of the roles and for which she recorded a single, in the same year she and Ryan Leslie recorded a song for his album. Meanwhile, Ventura’s second album, announced shortly after the first in 2006, was far from complete. There were rumors that Bad Boys Records , the Diddy label, would refuse further collaboration with the singer, but Diddy himself denied these rumors, saying that Cassie was working in the studio all the time on the new album. However, Cassie’s collaboration with Leslie Ryan ended. The release of the second album of the singer was scheduled for 2012, but never took place [3] . In 2012, Cassie noted the new solo single “King of Hearts” and took part in the recording of the single “The Boys” for the re-release of Nicky Minaj's second album [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Diddy: Cassie CD Will Catch People 'Off Guard' . Billboard. Date of treatment January 4, 2012.
- ↑ Cassie Chart History . Billboard. Date of treatment January 4, 2012.
- ↑ New Music: Cassie f / Fabolous - 'Radio' . Rap-Up.com (September 3, 2011). Date of treatment December 4, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Katie Hasty. Nicki Minaj and Cassie's 'The Boys' bangs with loud sound and colors . Hitfix (October 18, 2012). Date of treatment December 4, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has Cassie related media
- Cassie on the Internet Movie Database