Birth name:Faith Renée Evans
Born:
June 10, 1973
Origin:
Lakeland, Florida,United States
Genre(s)
R&B, soul
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active
1992–present
Label(s)
Capitol (2005–present)Arista Records,Bad Boy Entertainment (1995–2003)
Website:
Faith Evans.
Biography.
Evans was born in Lakeland, Florida to an Italian-American father and an African-American mother. Her father was a musician who left when she was very young. She was raised in Newark, New Jersey by her aunt, Johnnie Mae, and her mother, Helene, who had Evans when she was 18. Evans began singing at church at age two and later sang in school musical productions. She was an honor student in high school and won a full scholarship to Fordham University. However, she dropped out after one year of college to pursue a singing career.
Early Career.
At 19, she had a child named Chyna with musician and producer Kiyamma Griffin, from whom she later split. Griffin helped Evans get work as a session singer with Al B. Sure, who she met through producer Sean "Puffy" Combs. Combs liked Evans's sound and signed her to his fledgling label Bad Boy Records. She co-wrote and sang backup on Usher's debut self-titled CD as well Mary J. Blige's My Life, two projects in which Combs served as an executive producer. The breadwinner of the label was a Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G.. He and Evans met at a Bad Boy photoshoot and married only ten days after meeting in August 1994. She was first featured as a guest artist in Biggie's 1994 hit, "One More Chance (remix)."
At 19, she had a child named Chyna with musician and producer Kiyamma Griffin, from whom she later split. Griffin helped Evans get work as a session singer with Al B. Sure, who she met through producer Sean "Puffy" Combs. Combs liked Evans's sound and signed her to his fledgling label Bad Boy Records. She co-wrote and sang backup on Usher's debut self-titled CD as well Mary J. Blige's My Life, two projects in which Combs served as an executive producer. The breadwinner of the label was a Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G.. He and Evans met at a Bad Boy photoshoot and married only ten days after meeting in August 1994. She was first featured as a guest artist in Biggie's 1994 hit, "One More Chance (remix)."
Children
Chyna Evans — born 1993 (daughter with Kiyamma Griffin)
Christopher Jordan Wallace — born 1996 (son with Notorious B.I.G.)
Joshua Russaw — born 1998 (son with Todd Russaw)
Christopher Jordan Wallace — born 1996 (son with Notorious B.I.G.)
Joshua Russaw — born 1998 (son with Todd Russaw)
Filmography
Turn It Up (2000)
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
Faith Evans ft Puff Diddy{I'll be Missing You)Turn It Up (2000)
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
source:wikipedia
