Ciara's Biography

Birth name:
Ciara Princess Harris.
Born:
October 25, 1985 (age 21).
Origin:
Austin, Texas, United States.
Genre(s):
R&B, pop, hip-hop, dance.
Occupation(s):
Singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, actress.
Years active.
2004–present (singer)2006–present (actress)2006–present (record producer).
Label(s):
Sho'nuff Records.
Website:
ciara
Biography.
Ciara was born in Austin, Texas. She grew up in army bases in Germany, New York, California, Arizona, and Nevada, since her father was in the United States Army
She has said that it was seeing a televised performance by Destiny's Child while staying home from school one day that inspired her to pursue a career in music. In her early teens she formed the goal to become a professional singer. She once was a cheerleader for her North Clayton High School team, until she quit. She then joined a girl group called Hearsay, worked on her songwriting, eventually left the group, got a publishing deal, and found a "musical soulmate" when she met producer Jazze Pha.
"Goodies" became a hit, reaching the top of the United States pop charts, and also charting in the United Kingdom (in January 2005, also reaching number one), Australia, Germany, Sweden, and New Zealand. With help from Pha, Garrett, and Lil Jon, Ciara released her debut album, Goodies in September 2004. It entered the Billboard 200 chart at number three, and selling three million copies in the United States alone. The second single, "1, 2 Step", featuring Missy Elliott, reached the top ten in the U.S., peaking at number two in early 2005. "1, 2 Step" was released in the UK on April 11th the same year, and reached number two, benefiting from the fact that it was the first week that downloads were incorporated into the singles chart. 1, 2 Step then climbed up to number two making the single it's highest peak in the UK charts.
In May 2005, Ciara's third single, "Oh" featuring Ludacris, reached number two on the Hot 100. In August 2005, Ciara's fourth single, "And I" was released and peaked at #96 which was poor compared to the first three singles.
In July of 2005 Ciara released her DVD of all three of her music videos, the makings and commentaries of two of them, behind the scenes footage of her rehearsals for the Soul Train Awards, and multi-angle shots of Goodies, entitled Goodies: The Videos & More.
Discography By Years
Goodies (2004)
Ciara: The Evolution (2006)
*Ciara feat Missy Elliot - '1, 2 step'

source:Wikipedia