The 33-year-old singer, who had been born in Philadelphia, began singing as a child and proceeded to find her voice during high school. In age 15, she signed a deal with Jive Records — the house of artists such as Britney Spears,’NSync and the Backstreet Boys — also recorded a record. It was never published however, and the tag finally dropped her from the roster.
Sullivan got another chance from the mid-2000s if she cowrote Christina Milian’s tune”Say ,” that became a hit R&B radio. Its next only,”Bust Your Own Windows,” was a crush also (no pun intended).
After documenting collaborations using Jadakiss and Snoop Dogg and vacationing with Maxwell and Ne-Yo, Sullivan published her next record, Love Me , in 2010. Although it received critical acclaim, she believed she needed to resign in the music business for a little while. Sullivan declared in 2011 she would be going on a hiatus, telling fans,”I am not saying that I will not ever sing in my entire life since I do not feel that. However,… [I] got some things to find out” By 2014, nevertheless, she was back.
Sullivan went on to launch her third record, Reality Show, in 2015 prior to committing her voice to tunes on Frank Ocean’s 2016 visual endeavor, Limitless , also Mary J. Blige’s 2017 album, Power of a Woman. She returned to publishing her material in 2021 with her EP, Heaux Tales.
On the heels of this highly anticipated launch, the NFL announced the Grammy nominee was tapped to sing the national anthem with state star Eric Church in this season’s Super Bowl in Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Weeknd is place to carry out the halftime show.
Scroll down to five things to understand about Sullivan before Super Bowl LV, which broadcasts on CBS Sunday, February 7, at 6:30 p.m. ET.
She then landed two nods in 2010, one in 2011, three at 2016 and also one in 2020.
The next installment of Glee’s first time in 2009 showcased Amber Riley’s personality, Mercedes Jones, belting”Bust Your Own Windows” together with all the Cheerios squad.
The”Lost One” songstress’ mum, Pam Sullivan, was formerly a backup singer for Philadelphia International Records.
Heaux Tales — that fell on January 8 also contains attributes from Ari Lennox, Anderson .Paak and H.E.R. — continues to be commended for investigating subjects such as feminism, sexuality and body-shaming. NPR called it a”bold and timely dialogue piece,” while Pitchfork contained it at its Best New Music coverage.
