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| Born | Lumidee Cedeño (1984-10-13)October 13, 1984 (age 41) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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Lumidee Cedeño (born October 13, 1984) is an American singer, best known for her 2003 single "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", which peaked at number 3 on theBillboard Hot 100 and led her to sign withUniversal Records. The song preceded the release of her debut albumAlmost Famous (2003), which saw mixed to negative critical reception and moderate commercial performance. Her second album,Unexpected (2007) saw a critical improvement despite a commercial decline, and was supported by thecover single "She's Like the Wind" (featuringTony Sunshine).
Cedeño was born in theEast Harlem neighborhood ofUpper Manhattan,New York City, ofPuerto Rican descent. After her father died in 1995, she and her four siblings were raised by their grandparents. She began singing and rapping at the age of 12. She was diagnosed withrheumatoid arthritis at the age of 14, after she was misdiagnosed withlupus.[1]
After graduating high school, she collaborated with a local neighborhood producer named DJ Tedsmooth to record her debut single for anindependent record label called Straight Face.[2] She signed withUniversal Records, where she released her debut album titledAlmost Famous on June 24, 2003. Her debut single, "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", peaked at number 3 in the United States and number 2 in the United Kingdom,[3] but it was her only hit until the 2007 release of "She's Like the Wind". According toNielsen SoundScan,Almost Famous sold 276,000 copies in the U.S.
For the next few years, Lumidee was not in the mainstream music industry in the U.S., instead veering more towardsreggaeton anddancehall music. After her hit single "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" faded, Lumidee went overseas to continue her musical career in Belgium, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. She released multiple mixtapes during the years, which was amixtape consisting of new material, freestyles, and tracks from Lumidee was also featured on several tracks in this area, having some success in Europe.
In 2006, Lumidee released a song for theFIFA World Cup album soundtrack entitled "Dance!". It featured asample ofWhitney Houston's song, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". The song was a club hit around Europe, successfully entering the charts in the countries where it was officially released.[4] In the summer of 2006, Lumidee was featured onFrankie Cutlass' 2006 remix of his classic club hit anthem, "Puerto Rico" (featuringJoell Ortiz,Voltio, andYomo Toro).
In 2007, Lumidee was namedyouth ambassador of the New YorkArthritis Foundation's Arthritis Walk.[5] On April 17, she released her second album,Unexpected,[6] underTVT Records. In an interview withVibe, Lumidee spoke about signing with TVT stating, "TVT Records is the perfect way for me to come back and again I'm coming out of left field, just like with "Never Leave You (Uh Oh)," Nobody ever thought of me coming back on a street credible label like TVT, alongside acts likePitbull,Lil Jon and theYing Yang Twins. Actually, nobody ever thought of me really even coming back, period."[7] The U.S. single, "She's Like the Wind", peaked at 43, but it was not released in Europe. There, the label released the single "Crazy" (featuring Pitbull), which had moderate chart success in Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom. Lumidee made an appearance onMTV Cribs, showing herNew Jersey home, which aired on August 6, 2007.[8]
On May 13, 2009, Lumidee released a mixtape calledI'm Up, Vol. 1 from her label, Logy Music Entertainment.[9] In late 2009, Lumidee worked on another mixtape entitledLuminadee, which was released exclusively on Coast2CoastMixtapes.com in early January 2010.[10] Lumidee was working on an album which was set to be released sometime in 2010, but ultimately it did not materialize.[11] In 2011, she appeared in a re-work ofRemady's dance hit "No Superstar". In 2011, she collaborated with rapper Somaya Reece on the single "Dale Mami". The video debuted onmun2'sThe Urban Tip on January 11, 2012. Universal Australia, Toughstuff Germany, and Sony Scandinavia signed "Ring My Bell" byMichael Fall (featuring Lumidee, Rick Elback, and Aziza) for release in 2014. On June 24, 2014, in an interview with Kevin Apaza of Directlyrics.com, Lumidee mentioned starting her own label Logy Music Entertainment. After leaving her previous major label, she will release her EPLa Luz through her label Logy Music Entertainment.[12]
Lumidee citesLauryn Hill,Missy Elliott,MC Lyte, andMary J. Blige as her major influences.[13]
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