Sisqó
Sisqó performing in 2018
Background information
Born	Mark Althavan Andrews (1978-11-09)November 9, 1978 (age 47)[1] Baltimore,Maryland, U.S.
Genres	R&B pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer dancer actor
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Dragon EMPIRE Kedar Def Jam Island Island Def Jam
Member of	Dru Hill
Website	sisqo.com

Mark Althavan Andrews (born November 9, 1978),^[2][3] known professionally asSisqó (stylized asSisQó), is an AmericanR&B singer. Following his tenure as lead performer of the R&B groupDru Hill, he quickly reached success as a solo act with the release of his debut studio albumUnleash the Dragon (1999), which peaked at number two on theBillboard 200. It spawned the singles "Incomplete" and "Thong Song", which peaked at numbers one and three on theBillboard Hot 100, respectively.^[4]

As a teen, Andrews worked at The Fudgery^[5] inHarborplace atBaltimore's Inner Harbor with Larry "Jazz" Anthony, James "Woody" Green, and Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin. The quartet would be signed as the groupDru Hill toIsland Records in 1996. He lived in theReservoir Hill neighborhood at 908 Newington Avenue nearDruid Hill Park, which is where the group got their name.

After Woody departed Dru Hill in 1999 to pursue a solo career, it was decided that the other members would follow suit and issue their own solo albums. Sisqó's solo debut,Unleash the Dragon, was released onDef Soul Records in November 1999.Unleash the Dragon sold moderately at first, until the February 2000 release of its second single, the novelty "Thong Song". A runaway hit, "Thong Song" and its follow-up, "Incomplete", were major hits on theBillboardHot 100chart, with "Thong Song" making it to number three, and "Incomplete" going to number one. This success resulted inPlay Along Toys manufacturing a Sisqódoll in 2001.

Formed by Sisqó in 1999,LovHer was the first femalequartet on theDef Soul label.^[6] Their single "How It's Gonna Be" was featured on theRush Hour 2 soundtrack in 2001.^[7]

Conflicts within Dru Hill prevented the group from reuniting as planned in 2000. This is usually attributed to time conflicts during the recording of Sisqó's second solo LP. During this period, Sisqó branched out into hosting the dance competition programSisqós Shakedown onMTV, and intofilm, taking on supporting roles in the filmsGet Over It (2001) withKirsten Dunst andSnow Dogs (2002) withCuba Gooding, Jr. He also starred as a vampire inSabrina the Teenage Witch (Season 6 Episode 1). Although his second LP,Return of Dragon, released in June 2001, eventually went platinum, its singles "Can I Live" and "Dance for Me" performed far below expectations (apart from in theUnited Kingdom, where "Dance for Me" became his third top ten hit). By 2002, Sisqó reunited with Dru Hill, which released its third LP in late 2002. The LP underperformed, and the group was subsequently released from theirrecording contract.

In January 2008, Sisqó was a contestant on a reality show called "Gone Country."^[8][9][10]

In 2010, Sisqó was a contestant on the British reality television showCelebrity Big Brother 7, which he placed 8th. He was the fifth contestant to be evicted, lasting 20 days.

Dru Hill released its third album,InDRUpendence Day, in 2010 as an independent release throughKedar Entertainment. The group also appeared at this time in thereality showKeith Sweat's Platinum House onBET's sister stationCentric.

Sisqó continued to tour through the 2010s, both as a member of Dru Hill, and as a solo act. His third solo album,Last Dragon, was released on February 10, 2015. The singles, "A-List" and "L.I.P.s" were released ahead of the album, with the latter reaching number 23 on the US Adult R&B charts, becoming Sisqó's first charting US single since 2001's "Can I Live".

As of 2015^[update], Sisqó, along with the other members of Dru Hill, claimed that their record label botched a record deal, costing them millions in the process.^[11]

In 2016, Sisqó provided a rap counterpoint in a duet withcountry music singerMarie Osmond, in her song "Give me a Good Song", which was featured onMusic Is Medicine, released on April 15, 2016.

In 2017, Sisqó, sang on a remake of his "Thong Song" produced byJCY.^[12]

In 2018, Sisqo released a holiday book for children, titled "Sisqo's Perfect Christmas", with creative partner, Tilesha Brown.^[13]

He represented Maryland in theAmerican Song Contest, which began on March 21, 2022, onNBC.^[14]

In 2024, Sisqó competed onseason eleven ofThe Masked Singer as "Lizard". He was eliminated on "Shower Anthems Night" and did an encore performance of "Thong Song".^[15]

Sisqó has a daughter, Shaione Andrews, born in 1995. He resides inMaple Grove, Minnesota, with his wife Elizabeth Pham, with whom he has been romantically involved since 2003.^[16] They have two children: a son named Ryu Andrews born in June 2012, and a daughter named Kimiqo Star, aka QoQo born in September 2014.

In July 2013, Sisqó appeared on the reality showCelebrity Wife Swap, where Elizabeth was "swapped" with the wife of 1990s pop singerGerardo Mejía.^[17]

He previously dated R&B singerSamantha Mumba from 2004 to 2005.^[18]

with Dru Hill

• Dru Hill (1996)
• Enter the Dru (1998)
• Dru World Order (2002)
• InDRUpendence Day (2010)
• Christmas in Baltimore (2017)

Solo albums

• Unleash the Dragon (1999)
• Return of Dragon (2001)
• Last Dragon (2015)

As supporting act

• No Strings Attached Tour (supportingNSYNC)(2000)^[20]
• Black & Blue World Tour (supportingBackstreet Boys)(2001)^[21]

Featured act

• Roc Tha Block(2007)^[22]
• Hammer's House Party Tour(2019)^[23]
• RNB Fridays Live(2019)^[24]

• American Music Awards

• Billboard Music Awards

• Grammy Awards

• MOBO Awards

• MTV Europe Music Awards

• MTV Video Music Awards

• Soul Train Music Awards

• Teen Choice Awards

• Official website
• Sisqó atIMDb

• 1978 births
• Living people
• 21st-century African-American male actors
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• American contemporary R&B singers
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• Def Jam Recordings artists
• Singers from Baltimore
• Participants in American reality television series
• World Music Awards winners
• Male actors from Baltimore
• American male television actors
• 21st-century American singers
• 21st-century American male singers
• 21st-century African-American male singers
• Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series) contestants

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