Trey Lorenz | |
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.jpg) Trey Lorenz duringMariah Carey'sCaution World Tour in 2019. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lloyd Lorenz Smith |
| Born | (1969-01-19)January 19, 1969 (age 56) |
| Origin | Florence,South Carolina, United States |
| Genres | R&B,soul,hip hop soul,neo soul,pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer, record producer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | MonarC,Island |
Trey Lorenz (bornLloyd Lorenz Smith;[1] January 19, 1969)[2] is an AmericanR&B singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born inFlorence,South Carolina and is a graduate of Wilson High School. Lorenz is best known for his duet with recording artistMariah Carey on "I'll Be There", acover of the 1970 number-oneJackson 5 recording of the same name. The record topped theUSBillboard Hot 100 andR&B singles chart a second time in 1992 and earned Lorenz and Carey both aGrammy Award nomination forBest R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. They would later perform the song again atthe funeral ofMichael Jackson on July 7, 2009. He is also known for his 1992 hit single "Someone to Hold".
Lorenz metMariah Carey in 1990, while he was a junior atFairleigh Dickinson University; at the time, he was singing with the R&B group Squeak & the Deep.[3] He began his career supporting Carey on her first promotional tour in 1990, and the following year he provided background vocals on her albumEmotions.[3] Lorenz again served as Carey's backing singer on her March 16, 1992 appearance on the television showMTV Unplugged, where he and Carey sang a cover ofthe Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" - a duet the two reprised atMichael Jackson'smemorial service at theStaples Center inLos Angeles, California on July 7, 2009.[4] TheirUnplugged performance was released as a single that went to number one in the United States.[3]
Lorenz was subsequently offered a record deal and recorded a critically successful self-titled debut album. The single "Someone to Hold" (co-written and co-produced by Carey, who also sang backup vocals) peaked at number 19 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[3][5] The album itself, however, only peaked at number 111 on theBillboard 200 albums chart,[5] and Lorenz was dropped by his labelEpic Records.[3] In 1994, he co-wrote "If You Go Away" forNew Kids on the Block, which was included on their albumFace the Music.[6]
Lorenz returned to a career in background vocals, working for artists such asTLC,Selena, andUsher and also performed a duet withBasia titled "She Deserves It" . He also appeared onRedhead Kingpin and the F.B.I.'s1991 second albumThe Album With No Name on the songs "It's a Love Thang (Word)", "Nice and Slow" and "Get It Together".[7] He began to support Mariah Carey on her albums and concert tours again in 1997, including a featured spot in the 2003Charmbracelet World Tour, and he recorded the songs "Make You Happy" for theMen in Black soundtrack, which he co-wrote with Carey andCory Rooney, and "I'm Still Not Over You" for theMoney Train soundtrack. He was signed to Carey's short-lived imprint label,MonarC, and toJermaine Dupri's Atlanta-basedSo So Def Records label, but never put out any music under the label.
Lorenz's second album,Mr. Mista, was released on September 16, 2006. Among the songs on the new album is "See You Sometime", a song Lorenz sang during the Charmbracelet World Tour. Lorenz launched his second album during the time he was prominently featured in Carey's 2006The Adventures of Mimi Tour, doing background vocals and singing three songs, "Never Too Much", "A House Is Not a Home" and "Crazy".[3]
Lorenz appeared onJessica Simpson's 2010 PBS Christmas Special, singing a duet version "O Holy Night" with her. In 2014, he accompanied Carey on herThe Elusive Chanteuse Show concert tour from October 4 to November 16.[8]
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