Avant
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Myron Avant better known as Avant is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is best known for hits such as "Separated" (the remix
to which features Kelly Rowland
), "My First Love," which one version features KeKe Wyatt
, and "Read Your Mind" (remix featuring Snoop Dogg
on the extended promo vinyl). He was featured in the remix to the Lloyd Banks
song "Karma" from the 2004 album The Hunger for More
, and has had a cameo appearance
in the 2004 feature film
BarberShop 2: Back in Business
.
His self-titled fifth album, Avant, was released on December 9, 2008.
Avant is now signed to Verve Forecast and released his sixth studio album The Letter
(formerly titled "Wake Up") on December 21, 2010, featuring production from the likes of The Pentagon
; Mike City
; Marshall Leathers; and Kajun. Avant cites R.Kelly as his biggest influence and inspiration.
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
to which features Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
), "My First Love," which one version features KeKe Wyatt
Keke Wyatt
Ketara Shavon "Keke" Wyatt is a multi-talented American R&B recording artist. She became popular after a highly successful collaboration with R&B singer Avant on his platinum album My Thoughts...
, and "Read Your Mind" (remix featuring Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
on the extended promo vinyl). He was featured in the remix to the Lloyd Banks
Lloyd Banks
Christopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. in 2008...
song "Karma" from the 2004 album The Hunger for More
The Hunger for More
The Hunger for More is the debut album by G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks, released June 29, 2004 on G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. Banks had been featured on 50 Cent's multi-platinum 2003 album Get Rich or Die Tryin, and on G-Unit's Beg for Mercy in November of the same year...
, and has had a cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
in the 2004 feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
BarberShop 2: Back in Business
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Barbershop 2: Black in Business is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, produced by State Street Pictures and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on February 6, 2004...
.
His self-titled fifth album, Avant, was released on December 9, 2008.
Avant is now signed to Verve Forecast and released his sixth studio album The Letter
The Letter
- Film :* The Letter , a 1929 film directed by Jean de Limur starring Jeanne Eagels, adapted from the Somerset Maugham play* The Letter , a 1940 film directed by William Wyler starring Bette Davis, also adapted from the Somerset Maugham play* The Letter , a 1997 South Korean film, also known as...
(formerly titled "Wake Up") on December 21, 2010, featuring production from the likes of The Pentagon
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
; Mike City
Mike City
Mike City is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Flowers is also the founder and CEO of Unsung Entertainment, Inc. He's currently working on his personal album titledMike City a.k.a...
; Marshall Leathers; and Kajun. Avant cites R.Kelly as his biggest influence and inspiration.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 2000 | My Thoughts My Thoughts My Thoughts is the debut album by R&B singer Avant released on May 9, 2000. It spawned two top ten hits, "Separated" and the cover of the classic René & Angela hit "My First Love", both certified Platinum. The album debuted at number 45 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the R&B charts. It sold...
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45 | 6 |
Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Platinum |
| 2002 | Ecstasy Ecstasy (Avant album) Ecstasy is the second album by Avant. It includes the singles "Makin' Good Love" and "Don't Say No, Just Say Yes". The album is Avant's biggest selling album to date with over 1.7 Million copies in the US and just over five million worldwide. The album was heavily promoted... |
6 | 2 |
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| 2003 | Private Room Private Room (album) Private Room is the third album by Avant. It peaked at number four on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. and number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart... Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:... |
18 | 4 |
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| 2006 | Director Director (album) Director is the fourth studio album by R&B singer Avant. The album reached number one on the Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200... |
4 | 1 | |
| 2008 | Avant
Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
26 | 6 | |
| 2010 | The Letter The Letter (Avant album) The Letter, previously titled Wake Up, is the sixth album by R&B singer Avant, which released on December 21, 2010. It is the first release with his new label, Verve Forecast - his fifth overall with Universal Music Group, which released his first four albums through MCA and Geffen... |
114 | 19 |
Solo singles
| Year | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B/Hip-Hop | |||
| 2000 | "Separated Separated (song) "Separated" is an R&B song recorded by Avant for the album My Thoughts. It was released as the album's first single. It spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart and reached #23 on the pop chart.The remix features Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child.... " |
23 | 1 | My Thoughts |
| "My First Love My First Love "My First Love" is a 1983 R&B Ballad recorded by R&B duo René & Angela on the Capitol label and later a 2000 hit cover by Avant and singer Keke Wyatt.... " (featuring Keke Wyatt Keke Wyatt Ketara Shavon "Keke" Wyatt is a multi-talented American R&B recording artist. She became popular after a highly successful collaboration with R&B singer Avant on his platinum album My Thoughts... ) |
26 | 4 | ||
| 2002 | "Makin' Good Love" | 27 | 7 | Ecstasy |
| "Don't Say No, Just Say Yes" | 96 | 51 | ||
| 2003 | "Read Your Mind" (featuring Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school... ) |
13 | 5 | Private Room |
| 2004 | "Don't Take Your Love Away" | 37 | 13 | |
| "Can't Wait" | - | 55 | Shark Tale Soundtrack | |
| 2006 | "You Know What You Know What "You Know What" is the first single off Avant's album Director. It features Lil Wayne and is produced by Jermaine Dupri.-Music video:The song's music video was directed by Benny Boom and filmed in Los Angeles, California. The video shows Avant finding a girl and gets attracted to her... " (featuring Lil Wayne Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included... ) |
- | 58 | Director |
| "4 Minutes" | 57 | 9 | ||
| "Lie About Us Lie about Us "Lie About Us" is the third single from Avant's album Director and features pop/R&B singer Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls. The song was written and produced by Beau Dozier.-Song information:... " (featuring Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, model, and actress. Scherzinger is perhaps best known for being the lead vocalist of the Pussycat Dolls.... ) |
- | 101 | ||
| 2008 | "When It Hurts" | 91 | 15 | Avant |
| "Break Ya Back" | - | - | ||
| 2010 | "Kiss Goodbye Kiss Goodbye "Kiss Goodbye" is a song by R&B singer Avant. It's the lead single from his sixth album The Letter. The single debuted at number 96 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.-Charts:- Purchaseable release :... " |
- | 60 | The Letter |
| 2011 | "Your Body is the Business" | - | 73 | |
Featured singles
- 2002: "Cleveland Is the City" (Bone Thugs-n-HarmonyBone Thugs-n-HarmonyBone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone...
featuring Avant) - 2005: "Super Saucy" (Baby BashBaby BashRonnie Ray Bryant , better known by his stage name Baby Bash , is a Mexican-American rapper. From 1995 to 1998, he performed under the stage name Baby Beesh, as part of the Vallejo, California group Potna Duece, after which he changed the last part of the name to Bash...
featuring Avant) - 2005: "StickwituStickwitu"Stickwitu" is a R&B ballad by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls from their debut album, PCD. Produced by Jimmy Iovine, Robin Antin, Ron Fair and Tal Herzberg, it was released as the album's second single in late 2005. The song is an uptempo ballad being different to their previous single...
" (Pussycat DollsPussycat DollsThe Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
featuring Avant) - 2005: "Karma" (Lloyd BanksLloyd BanksChristopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. in 2008...
featuring Avant) - 2005: "Bedroom Boom" (Ying Yang TwinsYing Yang TwinsThe Ying Yang Twins is an Atlanta-based American crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc . The group debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Lil Jon in his single "Get Low"...
featuring Avant) - 2006: "Claim My Place" (DiddySean CombsSean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
featuring Avant) - 2007: "Phone Sex (Thats What's Up)" (KarmaKarmaKarma in Indian religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies....
featuring Avant) - 2010: "Skies Wide Open" (Brian CulbertsonBrian CulbertsonBrian Culbertson is a musician and instrumentalist from Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of jazz band director and trumpeter Jim Culbertson, Brian's instruments include the keyboard and trombone....
featuring Avant)
External links
- Avant's official website
- Avant's official MySpace page
- Avant on Geffen RecordsGeffen RecordsGeffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
- Avant on Singersroom
- Avant 2011 audio interview at Soulinterviews.com