Ayanna Porter better known by her stage name INOJ is an American

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 R&B/bass music musician.

She was born in Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

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, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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 & raised in New York City

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, New York

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. During college

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 in Washington D.C., she was in a group called "Spellbound".

In 1997, she released her debut single, "Love You Down

Love You Down

"Love You Down" is the title of an R&B song written by Melvin Riley Jr. Riley's former band, Ready for the World, originally recorded the song in 1986 and released it as the lead single from their second album, Long Time Coming produced by Gary Spaniola...

", a cover of Ready for the World

Ready for the World

Ready for the World is an American R&B band from Flint, Michigan who scored several moderate pop, soul, and dance hits in the mid to late 1980s...

's 1986 hit that reached #25 in the United States

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. Coincidentally, her debut album was also named Ready for the World

Ready for the World (album)

Ready for the World is an R&B album released by singer INOJ in 1998.-Track listing:# "All I Want"# "Movin' On"# "Time After Time"# "Fallin'"# "Wait For You"# "Precious Love"# "I Found Love"# "Rather Be Alone"# "What Can I Do"# "Phone Intro"...

, the name of the band which originally sung her lead single. INOJ released a cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...

's "Time After Time

Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)

"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...

" under Columbia Records

Columbia Records

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 in 1998, which was a Top 10 pop hit, at #6. In 1998, she released her debut album, Ready for the World. She also released a cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of "Ring My Bell

Ring My Bell

"Ring My Bell" is a 1979 disco song by Anita Ward. It was originally written for Stacy Lattisaw, but when she signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead and it became her only major hit. The song hit number one on the disco charts. "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both...

" as a single, though it did not receive much exposure.

She released her latest single "Baby You" in 2008.

She is often mistakenly credited for the track "My Boo", performed by the Ghost Town DJ's which had vocals by singer Virgo (who also had several songs on the So-So Bass All Star compilations).

Singles

• 1997: Love You Down (20 weeks, peak #25 - US)
• 1998: Time After Time
  Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)
  "Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
  
  (16 weeks, peak #6 - US)
• 1999: Ring My Bell
• 2008: Baby You

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