Biography

Cozier was encouraged to sing as a child by his family, who would demand that he perform in group settings. He started out as a singer/songwriter for artists such as Mýa

Mya

-A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code...

, Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....

, and Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...

 (whose hit "Girlfriend

Girlfriend/Boyfriend

"Girlfriend/Boyfriend" is the second and final single by R&B group Blackstreet from their third album Finally. Janet Jackson is also featured in the song as well as a rappers Ja Rule and Eve...

" he co-wrote). He was a background vocalist for the Junior Mafia/Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....

 track "Backstabbers", and toured with Joe

Joe (singer)

Joseph Lewis Thomas , usually credited simply as Joe, is an American R&B singer and record producer.-Early life:Joe is a native of Cuthbert, Georgia and later moved to Opelika, Alabama. The son of two preachers, Joe spent much time in church singing, playing guitar, and even directing the choir...

 behind the latter's album All that I Am.

Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

 caught word of Cozier's talent and had him meet with Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...

, who signed Cozier to J Records

J Records

J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:...

. His 2001 self-titled debut hit the Billboard Top 200, peaking at #65 and hitting #15 on the Top R&B Albums chart on the strength of the single "She's All I Got". "She's All I Got" rose to #26 on the Billboard 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...

 and to #4 on the Hot Hip Hop/R&B Singles chart. Additionally, one other single ("So Much to Lose", #123 R&B) was released, and he began writing songs for other artists (Olivia

Olivia (singer)

Olivia Theresa Longott , professionally known as Olivia, is an American R&B singer and rapper.-Early life:Raised in New York City, Longott is of Puerto Rican, and Indian descent....

, Cheri Dennis

Cheri Dennis

Cheri Dennis is an American singer, signed to Bad Boy Records.Cheri Dennis was born in 1979 and raised in a housing projects of Cleveland, Ohio. She later moved to Shaker Heights, Ohio and was initially a member of a group named Spoiled...

) in the years since.

He also released two singles ("U Got Them Goods" and "You") in 2007. A digital single "Tonight" was released on March 2, 2010.

His second album, Way of Life

Way of Life (Jimmy Cozier album)

Way of Life is the second studio album from American R&B singer, Jimmy Cozier. It was released on March 16th, 2010 and April 7th, 2010 as his first album for his label Cozi Music. The set's first single, "You" was released in 2007...

was released to iTunes and FYE on March 16, 2010, and April 7, 2010 on Amazon.com

Singles

• "She's All I Got" (2001)
• "So Much To Lose" (2001)
• "U Got Them Goods" (2007)
• "You" (2007)
• "Tonight" (2010)

External links

• Bio at WhuDat