Biography of music artist, Ms. Monique: Southern Soul/Blues Diva

Ms. Monique's Biography

FROM THE BEGINNING THIS SOUL SISTER KNEW SHE WANTED TO BE IN LIGHTS. AT THE AGE OF EIGHT
SHE RILED UP A FAMILY GATHERING BY PERFORMING WITH THE FUNK BAND HIRED AS ENTERTAINMENT.
SHE WASN’T AFRAID THEN AND STILL SHE’S NOT AFRAID TO EXPRESS HERSELF THROUGH SONG. BORN
AND RAISED IN BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SHE WAS ALWAYS ACTIVE ON THE MUSIC SCENE SINGING
AT WEDDINGS, LOCAL FESTIVALS AND STAGE PLAYS. EVERY ONE IN TOWN WOULD GATHER TO HEAR HER
LIVE PERFORMANCES. SHE WENT ON TO ATTEND SHAW UNIVERSITY IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. WHILE
AT SHAW UNIVERSITY SHE FOUND HERSELF ON THE DOORSTEPS OF THE GOSPEL RECORDING ARTIST.
PASTOR SHIRLEY CAESAR’S MT. CALVARY HOLY CHURCH. BEFORE LONG SHE WAS A LOYAL MEMBER
AND BEGAN TO SING IN THE CHOIR. GOSPEL MUSIC IS WHERE HER ROOTS TRULY ARE, SO SHE OBSERVED
AND PERFECTED HER VOCALS SKILLS. AFTER LEAVING COLLEGE SHE MOVED BACK TO SOUTH FLORIDA
AND CONTINUED TO PURSUE HER SINGING CAREER. LANDING HER FIRST RECORDING DEAL IN 2002
WITH ITALIAN BASED TIME RECORDS GAVE HER THE MOTIVATION TO PRESS ON AND REACH FOR THE STARS.

THESE DAYS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HAS BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING THAT ‘MS. MONIQUE IS NEW AGE NOSTALGIA FOR THE SOUL AND BLUES GENRE OF MUSIC”. DYNAMIC, SULTRY AND SOULFUL DESCRIBES HER CONTRALTO VOICE RANGE. A SURE FIRE CROWD PLEASER, SHE BRINGS THE HOUSE DOWN WITH HER RADIATING AMBIANCE AND SEX APPEAL. SHE’S TOURED THE WORLD AND HAS SHARED STAGES WITH SUCH ACTS AS THE KING OF THE BLUES B.B. KING, THE O’JAYS, AND JEFFERY OSBORNE. WRITING AND CO-PRODUCING EACH SONG ON HER DEBUT ALBUM SOUL SESSIONS CHAPTER I CAME EASY AS IT WAS TAKEN FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS LIFE ISSUES OF THOSE CLOSEST TO HER. THE LEAD SINGLE “LOVE THERAPY” IS ALREADY CREATING A HUGE BUZZ AND ANTICIPATION FOR THE DEBUT ALBUM. SHE HAS CHARTED ON THE SOUL & BLUES REPORT, BOOGIE REPORT AND THE CHITTLIN CIRCUIT PUBLICATION. “LOVE THERAPY” SPEAKS OF REVITALIZING CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS. MEANWHILE THE SONG “YOU DID IT TO YOU” COMES FROM THE PROSPECTIVE OF A WOMAN SCORNED BY LOVE. BLAZING CLUB HITS LIKE “GET UP”, “OOH BABY” AND THE STEPPERS ANTHEM “DO YOU WANNA STEP WIT ME” WILL MAKE YOU REALLY MOVE TO THE BEAT. THE HEART-FELT SONG “SINGLE MAMA” WAS CREATED AS A TRIBUTE TO HARD WORKING MOTHERS ACROSS THE NATION. AS FOR THE GROWN & SEXY “LOLLIPOP” AND “SLOW & EASY” ARE TRACKS THAT WILL SURLY SET THE MOOD FOR A NIGHT OF HEATED PASSION ALLOWING YOU TO EMBRACE YOUR FEMININITY OR MASCULINITY. THIS ALBUM GIVES A CONTEMPORARY VIEW ON WHAT SOUL AND BLUES MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT, AND THAT’S THE PASSION, PAIN AND DOWN RIGHT REAL TRUE SH__#! FANS HAVE OFTEN COMPARED HER TO SUCH LEGENDS AS GLADYS KNIGHT, BETTY WRIGHT AND MILLI JACKSON. SHE PRIDES HERSELF ON THE ABILITY TO SPEAK THE TRUTH! SHE GIVES GOD THE GLORY FOR GIVING HER A PLATFORM TO EXPRESS THE NEED TO HEAL SOME HEARTS AND MEND BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS.

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