Lalah Hathaway
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1968 –
Who is Lalah Hathaway?
Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway best known as Lalah Hathaway, and sometimes referred to as the First Daughter of Soul, is a contemporary R&B and jazz and Grammy Award winning artist. She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and a classically trained vocalist. In 1990, Lalah Hathaway released a self-titled album. The album's first single was "Heaven Knows", produced by Derek Bramble. The follow-up single was "Baby Don't Cry" produced by Angela Winbush.
In 1991, Hathaway released her extended play, Night & Day in Japan. A Moment was released in 1994, debuting at #34 on the Top R&B albums chart. The lead single "Let Me Love You" charted on the Hot R&B charts at #37. In 1999, Lalah Hathaway collaborated with Joe Sample and released her third album The Song Lives On. After a five year hiatus, Hathaway returned with her fourth album Outrun the Sky. The single "Forever, For Always, For Love" peaked #1 on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay.
In 2007, Hathaway signed to Stax Records and in 2008 released her fifth album Self Portrait. It was released on June 3, 2008 in the United States, debuted at #63 on the Billboard's Hot 200 and reached the top ten on the Top R&B albums chart, making this album, Hathaway's most successful album to date. She received a Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award nomination for "That Was Then". She went on to win the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance along with Snarky Puppy for "Something" in 2014.
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- Born
- Dec 16, 1968
Chicago - Also known as
- レイラ・ハザウェイ
- Hathaway, Lalah
- Eulaulah Hathaway
- Eulaulah D. Hathaway
- Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway
- First Daughter of Soul
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Berklee College of Music
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on July 23, 2013
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