Ciara

Fun Fact: When Ciara was barely a teen, she wrote on paper that she would become a superstar singer.

Claim to Fame: In 2004, Ciara (who was granted the titled “"First Lady of Crunk N' B" for her crunk and R&B inspired dance singles) released an answer song to Petey Pablo’s 2004 “Freek-a-Leek” record, the hit “Goodies” skyrocketing her career.

Ciara Princess Harris, who performs under the mononym Ciara, is an American recording artist, producer, dancer, fashion model, and actress. Born in Austin, Texas, Ciara made her debut in the summer of 2004 with the Billboard number-one single "Goodies". The album Goodies was released in the United States on September 28, 2004, and in the UK on January 24, 2005. It produced three top two singles on the Billboard Hot 100, selling three million in U.S and over five million worldwide.

Ciara's second album, Ciara: The Evolution, was released in December 2006. It has spawned the Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit "Get Up", and the R&B/Hip-Hop Charts top ten hits "Promise", "Like a Boy", and "Can't Leave 'em Alone". To date, the album, which went platinum only five weeks after its release, has sold more than one million copies in the U.S. and three million worldwide.

Ciara's third studio album, Fantasy Ride, was released in the United States on May 5, 2009. The first official single, the R&B/Hip-Hop Charts top ten hit "Never Ever", features rapper Young Jeezy and was released in January 2009. The second single, the worldwide hit "Love Sex Magic" featuring Justin Timberlake, was released in March 2009. Since its release, the single became a hit on numerous charts, including the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 10. The third single, "Like a Surgeon" and fourth single "Work" were both released in July 2009.

It was confirmed in September 2009 that Ciara has been working with Tricky Stewart and The-Dream on her yet-to-be titled fourth studio album. The project was originally intended for a 2009 release, but is now likely due for a 2010 release. It will be produced and written entirely by the trio.


Ciara was born in Austin, Texas; She is the only child of Jackie and Carlton Clay Harris. She grew up on Army bases in Germany, New York, Utah, California, Arizona, and Nevada, since her father was in the United States Army. During her teens, Ciara and her family settled in Atlanta. Then, Ciara joined a girl group called Hearsay and worked on her songwriting. In April 2006, Ciara was featured on Field Mob?s Billboard top ten single "So What". The following month, she made her acting debut in the MTV Films production All You've Got, also starring Adrienne Bailon and Efren Ramirez. The summer of 2006, Ciara completed her second album, after the release of the Step Up soundtrack single "Get Up" featuring Chamillionaire. It became the second European single in the summer 2007, apart from the UK, where the song was released twice as a download-only single, once in 2006 and again in 2007.

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