| Genres: |
R&B / Soul
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| Descriptive "tags": |
rnb • soul • slow jams • avant • hip-hop • r and b
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| Decades Active: |
2000s
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| Links online: |
Wikipedia
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Biography
26 April 1978, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. This US modern R&B singer earned immediate comparisons to fellow Midwest native R. Kelly when he made his initial breakthrough in 2000 with the hit single ‘Separated’. Raised in Cleveland, Avant began singing in church but first attracted attention while studying at Cleveland School of the Arts. ‘Separated’ was released in 1998 on his manager Eric Payton’s own label, and gained widespread exposure on the Chicago station WGCI. A recording contract with basketball star Magic Johnson’s new venture Magic Johnson Music followed, with distribution handled by MCA Records. The re-released ‘Separated’ climbed into the Billboard Top 30. Avant’s debut album, My Thoughts, featured a collection of old school soul ballads given a modern production sheen by producer Steve Huff. Comparisons to fellow modern soul crooners Carl Thomas and Joe as well as the aforementioned Kelly failed to disguise...
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