Animalistic
| Nivea | |
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 Nivea at the 2015 IMC Awards
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| Born |
Nivea B. Hamilton March 24, 1982 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) |
The-Dream (m. 2004 – d. 2008) |
| Partner(s) |
Lil Wayne (2002–2003, 2009–2010; engaged) |
| Children | 4 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
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| Associated acts | |
| Website | niveafan |
Nivea B. Hamilton (born March 24, 1982), who performs under the mononym Nivea, is an American singer whose recordings reached the Billboard charts during the early 2000s. Nivea is known most for her singles "Don't Mess with My Man" and "Laundromat". She released three studio albums: Nivea (2001), Complicated (2005) and Animalistic (2006) and an independently released extended play Nivea: Undercover (2011).
Nash was born in Savannah, Georgia, the youngest of three sisters. She sang in a church choir and admired the music of Mariah Carey.
She appeared on Mystikal's 2000 single "Danger (Been So Long)". Her debut solo single, "Don't Mess with the Radio", followed in 2001. On September 25, 2001, her self-titled debut album was released in United States and later in other countries. The album reached the Top 100 of the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. Another single, "Run Away (I Wanna Be with You)" (featuring Pusha T) was released in Japan in December 2001. In August 2002, she released her second single in the U.S., "Don't Mess with My Man" featuring Brian and Brandon Casey (of R&B group Jagged Edge), which peaked at number eight on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 2002. Her album was re-released on December 10, 2002. In 2003, "Don't Mess with My Man" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Nivea's third American single "Laundromat" featured singer R. Kelly. Fourth single "25 Reasons"/"Ya Ya Ya" was released for airplay in 2003.
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