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Cheri Dennis at the 2008 Festival events in Norfolk Virginia.
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Birth name | Cheri Dennis |
Born | August 23, 1978 |
Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Genres | R&B, pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | Bad Boy/Atlantic |
Associated acts | Diddy, Danity Kane, Da Band, Day 26 |
Cheri Dennis (born August 23, 1978), is an American R&B singer from Cleveland, Ohio.
Cheri Dennis was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio and was initially a member of a group named Spoiled. When the group broke up, Dennis left Shaker Heights and moved to New York where she began her recording career.
Dennis first appeared on the Mase tracks "No Matter What", "All I Ever Wanted" and "If You Want to Party" from his album Double Up (1999), after running into Diddy during a party in New York City. After appearing briefly on Puff Daddy's Forever album ("Is This the End? (Pt. 2)") also in 1999, in 2001 she reappeared signed to Bad Boy Entertainment with her first solo track "So Complete" from the P. Diddy and The Bad Boy Family album "The Saga Continues...". Afterwards she was heard on several mixtapes, before finally releasing her first single, the Ryan Leslie produced track "I Love You", in fall 2005. The music video was filmed in March 2006 before premiering on BET's 106 & Park on May 1. "I Love You" peaked at #38 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Dennis' second single "Portrait of Love" peaked at #55 before her debut album In and Out of Love finally released in February 2008, debuting at #74 on the Billboard 200. Her song "Ooh La La" was originally used as an opener for Making The Band 3, which suggested that the final band recorded the song. The girls often referred to the song in competitions.