Kameelah Williams
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kameelah Williams |
| Born |
March 8, 1978 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, Hip Hop, Soul, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels |
Biv 10, Motown (as a member of 702) |
| Associated acts | 702, Musiq Soulchild, Missy Elliott, Faith Evans |
| Website | Official website |
Kameelah Williams, (born March 8, 1978) commonly known as Meelah, is an American recording artist best known for being the lead singer of the trio “702". 702 consisted of Williams and sisters LeMisha and Irish Grinstead, who were students at the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts. Actor and comedian Sinbad and recording artist Michael Bivins discovered the girls and was then signed by Motown Records with best known song as "Where My Girls At". After splitting up with the group later on, Meelah also featured on the third season of R&B Divas: Atlanta and has also released singles.
702 was a family formed group consisting of three sisters, twins Irish and Orish Grinstead (born June 2, 1980), LeMisha 'Misha' Grinstead (born June 10, 1978) and their cousin Amelia Childs whom featured on Subway's hit single "This Lil' Game We Play". After that recording, the group went through a restructuring phase during which Bivins added Kameelah to the group and deemed her the lead singer, replacing Amelia Childs and the dismissal of Orish Grinstead therefore becoming a trio. The restructured group was christened 702, which is Las Vegas' area code, and was now ready to record their first album. The group’s first album was entitled: “No Doubt” and soared to #1 on the charts. Missy Elliott co-wrote & produced four songs on the album including the smash hit single "Steelo" and its remix. The album spawned three hit singles: "Steelo", "All I Want" and "Get It Together". In addition, "Steelo" with altered lyrics was used as the theme song for the Nickelodeon television show Cousin Skeeter & "All I Want" was featured in the Nickelodeon movie Good Burger. The sensual and very emotional single "Get It Together" gave the album its third hit and reached #10 on the Billboard charts. Additionally, the album earned them a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award in 1997. It sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.
702 was the opening act for New Edition, Keith Sweat, and Blackstreet during the 1996-97 New Edition reunion tour. They appeared on Elliott's debut album Supa Dupa Fly on her 1998 song "Beep Me 911" which reached #14 on the UK Singles Chart. The girls also sang with Busta Rhymes new artist Rampage and made cameos in the sitcoms Sister, Sister and Moesha.
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