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Lala Hathaway

Lalah Hathaway
Birth name Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway
Born (1968-12-16) December 16, 1968 (age 48)
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres Soul, jazz, gospel
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist
Instruments Piano, vocals
Years active 1989–present
Labels Virgin/EMI Records (1989–1995)
Mesa Bluemoon (2000–2005)
Stax (2007–2012)
Associated acts Marcus Miller, Rahsaan Patterson, Kirk Whalum, Robert Glasper
Website LalahHathaway.com

Lalah Hathaway is an American vocalist. She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and an alumna of Berklee College of Music. In 1990, Lalah Hathaway released her self-titled album. The album's first single was "Heaven Knows", produced by Derek Bramble. The follow-up single was "Baby Don't Cry" was produced by Angela Winbush.

In 1991, Hathaway released her extended play, Night & Day in Japan. A Moment was released in 1994, debuting at #34 on the Top R&B albums chart. The lead single "Let Me Love You" charted on the Hot R&B charts at #37. In 1999, Lalah Hathaway collaborated with Joe Sample and released her third album The Song Lives On. After a five-year hiatus, Hathaway returned with her fourth album Outrun the Sky. The single "Forever, For Always, For Love" peaked #1 on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay.

In 2007, Hathaway signed to Stax Records and in 2008 released her fifth album Self Portrait. It was released on June 3, 2008 in the United States, debuted at #63 on the Billboard's Hot 200 and reached the top ten on the Top R&B albums chart, making this album, Hathaway's most successful album to date. She received a Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award nomination for "That Was Then". She went on to win the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance along with Snarky Puppy for "Something" in 2014. On February 8, 2015, she won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance along with Robert Glasper and Malcolm-Jamal Warner for "Jesus Children". She again won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the cover of her father's 1972 hit "Little Ghetto Boy" in 2016.


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