Lumidee
| Lumidee | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lumidee Cedeño |
| Born |
October 13, 1984 East Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, hip-hop, dancehall, reggaeton |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels |
Universal TVT Mach 1 Logy Music Entertainment |
| Associated acts |
N.O.R.E. Ron Browz Pitbull Shaggy Kool Savas Somaya Reece Chinx |
| Notable instruments | |
| Voice | |
Lumidee Cedeño (born October 13, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. Cedeño was born in East Harlem, New York, where she was raised by her grandparents. She quickly rose to fame in 2003 with the release of her song "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", which reached the top ten in over ten countries and number one in several European countries.
After Cedeño's father died in 1995, she and her four siblings were raised by her grandparents. She began singing and rapping at the age of twelve. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of fourteen, after she was misdiagnosed with lupus.
After graduating high school, she collaborated with a local neighborhood producer named DJ Tedsmooth to record her debut single, "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" for an independent record label called Straight Face. Lumidee cites Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, MC Lyte and Mary J. Blige as her major influences.
She signed with Universal Records, where she released her debut album called Almost Famous on June 24, 2003. Her debut single, "Never Leave You", peaked at number 3 in the United States and number 2 in the United Kingdom, but it was her only hit until the 2007 release of "She's Like The Wind." According to Nielsen SoundScan, Almost Famous sold 276,000 copies in the U.S.
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