Marques Houston
| Marques Houston | |
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Marques Houston in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marques Barrett Houston |
| Also known as | MH, Roger, M Houston, Batman |
| Born |
August 4, 1981 Los Angeles, California, U.S |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, producer, songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 1990–2001, 2010–present (Immature/IMx) 2003–present (solo) 1990–present (actor) |
| Labels | Silent Partner Musicworks (management) |
| Associated acts | IMx, Omarion, B2K, J-Boog, Rick Ross |
| Website | www.marqueshoustononline.com |
Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Batman, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. A member of the R&B singing group Immature/IMx from 1990 until 2001, he went solo in 2003. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Roger Evans in the television comedy Sister, Sister.
Marques Barrett Houston was born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles, California, to Michael and Carolyn Houston. He is also the older cousin of B2K's J-Boog. Houston began acting at an early age.
In 1992, Houston became a founding member of the R&B group Immature (also known as IMx). The members of the group includes Jerome "Romeo" Jones and Don "Half Pint" Santos (later replaced by Kelton "LDB" Kessee), along with Chris Stokes, who is acting for his job as their manager. At this period, Houston went by the nickname "Batman". In 1999, the group underwent a name change, however, it continued on to release two albums under the name IMx such as Introducing IMx (1999) and IMx (2001). The group also had to branched out into recording some soundtracks to the film House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute, and to a television series A Different World) before disbanding in 2002.
In 2003, Houston began pursuing a solo career. Using his birth name, Marques Houston, he released his debut album, MH, on October 21, 2003. The album featured the singles "That Girl", "Clubbin'" (featuring Joe Budden), "Pop That Booty" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) and "Because of You". In the United States charts, MH peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On May 24, 2005, Houston released his second solo album, Naked. The album featured the singles "All Because of You" (featuring Young Rome), "Naked" and "Sex Wit You". In the United States, Naked peaked at number 13 on the Billboard and peaked at number 5 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
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