Naturi Naughton
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Naughton at a performance of The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker in December 2010.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Naturi Cora Maria Naughton |
| Born |
May 20, 1984 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer-songwriter, rapper |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1999–2002 (3LW) 2009–present (solo) |
| Labels | Epic Records (1999–2002) |
| Associated acts | 3LW |
Naturi Cora Maria Naughton (born May 20, 1984) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Naughton was one-third of the R&B trio 3LW and is known for her acting roles in Fame, Notorious, where she played Lil' Kim, and The Playboy Club. Naughton was a series regular in season one of the Lifetime television drama series The Client List as Kendra. Naughton stars in the Starz drama Power as Tasha St. Patrick.
Naughton was born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Brenda, a part-time paralegal, and Ezra Naughton, a retired accountant. Her musical talent emerged at the age of five years, when she joined her church choir at New Hope Baptist Church (the same church where Whitney Houston performed in her youth) in Newark, New Jersey. She attended St. Joseph's Catholic school and Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair, New Jersey. She has sung the national anthem at various events in New Jersey and attended Seton Hall University.
In 1999, at age 15, Naughton joined Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams to form the group 3LW. Their first single, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", was released in the fall of 2000. "No More" was a success and was followed by the second single, "Playas Gon' Play" in early 2001. The group's debut album, 3LW, was released on December 5, 2000. The album went platinum, selling 1.3 million copies in the U.S. In the summer of 2001, the group went on the MTV TRL tour along with Destiny's Child, Dream, Nelly, Eve, and Jessica Simpson.
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