Siedah Garrett
| Siedah Garrett | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1960 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Qwest Records, Motown Records, FFRR Records, Epic Records |
| Associated acts | Brand New Heavies, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Madonna |
| Website | [1] |
Siedah Garrett (born June 24, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter, who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry, such as Michael Jackson, The Pointer Sisters, Brand New Heavies, Quincy Jones, Tevin Campbell, Donna Summer, Madonna, Jennifer Hudson among others. Garrett has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 50th Grammy Awards for co-writing "Love You I Do" (performed by Jennifer Hudson) for the 2006 musical film, Dreamgirls.
Affectionately dubbed "Sid" by Quincy Jones, Siedah Garrett appeared as a contestant on Password Plus in 1980, and performed lead vocals for "One Man Woman" and "The Places You Find Love" in 1989 on Jones' Grammy-Award winning Back on the Block album. Later, she joined the soul / funk outfit Plush, their self-titled album was issued in 1982 on RCA Records. Her hits include "Don't Look Any Further" with Dennis Edwards (#72 pop, #2 R&B in 1984); "Do You Want It Right Now?" in 1985 from the Fast Forward soundtrack (#3 Hot Dance Music/Club Play and #63 R&B), which was covered by Taylor Dayne in 1988 and later covered by Armand Van Helden in 2007 under the title "I Want Your Soul"; "Everchanging Times" from the movie Baby Boom (#30 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1987), and "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." (#97 in 1988). The latter song went to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In the mid 80's she also toured and recorded with Sergio Mendes, appearing on three on his albums.
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