Tracie Spencer
| Tracie Spencer | |
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| Birth name | Tracie Monique Spencer |
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July 12, 1976 Waterloo, Iowa, United States |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1987–present (on hiatus) |
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Tracie Monique Spencer (born July 12, 1976) is an American R&B/pop singer–songwriter, actress, and model. Spencer is best known for her singles from the late–1980s and 1990s; "Symptoms of True Love" (1988), "Tender Kisses" (1991) and "It's All About You (Not About Me)" (1999). As of 2007, Spencer has taken a hiatus from music; however, she is still modeling and pursuing other interests.
Born and raised in Waterloo, Iowa, Spencer's mother is of Creole and Indian descent; her father is French Canadian and Panamanian. The middle child of three, Spencer began singing at the age of three and began modeling in pageant competitions at age five. In addition to singing, Spencer was an honor student who also played basketball in elementary and high school. Spencer performed, produced and directed her first music videos before she was ten years of age. This led to her competing on the CBS televised talent competition Star Search in 1987.
Shortly thereafter, she became the youngest female artist to sign a record deal with a major label, Capitol Records, and to release a self-titled debut album on January 16, 1988. She found success with the singles "Hide and Seek", "Symptoms of True Love" and her remake of John Lennon's "Imagine". Her second album, Make the Difference, was released on August 27, 1990. The first single, "Save Your Love", showed an impressive standing at #7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Her following single, "This House", became her biggest hit to date reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Tender Kisses", one of her best-known ballads, hit #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and made her the youngest female artist to receive the ASCAP songwriter of the year award. The other singles, "This Time Make It Funky" and "Love Me", charted relatively well on The Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
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