Trey Lorenz

Trey Lorenz
Trey Lorenz at the Wilson High School Homecoming in October 2011
Background information
Birth name	Lloyd Lorenz Smith
Born	(1969-01-19) January 19, 1969 (age 48)
Origin	Florence, South Carolina, United States
Genres	R&B, soul, hip hop soul, neo soul, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, composer, record producer
Years active	1988–present
Labels	MonarC, Island
Associated acts	Mariah Carey, Basia

Trey Lorenz (born Lloyd Lorenz Smith; January 19, 1969) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born in Florence, South Carolina and is a graduate of Wilson High School. Lorenz is best known for his duet with recording artist Mariah Carey on "I'll Be There," a cover of the 1970 number-one Jackson 5 recording of the same name. The record topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles chart a second time in 1992 and earned Lorenz and Carey both a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. They would later perform the song again at the funeral of Michael Jackson on July 7, 2009.

Lorenz began his career supporting singer Mariah Carey on her first promotional tour in 1990, and the following year he provided background vocals on her album Emotions. Lorenz again served as Carey's backing singer on her March 16, 1992 appearance on the television show MTV Unplugged, where he and Carey sang a cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" - a duet the two reprised at Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on July 7, 2009. Their Unplugged performance was released as a single that went to number one in the United States. Lorenz also recorded a duet She Deserves It with Polish vocalist Basia on her gold U.S. album The Sweetest Illusion. In 1991, he co-wrote "If You Go Away" for New Kids on the Block, which was included their last studio album, Face the Music.