Vonzell Solomon
| Vonzell Solomon | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Vonzell Monique Solomon |
| Born |
March 18, 1984 Baxley, Georgia |
| Origin | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Vonzell, or Baby V Entertainment, formerly known as Melodic Records (CEO) |
Vonzell Monique Solomon (born March 18, 1984), nicknamed Baby V, is an American singer and aspiring actress who finished in third place in the fourth season of the televised singing competition American Idol. She also appeared in the independent movie Still Green.
Born in Baxley, Georgia, Solomon's family relocated to Fort Myers, Florida when she was an infant. Her parents are Alice and Larry Goethie; Solomon uses her mother's maiden name professionally. She has one older sister, Zanobra, and two brothers, Kendall and Gabriel.
Solomon attended high school at the Cypress Lake Center for the Arts. She holds a black belt in Sembact martial arts; her father is a martial arts instructor affectionately known as "Master G". Prior to auditioning for American Idol, she worked for the United States Postal Service as a Rural Letter Carrier and sung with local bands in Southwest Florida. In April 2004, she released a demo CD, My Struggle exclusively to her website. It was made unavailable while she was competing on Idol.
In 2002, Solomon auditioned for the second season of P-Diddy's Making the Band, but was not selected for the group. Diddy has stated that he does not recall her, and during an appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly asserted that she was not well suited for a hip-hop group, anyway.
Solomon auditioned for the fourth season of Idol in Orlando, Florida, her second audition for the show, as she had originally auditioned during the second season, but was cut by the producers.
For her Hollywood solo, she performed "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston.
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