Wynter Gordon
| Wynter Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Diana E.P Gordon |
| Born | August 25, 1988 |
| Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | 4AD |
| Associated acts | Major Lazer, Chris Brown, Tyga, Travis Scott, Diplo, Steve Aoki, Vince Staples, A$AP Ferg, Ciara, Beyoncé |
| Website | www |
Diana Eve Paris Gordon (born August 25, 1988), better known by her former stage name Wynter Gordon, is an American singer-songwriter. She began as a writer for other artists, later signing with Atlantic Records where she began working on an album while continuing to write songs for other acts and providing vocals on songs. Her debut album With the Music I Die was released in 2011.
Gordon was born in Queens, New York City, New York, and was brought up in South Jamaica, where she was the middle child of six.
Gordon began singing at a young age. She and her siblings would perform together in church. It was during high school that Gordon decided that she was going to pursue music. She was later accepted to the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and interned at a record company. Gordon wrote her first complete song, "Daddy's Song", at the age of 15.
Wynter worked at Atlantic Records closely with producer D'Mile since 2004; her first track to fame, "Gonna Breakthrough", written by Wynter Gordon and produced by D'Mile, was used as the title track to Mary J. Blige's 2005 album The Breakthrough. Soon after, Wynter was given an opportunity to sign with Atlantic Records, through Don Pooh Music Group, where she began work on her debut album in 2004.
In 2008, Wynter penned two tracks for Danity Kane's second album Welcome to the Dollhouse, "2 of You" and "Do Me Good". Wynter co-wrote the single "Sugar", a track that she was featured on with Flo Rida on his album R.O.O.T.S. (2009) after laying down a reference vocal. The track became an international hit and peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. Wynter also co-wrote and sang on the dance track "Toyfriend" from French DJ David Guetta's album One Love (2009). She worked closely with Jennifer Lopez, writing four tracks including "What Is Love", "What Is Love Part II", "Starting Over" and "Everybody's Girl" for her seventh studio album Love? (2011).
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