Lumidee
Birth name	Lumidee Cedeño
Also known as	Queen of Spanish Harlem, The Unexpected Princess
Born	August 24, 1984 (1984-08-24) (age 23)
Origin	East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	Hip hop, R&B, Reggaeton
Years active	2003–present
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Lumidee (born on August 24, 1984, in Spanish Harlem as Lumidee Cedeño) is a female American R&B singer, songwriter and rapper of Puerto Rican descent. is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ...

Biography

Her father died in 1995. She and her four siblings were raised by her grandparents. She began singing and rapping at the age of twelve. After graduating high school, she collaborated with producer DJ Bob Levy to record her debut single, "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" for an independent label, Straight Face. She later signed with Universal Records, where she released her debut album, Almost Famous, on June 23, 2003. Her single peaked at #3 in the U.S. and #2 in the UK, but it has been her only hit to date, until the 2007 release of "She's Like The Wind." According to Nielsen SoundScan, Almost Famous sold 276,000 copies in the U.S. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Rap redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales data for singles, albums, and music video products in Canada and the United States for Billboard and other music industry companies. ...

Lumidee was featured on a song for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Album Soundtrack which was entitled 'Dance' and featured a sample of the classic Whitney Houston track I Wanna Dance With Somebody. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) is the first single from Whitney Houstons second studio album Whitney, released in May 1987. ...

Her second album, Unexpected. was released on Universal Germany and TVT Records in the USA in April 2007. Lumidee stated in an interview, "I'm coming out of left field. Nobody ever thought of me coming back on a street credible label like TVT, alongside acts like Pitbull, Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins. Actually, nobody ever thought of me really even coming back, period."^{[cite this quote]} April 2007 is the fourth month of the year. ... JEREMY MITRANI WAS BORN IN CUBA. HE IS ALSO JEWISH. THIS CONVENIENTLY MAKES HIM A JEWBAN!. HE ENJOYS HOT POCKETS, PITBULL CDS, AND HOT POCKETS. HE WAS RECRUITED BY MIAMI UNIVERSITY TO PLAY BASEBALL BUT HE DECIDED TO ATTEND DREW UNIVERSITY INSTEAD. HE IS ALWAYS CHILLIN AND ALWAYUS WANTS... Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, hype man, and producer. ... The Ying Yang Twins are an Atlanta-based crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December 16, 1978) and D-Roc (born Deongelo Holmes on February 23, 1979). ...

Discography

Albums

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Singles

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Reggaeton scene

In early 2005, Lumidee burst onto the underground Reggaeton scene by featuring in the single "Sientelo" with Puerto Rican Reggaeton artist Speedy. Lumidee's singing and rapping is done mostly in English on this song. Later, she was also approached by Big Mato and N.O.R.E. to sing a hook in the successful single "Mas Maiz" along with Nina Sky, Lil Rob, Fat Joe, Chingo Bling, Negra of LDA. In 2007 Lumidee did a remix on the Reggaeton song "Fantasma", by Reggaeton artist Zion of Zion y Lennox Speedy (real name Juan Antonio Ortiz Garcia) is a Puerto Rican Reggaeton artist. ... For other people with a similar name, see Noriega. ... Natalie and Nicole Albino (born March 13, 1986 in Queens, New York) are identical twin sisters who sing under the name Nina Sky. // Their parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico and were divorced when the girls were younger. ... Roberto Flores (born September 1975), better known as Lil Rob, is a Mexican American (Chicano) rap artist from San Diego, California, USA. He was born and raised in the La Colonia area of Eden Gardens, a Hispanic neighborhood near Solana Beach. ... Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970 in The Bronx, New York, USA[1]), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is a Puerto Rican-American rapper. ... Chingo Bling (born Pedro Herrera III) is a Mexican American rapper from Houston, Texas. ... LDA may stand for: Low density amorphous ice, a form of amorphous ice Lithium diisopropylamide Linear discriminant analysis statistics Local-density approximation quantum_mechanics London Development Agency This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... They have been in the music business for a long time, but have failed to get any recognition for the majority of those years. ...

The Unexpected

In 2007, before releasing the combat of Lumidee with the album Unexpected, Lumidee released an mixtape called Im Up : the mixtape. One of the main songs is "How Sick is this" featuring Gwen Stefani. Lumidee also made her own version of "It Me Bitches". Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (IPA pronunciation: [1]), is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ...

In 2007 Lumidee released the Album Unexpected this was the return of Lumidee since 2003. She has released 3 singles "She's Like The Wind"(Feat.Tony Sunshine),"Crazy"(Feat. Pitbull) The 3rd single is "Feel Like Makin Love"(Feat.Shaggy).These music videos can be seen on Youtube. Tony Sunshine was an R&B singer of Puerto Rican decent, famous for singing on a good number of Terror Squads songs. ... JEREMY MITRANI WAS BORN IN CUBA. HE IS ALSO JEWISH. THIS CONVENIENTLY MAKES HIM A JEWBAN!. HE ENJOYS HOT POCKETS, PITBULL CDS, AND HOT POCKETS. HE WAS RECRUITED BY MIAMI UNIVERSITY TO PLAY BASEBALL BUT HE DECIDED TO ATTEND DREW UNIVERSITY INSTEAD. HE IS ALWAYS CHILLIN AND ALWAYUS WANTS... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Shaggy (artist). ...

Guest appearances

• 2006: "Sientelo" Speedy (Feat. Lumidee)
• 2006: "Mas Maiz" N.O.R.E. (Feat. Lil Rob, La Negra, Chingo Bling, Pitbull, Lumidee, Nina Sky, Big Mato)
• 2007: "Fantasma (Remix)" (Lumidee & Zion)
• 2007: "Frikitona (Logy & Dipset Remix)" (Plan B Feat. J. R. Writer, Lumidee)
• 2007: "When I See You (Remix)" (Fantasia Feat. Lumidee)
• 2007:was featured in MTV cribs

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External links

• Official site