Nia Peeples
Cover of 1988 single Trouble (Mercury/PolyGram Records)
Birth name	Nia Peeples
Born	December 10, 1961 (1961-12-10) (age 45) Hollywood, California, United States
Notable roles	Sydney Cooke in Walker, Texas Ranger (TV)

Nia Peeples (born December 10, 1961 in Hollywood, California) is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. She is best known for her television work prior to her musical career. She portrayed Nicole Chapman on the hit TV series Fame, hosted the short-lived American version of Top of the Pops as well as her own video music program called Party Machine, and portrayed Texas Ranger Sydney Cooke in the CBS hit series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1999-2001. In 1988 she hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Trouble," which climbed to #35 on the Hot 100. Her most successful single is "Street Of Dreams," which hit #12 on the Hot 100 in 1991. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (746x749, 45 KB) CD cover (source: http://www. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television western/police dramatic series, created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Dance music is music composed or played specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Fame was an American television series that ran from 1982 to 1987. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... Texas Rangers, a body of law enforcement in the state of Texas which is the oldest law enforcement body in North America with statewide jurisdiction and serves as a State Bureau of Investigation. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television western/police dramatic series, created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

Trivia

• She attended UCLA on a music scholarship, during which time she performed as Liberace's opening act in Las Vegas on weekends.
• Peeples was married to the actor Guy Ecker (26 May 1984-1986), R&B singer Howard Hewett of the group Shalamar (1989-1993, 1 child) and the stunt performer Lauro Chartrand (22 November 1997-1 June 2004, 1 child)
• Her maternal grandparents are both immigrants from the Philippines. Her father has Scottish, Irish, English, Native American and Italian ancestry. Her mother is of Filipino, German and Spanish descent. ^[1]

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External links

• Official Fan Site
• NiaPeeples.org - Official
• Nia Peeples at the Internet Movie Database
• Walker Texas Ranger - French non official Fan club