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Soul Singer
Soul and R&B singer-songwriter whose first nationally distributed album, Even Closer, peaked at #24 on the Billboards Charts for Top Independent Albums. Her 2006 album, Change it All, reached #32 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart and #2 on the Top Heatseekers chart.
She studied at the Berklee College of Music before debuting her self-released first studio album called Closer in 2001. The album peaked at #63 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.
She released an album called Strong as Glass on October 21, 2014. The album became her most diverse and exciting project following the release of her 2011 album Break of Dawn.
She was born to a South African father and Jewish mother. Her name means "to move forward" in Setswana. She has a daughter named Bahia Osun Rodrigues with husband Theo Rodrigues.
She has appeared on well known shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Soul Train, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.