Song:Torn
Album:LeToya
Most music fans should know LeToya Luckett as one of the two members of Destiny's Child who were unceremoniously dumped in 1999. LeToya went on to have solo success with her 2006 debut album and hit single Torn. She was born Mar. 11, 1981 in Houston. She grew up singing in church. She went to school with Beyonce. LeToya was a founding member of Destiny's Child. We know how successful they were. In 1999, LeToya and LaTavia Roberson hired a manager to keep an eye on Beyonce's dad and manager Matthew Knowles. He proceeded to throw them out of the group without telling them. They sued and it was settled out of court. LeToya and LaTavia formed the group Anjel with two other girls. They recorded a demo and appeared in a Jagged Edge video. Then they split up due to management problems. LeToya recorded a demo and got a deal with Capitol Records. LeToya was her 2006 debut CD. Torn reached #2 on the R&B Singles chart and #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Platinum. LeToya worked mostly with producers Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael Cox. Torn was produced by former LaFace house producer Teddy Bishop who had success with Toni Braxton and Aaliyah. Torn heavily sampled the 1971 Stylistics hit You Are Everything. Unfortunately she ran into problems when Capitol merged with Virgin and they weren't allowed to spend her promotion budget. Her 2009 CD Lady Love did not sell and LeToya left Capitol. At this point she got into acting. She had a recurring role on the HBO series Treme. She also starred in the 2010 film Preacher's Kid which was aimed at the gospel market. Though LeToya released the 2017 CD Back 2 Life on eOne, she seems to be concentrating on starring in several films aimed at the gospel market. She has recurring roles on the Fox series Rosewood and the OWN series Greenleaf. And she is playing Dionne Warwick in an upcoming biopic to be directed by Mario Van Peebles. So it looks like LeToya is more actor than singer these days. Here's the video for Torn by LeToya.
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