21st-century African-American women singers

The list 21st-century African-American women singers includes Zendaya, Mariah Carey, Hailee Steinfeld, Naya Rivera and Kat Graham. The list consists of 573 members.

1.

Zendaya

American, Actress

Overview: Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( zən-DAY-ə; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named her one ...

Date of birth: 1 September 1996

Age: 26

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Tom Holland (Dating)

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Barbie Sheroes 15T

Shorty Award winners 216T

Vegetarians 377T
2.

Mariah Carey

American, Singer

Overview: Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle re ...

Date of birth: 27 March 1969

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Bryan Tanaka (Long-Term)

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American female hip hop singers 42T

American female hip hop musicians 67T

20th-century African-American women 87T
3.

Hailee Steinfeld

American, Actress

Overview: Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Peabody Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy ...

Date of birth: 11 December 1996

Age: 26

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century American women singers 3,013T

Dance-pop musicians 119T

Hailee Steinfeld 2T
4.

Naya Rivera

American, Actress

Overview: Naya Marie Rivera (January 12, 1987 – July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model. Recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series Glee, she received various awards ...

Date of birth: 12 January 1987

Date of death: 8 July 2020

Age: 33 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Immigrant rights activists 35T

Deaths by drowning in California 45T

2020 deaths 12,549T
5.

Kat Graham

American, Actress

Overview: Katerina Alexandre Hartford Graham (born September 5, 1989) is an American actress, singer, dancer and model. She is widely known for her role as Bonnie Bennett on The CW supernatural drama series The ...

Date of birth: 5 September 1989

Age: 33

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Darren Genet (Engaged)

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20th-century African-American women singers 839T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T

People of Americo-Liberian descent 33T
6.

Jordin Sparks

American singer, winner of 2007 American Idol

Overview: Jordin Brianna Sparks (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of American Idol at age 17, becoming the youngest winner ...

Date of birth: 22 December 1989

Age: 33

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Dana Isaiah (Married)

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Singer-songwriters from Arizona 72T

21st-century American women guitarists 314T

21st-century American businesswomen 433T
7.

Da Brat

Rapper, actress

Overview: Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress from Chicago, Illinois. Beginning her career in 1992, her debut album Funkdafied (1994) ...

Date of birth: 14 April 1974

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Jesseca Dupart (Married)

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LGBT singers from the United States 352T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T
8.

Keke Palmer

American, Actress

Overview: Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and television personality. Palmer made her acting debut in the film Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), and soon ...

Date of birth: 26 August 1993

Age: 29

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Darius Daulton (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from Illinois 251T

21st-century African-American women 3,688T

21st-century American women singers 3,013T
9.

Tina Turner

Swiss, Singer

Overview: Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Known as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, Turner rose to prominence as part of the Ike ...

Date of birth: 26 November 1939

Age: 83

Nationality: Swiss

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Erwin Bach (Married)

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20th-century African-American women singers 838T

Sonja Records artists 9T

Pompeii Records artists 7T
10.

Aaliyah

American, Singer

Overview: Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), known mononymously as Aaliyah, was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary ...

Date of birth: 16 January 1979

Date of death: 25 August 2001

Age: 22 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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20th-century African-American women singers 839T

Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents 30T

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2001 8T
11.

Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas

American, Singer

Overview: Rozonda Ocielian Thomas (born February 27, 1971), better known by her stage name Chilli, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, television personality and model who rose to fame in the early ...

Date of birth: 27 February 1971

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Matthew Lawrence (Dating)

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20th-century African-American women singers 839T

21st-century American women singers 3,013T

21st-century women singers 8,572T
12.

Cassie Ventura

American, Singer

Overview: Casandra Elizabeth Ventura Fine (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Cassie, is an American singer, songwriter, model, actress and dancer. Born in New London, Connecticut, she began her career ...

Date of birth: 26 August 1986

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Alex Fine (Fitness Instructor) (Married)

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American female hip hop singers 49T

American female hip hop musicians 69T

Musicians from New London, Connecticut 10T
13.

Brandy Norwood

American, Singer

Overview: Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), better known by her mononym Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model. She is known for her distinctive sound, chara ...

Date of birth: 11 February 1979

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Mississippi 152T

20th-century African-American women singers 839T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T
14.

Toni Braxton

American singer-songwriter, actress

Overview: Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, television personality, and philanthropist. Braxton has sold over 67 million records ...

Date of birth: 7 October 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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American female hip hop musicians 67T

Women hip hop record producers 23T

American women television personalities 56T
15.

Queen Latifah

American, Rapper

Overview: Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and producer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1970

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Ebony Nicholas (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from New Jersey 203T

Television producers from New Jersey 121T

20th-century African-American women singers 831T
16.

Keyshia Cole

American, Singer

Overview: Keyshia Myeshia Cole (née Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American R&B singer. Her career began when she met MC Hammer at the age of 12, and later met rapper Tupac Shakur. At the age of 18, she moved ...

Date of birth: 15 October 1981

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from California 964T

American female hip hop musicians 72T

21st-century American women singers 3,013T
17.

Erykah Badu

American singer

Overview: Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu (), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Influenced by R&B, 1970s soul, and 1980s hip hop, Badu ...

Date of birth: 26 February 1971

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Carl Jones (Long-Term)

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American neo soul singers 100T

Universal Motown Records artists 75T

American female hip hop musicians 67T
18.

Whoopi Goldberg

American, Actress

Overview: Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, she is ...

Date of birth: 13 November 1955

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Television producers from New Jersey 125T

20th-century African-American women singers 839T

People with endometriosis 8T
19.

Tatyana Ali

American, Actress

Overview: Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana ...

Date of birth: 24 January 1979

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Dr. Vaughn Raspberry (Married)

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20th-century African-American women singers 832T

The American Library (Yinka Shonibare, 2018) people 220T

20th-century African-American women 3,954T
20.

Janet Jackson

American, Singer

Overview: Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate ...

Date of birth: 16 May 1966

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Indiana 84T

20th-century African-American women singers 839T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T