Ashanti
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. She was first discovered as a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. in 2002. That year, she was featured on Fat Joe's "What’s Luv?" and Ja Rule's "Always on Time", both of which became two of the biggest hit songs of 2002; Ashanti became the first female artist to occupy the top two positions on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart simultaneously when "Foolish" and "What's Luv?" were at numbers one and two, respectively.
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| Full name at birth | Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas
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| Claim to fame | R&B singer-songwriter`s eponymous debut album in 2002 featured the hit song Foolish
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| Date of birth | 13 October 1980
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| Place of birth | Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, United States
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| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress
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| Height | 5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Weight | 141 lbs (64 kg)
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| Net worth | $18,000,000 USD
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| High school | Glen Cove High School
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- Released new fragrance line, "Precious Jewel" (2005)
- Ranked as #81 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
- Named #13 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
- Her aunt lives in Rhode Island.
- Wrote all 12 tracks on her self-titled debut album.
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