First Name
Raphael
Last Name
Saadiq
Date of Birth
14 May 1966
Build
Slim
Hair Color
Black
Place of Birth
Oakland, California
Star Sign
Taurus
Claim to Fame
Tony Toni Tone!
Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Music Genre
R&B
Music Style
Soul, Neo-Soul, Adult Contemporary R&B, Urban, Contemporary R&B, Club/Dance, Electronic
Music Mood
Confident, Sexy, Sensual, Playful
Instrument
Vocals
Music Mood
Producer
Wikipedia Text
Raphael Saadiq (born Charles Ray Wiggins in Oakland, California; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He also produced songs of such artists as Joss Stone, D'Angelo, TLC, Mary J. Blige, and John Legend. He and D'Angelo were occasional members of The Ummah, a music production collective, composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and the late Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla) of the Detroit-based group Slum Village.
Role ID
Soundtrack, Producer, Music Department
Has Detailed Data (New)
1
Couple Profile
Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter and record producer associated with the soul music movement.
Saadiq has been playing music since the age of six. During the 1970s and 1980s, he played bass at church and school. He also enjoyed his onstage moments at various local events of his hometown
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Saadiq began his professional career as the lead vocalist and bassplayer in the rhythm and blues and dance trio Tony! Toni! Toné!. He used the name Raphael Wiggins while in Tony! Toni! Toné!, where he was joined by his brother Dwayne Wiggins, and his cousin Timothy Christian. He adopted the name of Raphael Saadiq in the mid-1990s
*In 1996, Tony! Toni! Toné! released the album entitled House of Music. His biggest solo success was his 1995 single "Ask of You", which peaked at #19 in the U.S. Saadiq also hooked up with EPMD for 1998`s Da Joint.
*Lucy Pearl
He produced a few solo tracks, but Saadiq`s next big project became the R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl. He recorded the self-titled album with Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest). This group only lasted for one album.
He released his first solo album Instant Vintage in 2002 and earned 5 Grammy nominations
Other artists he has collaborated with include Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, The Isley Brothers, Teedra Moses, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Macy Gray, Angie Stone, Snoop Dogg, Devin the Dude, DJ Quik, Kelis, Q-Tip, Lil` Skeeter, Ludacris, The Bee Gees, Musiq Soulchild, Jaguar Wright, Chanté Moore, Lionel Richie, Marcus Miller, Noel Gourdin, Nappy Roots, Calvin Richardson, T-Boz from TLC, Floetry, Leela James, Amp Fiddler, John Legend, Joss Stone, Young Bellz, Anthony Hamilton, Babyface, Ledisi, Goapele, Ginuwine, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bilal, as well as many others.
In 2002, Saadiq founded his own record label, Pookie Entertainment. Among the artists on the label are Joi (singer), ex-Lucy Pearl member Rashon Graves, and Truth Hurts
Couple Profile Source
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Saadiq
Official Websites
www.raphaelsaadiq.com, www.myspace.com/Raphaelsaadiq
Full Name at Birth
Charlie Ray Wiggins
Count - Awards
2
Role ID
Actor/Actress
Has Detailed Data (Music)
1
Age
45
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