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Monifah
Birth nameMonifa Carter
Born (1972-01-28) January 28, 1972 (age 52)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television personality
Years active1995–present
Labels
Website Official Facebook
Official Twitter

Monifa Carter (born January 28, 1972 [1] [2] [3]), also known as Monifah, is an American R&B singer. [4] She is best known for her association with the late rapper Heavy D and her music from the mid-1990s, including "I Miss You (Come Back Home)", "You" and " Touch It", which was released in 1998. She starred on TV One's reality show R&B Divas: Atlanta. She is also known for her single "You Don't Have to Love Me."

Early life

Monifah was born and raised in New York City. [3]

Career

In 1996, her gold certified debut album, Moods...Moments was released. In 1997, she contributed the Heavy D.-produced "I Still Love You" to the soundtrack of the film, Sprung. Monifah's second album was Mo'hogany. Released in the last quarter of 1998, it featured " Touch It". The track peaked at No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart. [5] Monifah's third album Home, released in 2000 contained "I Can Tell", "Brown Eyes" and "Fairytales". In 2003, she played a supporting role in Michael Baisden's Men Cry in the Dark stage play. In August 2012, Monifah and R&B singers Syleena Johnson, Faith Evans, Keke Wyatt, LaTocha Scott, Angie Stone, and Nicci Gilbert appeared in a reality show for TV One called R&B Divas. It was later retitled R&B Divas: Atlanta and Monifah has appeared on the subsequent second and third seasons, with LaTavia Roberson and Kameelah Williams joining the cast in season 3 on April 23, 2014. In 2012, she appeared on Faith Evans' compilation album R&B Divas on the single "Lovin' Me" in addition to her solo track "She's Me". The album was later nominated for a Grammy. She released a new single "The Other Side" which premiered in June 2014. [6] In 2015, Monifah signed with and released a single "One Moment" with Famous Records / Famous Music Group based out of Sunrise, Florida who distributes via Universal.

Personal life

On R&B Divas: Atlanta, Monifah publicly revealed she is in a same-sex relationship. [7] [8] [9] In the third-season finale of R&B Divas: Atlanta, she married her longtime partner Terez on April 4, 2014. [10] Monifah has a daughter born in 1991. [3]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[11] 		US
R&B
[12]
Moods...Moments
  • Released: March 26, 1996
  • Label: Uptown
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download
 42 4
Mo'hogany
  • Released: August 25, 1998
  • Label: Uptown
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download
 16 2
Home 151 39

Singles

Album Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[14] 		US
R&B
[15] 		AUS
[16] 		BEL
(Fl)
[17] 		NLD
[18] 		NZ
[19] 		UK
[20]
"I Miss You (Come Back Home)" 1996 56 16 — — — — — Moods...Moments
" You" 32 11 — — — — —
"You Don't Have to Love Me" 82 36 — — — 38 —
"I Still Love You" 1997 — 55 — — — — — Sprung
" Touch It" 1998 9 9 5 7 27 27 29 Mo'hogany
"Bad Girl" — — 17 — — 44 —
"Suga Suga" — 71 — — —
"I Can Tell" 2000 — 94 90 — — — — Home
"The Other Side" 2014 — — — — — — — —
"One Moment" 2015 — — — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Monifah Carter Instagram". www.instagram.com.
  2. ^ Carter, Monifah. "Birthday correction". Twitter. Monifah Carter. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Monifah on Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Bush, John. "Biography: Monifah". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 374. ISBN  1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ "New Music: Monifah – the Other Side". June 21, 2014.
  7. ^ Monifah on being black, gay and an R&B Diva | AfterEllen.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  8. ^ Monifah on being black, gay and an R&B Diva | AfterEllen.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  9. ^ R&B Divas: Reality Show Star Monifah Talks Same-Sex Love History, Drug Past Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  10. ^ "Monifah Weds Girlfriend, Terez, in Hawaiian Wedding: 'My Spirit Has Merged with Somebody Else'". June 18, 2014.
  11. ^ "Monifah Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Monifah Chart History – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  13. ^ a b "American certifications – Monifah". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Monifah Chart History – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "Monifah Chart History – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  16. ^ ARIA chart peaks:
  17. ^ "ultratop.be – Discografie Monifah" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  18. ^ "Monifah". top40.nl (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  19. ^ "charts.nz – Discography Monifah". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  20. ^ "Monifah – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  22. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
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