Lea (singer)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Lea

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Lea Quezada [ [http://www.angelfire.com/music3/lea/bio.html Official Street Team] ]
Born = birth date and age|1980|08|12
Queens, New York City
Origin = New York City, United States
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Genre = Contemporary R&B
Occupation = Singer, songwriter
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = Blackground [ [http://monicamania.blogdrive.com/archive/1668.html Monica Mania Interview] ] , Lava/Atlantic
Associated_acts = Lil' Flip, Tha Cornaboyz, Ryan Leslie
URL = [http://planet-lea.com Official Site]

Lea Quezada (born August 12, 1980 in Queens,New York) is a contemporary R&B singer and songwriter signed to Blackground Records.

Early life

Born and raised in Queens, New York to a Puerto Rican mother and Dominican father. At the age of four, she would sing along to the latest songs on the radio, sometimes performing classics by Anita Baker, New Edition, Whitney Houston and Lisa Lisa. During her teen years she worked odd jobs to make ends meet. However, juggling jobs didn't satisfy her desire to sing. She then pursued her music career searching for a connection in the music industry. Lea was determined to make her mark in music. Like all stars, her hard work and perseverance paid off when she met rapper Lil Flip in New York's Sony Studios. Her commitment and dedication is evident on the pairing of her with Lil Flip, making "Sunshine" a success, and is also proof positive on her album. With over a half a million mobile ring tones sold and a credible street buzz, her first quarter debut will definitely be a solid success.

2002 - 2004: Music

In 2002, Quezada signed her first record deal with Lava/Atlantic. Upon completing the album, and getting ready to go on a promotional tour for the album. Quezada decidedly walked away from her contract stating she was unhappy with the (very pop) music they made her record. And couldn't perform an album she didn't believe in.

2004, Quezada met Lil Flip and was featured on the track "Sunshine". Which became a number 2 hit, for 4 weeks on the Billboard Charts [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=404163&model.vnuAlbumId=1105421 Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Lil' Flip] ] . Success of Sunshine also lead to live performance of the song on The Carson Daly Show, MTV’s “Total Request Live” (TRL), The Source Music Awards, MTV’s “Hard Rock Live”, the 2005 Mix-show Power Summit showcase, and at the world-famous Apollo Theater.

After the success of Sunshine. Quezada caught the eye of Barry Hankerson, President of Blackground Records. Whom signed her to a record deal while she was seeking management representation. Quezada began recording her debut album for Blackground Records.

2005 - Present: Music

I'm Gone a song from Quezada's Blackground debut. Was serviced to radio and underperformed. Which caused the planned debut to be pushed back.

As of 2007, it is not known if her Blackground debut will ever be released. Quezada wrote about the crookedness and the political red-tape of the music industry via her MySpace Blog.

Discography

Albums

* "Untitled Debut Album" (2008)

Guest appearances

* Lil Flip — "U Gotta Feel Me" (2004): small|Song: "Sunshine"

Charts

As a featured performer

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/leasunshine Lea] Official MySpace
* [http://www.planet-lea.com Lea] Official Website