Tracie Spencer

Tracie Spencer
Background information
Birth name	Tracie Spencer
Origin	Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Genre(s)	Pop, R&B, dance-pop, quiet storm, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter actress model
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1987–1992 1996–present
Label(s)	Capitol

Tracie Spencer, is an American pop/R&B singer-songwriter, actress, and model.

Biography

Spencer began modeling in pageant competitions at the age of five then entered and won the CBS television talent show Star Search in 1987 as a little girl singing Whitney Houston's 1986 hit "How Will I Know". Shortly afterwards, she became the youngest female artist to sign a record deal with a major label, Capitol Records, and to release a self-titled debut album. She found success with the singles "Hide and Seek", "Symptoms of True Love" and her remake of John Lennon's "Imagine". Her second album, Make the Difference, was released on August 27 1990 . The first single, "Save Your Love", showed an impressive standing at #7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Her following single, "This House", became her biggest hit to date reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Tender Kisses", one of her best known ballads, hit #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and made her the youngest female artist to receive the ASCAP songwriter of the year award. The other singles, "This Time Make It Funky" and "Love Me", charted relatively well on The Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Spencer attended Columbus High School in Waterloo, Iowa.

She also served on the board for the Children's Defense Fund as a teen and was given the Martin Luther King Christian Leadership Award for being a positive role model to youth and traveling across the US and abroad as part of a "Stay In School" program.

She made a guest appearance on the hit ABC sitcom, Family Matters in 1993 and recorded the song "I'll Be There for You" for the 1997 film, Good Burger, "The Rain" for "A Smile Like Yours" starring Lauren Holly and Greg Kinnear, "Down In The Delta", and "Girlfight" starring Michelle Rodriquez. She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger,Chanel and Dollhouse, which lead her to being apart of New York and LA's fashion week in 1999-2000 being stylized by Derek Khan and signed to "NEXT" modeling agency appearing in numerous magazines.

On June 29 1999, she released with Tracie and found success with the hit singles "It's All About You (Not About Me)" peaking in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and "Still In My Heart", the latter showcasing her elastic soprano vocals. In the 2000s, she started singing background vocals on Hip-Hop songs for rappers such as Kanye West, 50 Cent, and Eve as well as writing on other artist projects. She acted in the short film, A Tale of Two Sisters; in 2004 and in 2006, she performed in a play called Choices in Los Angeles and as of 2007. Ms. Spencer has taken a hiatis from the both music and modeling pursuing other interests but there is talk of her working on a couple different projects.

Discography

Albums

Singles

External links

• Tracie Spencer at capitolrecords.com
• Tracie Spencer at the Internet Movie Database

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