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Jody Watley Biography

Jody Watley is one of the most popular and richest R&B Singer who was born on January 30, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. R&B singer who won an Grammy Award for Best New Album in 1987. She was also nominated for numerous MTV Video Music Awards. The video she made to promote “Real Love” received six Video Music Award nominations.

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Watley was born in Chicago, Illinois. Watley made her first stage appearance at 8 years old with family friend and godfather Jackie Wilson. She got her start on the TV dance show Soul Train at the age of 14. At Dorsey High School she was voted “best dancer” in her senior class poll. Documented by Ebony magazine in 1977 as a part of “The New Generation,” Jody Watley was one of the most popular dancers on the show and recognized as a trendsetter for her style and dance moves. As standouts on the television show, Watley and fellow Soul Train dancer Jeffrey Daniel were selected to join Gary Mumford and become original members of the R&B group Shalamar by show creator Don Cornelius. (Mumford was shortly replaced by Gerald Brown, and Brown himself was soon replaced by Howard Hewett as lead vocalist). The lineup of Hewett, Watley, and Daniel would be the most successful. Watley remained with Shalamar from 1977 to 1983. The trio released several albums and scored several hits including the US Top 20 “Dead Giveaway”, and the R&B hits “The Second Time Around”, “For The Lover In You”, and “A Night To Remember”. Because of conflicts within the group, disagreements about the artistic direction of Shalamar with Dick Griffey, and lack of payment from Solar Records, she finally left the group in 1983, prior to the release of The Look album.

After two and a half years in England, Watley returned to America and secured a recording deal with MCA Records, eager to establish her own identity. Her debut solo studio album, titled Jody Watley, was released in March 1987, and she co-wrote six of the album’s nine songs. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Watley would say that she wanted to showcase her voice against “really funky hard dance tracks.” The album’s lead single, “Looking for a New Love”, became a hit and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album peaked at number ten on the US Billboard 200, number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and sold 2 million copies in the United States and a total of 4 million copies worldwide. It produced five uptempo dance and R&B singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with three peaking within the top-ten: “Looking for a New Love” (#2); “Still a Thrill” (#56); “Don’t You Want Me” (#6); “Some Kind of Lover” (#10); and “Most of All” (#60) Also included on her debut album was the duet with George Michael, “Learn to Say No”, produced by Bernard Edwards of Chic-fame.

She has two kids and was previously engaged with Andre Cymone, a musician who played the bass for Prince.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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At the 30th Annual Grammy Awards of 1988, Watley won the award for Best New Artist, and was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. That same year, she also received nominations for four MTV Video Music Awards and three Soul Train Awards. After Shalamar she had two singles released under the name of “Jody”, without her last name even though adverts in UK pop magazine, Smash Hits, mentioned that she was “Formerly of Shalamar”. This “technicality” (no second name), allowed her controversially to be considered a “New Artist” at the Grammy’s, beating Breakfast Club, Cutting Crew, Terence Trent D’Arby and Swing Out Sister. Shortly after winning the Grammy, Watley would be featured in Harper’s Bazaar magazine photographed by Francesco Scavullo.

Jody Watley Net Worth

Jody Watley is one of the richest R&B Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jody Watley's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was on the T.V. program Soul Train when she was fourteen years old. She later became in the group Shalamar.

She appeared part of her role in the Broadway production of the musical Loving the Silent Tears.

Jody Vanessa Watley (born January 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and artist whose music crosses genres including pop, R&B, jazz, dance, and electronic soul. In 1987, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and has been nominated for three Grammy awards.

During the summer of 1989, the “Real Love” video, directed by famous Hollywood director David Fincher, was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards including Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Dance Video and Best Female Video at the 1989 ceremony. That record was held until Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson’s video “Scream” received 11 VMA nominations in 1995. The next year, she was nominated for two Soul Train Awards, an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist, and a Narm Award for Best Selling R&B Female Album. While riding high on her Larger Than Life World Tour, a remix album, titled You Wanna Dance with Me?, was released in October 1989 and achieved Gold status in America. 1989 also saw Watley featured in Harper’s Bazaar “Ten Most Beautiful Women” issue, photographed by Matthew Rolston. That same year Watley appeared on the cover of the Japanese high fashion magazine SPUR for its debut issue. Watley released the million selling “Dance to Fitness” a first for an African-American woman and artist.

In the spring of 1989, Watley released her second studio album, Larger Than Life, co-writing eleven of the album’s twelve songs. The album sold over 4 million copies worldwide, reaching number 16 on the Billboard 200, and produced four singles: “Real Love” (US #2, #1 R&B, #2 Dance, UK #31), a Gold-certificated single and her first Top 40 UK single since “Looking for a New Love” in 1987; “Friends” featuring Eric B. & Rakim, (US #9, #3 R&B, #7 Dance, UK #21); and “Everything” (US #4, #3 R&B), her first ballad released as a single. The album’s fourth and final single, “Precious Love”, was a minor hit, peaking at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Friends” is notable for being the first multi-format hit single to include the formula of a pop star featuring a guest rapper with the custom full 16-bar verses and bridge concept, and distinguishable from the rap “Intro” by Melle Mel on Chaka Khan’s notable cover of Prince’s song “I Feel for You”. The successful “Friends” formula would become a mainstay formula in commercial pop music and was added as a category at the Grammy’s under Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2002.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 1988 Watley filmed the video to “Looking For A New Love” and made a conscious decision to use fashion to help her express her vision, wearing clothes and accessories from designers such as Issey Miyake and Philip Treacy. In 1990, Watley would continue to be involved with fashion. On her second album, she was photographed by fashion photographer Steven Meisel, where she continued to make her own style statements. In the videos for “Real Love”, Watley would introduce a higher fashion aesthetic blending vintage and custom designs. “Friends” mixed couture by Jean-Paul Gaultier, with an urban sensibility. She released a million-selling home video, Dance To Fitness. She was featured in the first celebrity ad campaign for Gap LA Eyeworks and in magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Vogue Italia, Rolling Stone, Essence, and Vanity Fair. She was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People of 1990 in People.

Apparently undeterred by disappointing sales, Watley stated she was more concerned with broadening her creative boundaries than in having huge record sales. In November 1993, MCA released her fourth solo album, the introspective relationship themed Intimacy. Noting that the new jack swing was popular in R&B at the time, Amy Linden wrote in People magazine that Intimacy continued the process of Watley’s move toward more refreshingly adult themes and that Watley was deserving of serious attention. Watley herself said that the songs she wrote were always personal statements.

Who is Jody Watley Dating?

According to our records, Jody Watley is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Jody Watley’s is not dating anyone.

The lead single, “I Want You,” failed to crack the top 40, peaking at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, though peaking at #5 on the US R&B singles chart, and #17 Dance. The second single, “I’m The One You Need”, reached #3 Dance and peaked at #19 on the US Hot 100. The final single was the ballad “It All Begins With You”, her first single to miss the US Hot 100. Watley earned an invitation by President George H. W. Bush in 1992 to perform this song at the White House. Watley used the opportunity to encourage the government to provide more support and funding for public schools. Watley recorded “It’s All There” for the movie “Switch” with legendary composer Henry Mancini.

Facts & Trivia

Jody Ranked on the list of most popular R&B Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jody Watley celebrates birthday on January 30 of every year.

Having parted ways with MCA Records, Watley took an independent path and started her own label, Avitone Records, and released her fifth studio album, Affection, in July 1995. The album was engineered and produced by the legendary Booker T. Jones and Angelo Earl. She aligned Avitone with the independent Bellmark Records for distribution. According to a review of the album “Affection” by Jose Promis of Allmusic, the release lacked the urgency and immediency of her dance-era hits, but was an engaging collection of slow burners, mid tempo and jazzy R&B. The album’s title track, “Affection”, didn’t crack the Hot 100 but became a moderate R&B hit, peaking at #28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart

Why did Jody leave Shalamar?

After leaving Shalamar, Watley wasn’t moping around Los Angeles wondering about her next career move. “I had to get out of town,” she said. “It was time to do something different, somewhere else.” So she moved to Europe, dividing her time between London and Paris.

What is Jody Watley nationality?

American

How old is Jody Watley now?

63 years (January 30, 1959)

Was Jody Watley on Soul Train?

Watley paid her dues on the nationally syndicated dance show “Soul Train” in the early 1970s. She quickly became the video sock hop’s most popular female dancer. At age 17 she was picked by the show’s creator, Don Cornelius, to be one-third of a singing group he was forming for his new record label.

Is Jody Watley married?

André Cymone

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