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Ledisi in 2024

Ledisi Anibade Young (/ˈlɛdɪs/; born March 28, 1972), better known simply as Ledisi, is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, author, and actress.

In 1995, Ledisi formed a band after her middle name Anibade. After unsuccessfully trying to get signed to a major label, she formed LeSun Records with Sundra Manning. She released her debut album Soulsinger (2000), which featured the single "Take Time", which gained substantial airplay from San Francisco area radio stations. In 2002, Ledisi released her second album, Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue, which won "Outstanding Jazz Album" at the California Music Awards in 2003. In 2006, Ledisi signed a record deal with Verve Forecast and released her third album, titled Lost & Found (2007). The album earned her two Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist. She released six more albums on Verve: It's Christmas (2008), Turn Me Loose (2009), Pieces of Me (2011), The Truth (2014), The Intimate Truth (2015), and Let Love Rule (2017).

In 2020, Ledisi formed her own record label Listen Back Entertainment and released her album The Wild Card. The album's single "Anything for You" won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. She released three more albums on her label including Ledisi Live at The Troubadour (2021), Ledisi Sings Nina (2021), and Good Life (2024).

Aside from music, Ledisi has embarked a career in film and television as an actress. She portrayed gospel icon Mahalia Jackson in the films Selma (2014) and Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (2022). Other roles include a guest appearance as Patti LaBelle in the BET docudrama American Soul, a cameo appearance as a choir member in the FX drama Pose (both 2020), as well as co-starring as Gladys Knight in the film Spinning Gold (2023). She is also starred in her first Hallmark original movie All Saints Christmas (2022).

Scope[edit]

The scope of the project covers articles about Ledisi and her life and work. Included are also people and things directly related to - or who have achieved a significant part of their notability through their connection to Ledisi as an individual. All of these articles should be placed in the Category:Ledisi or one of its subcategories.

Goals[edit]

  • create, improve, expand, and organize articles related to Ledisi;
  • obtain free images for them; and
  • elevate them to GA status; and
  • eventually promote them to FA status.

Participants[edit]

Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest. New entries go at the bottom. Entry format:

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