Ledisi
Ledisi
Ledisi Anibade Youngis an American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress. Her first name means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba. Ledisi is known for her jazz influenced vocals. In 1995, Ledisi formed the group known as Anibade. After unsuccessfully trying to get the group signed to a major label, she formed LeSun Records with Sundra Manning. Along with her group, Anibade, Ledisi released an album titled Take Time. The album gained major airplay from...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth28 March 1972
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
When my time ends, I want people to say, 'Man her music made me smile; it just enlightened my life; it inspired me; it made me feel good every time.'
I've had great people come in my life, meaning not just men, but women, support me and empower me. So that has lifted me to be the woman I am.
I love energy and people; gosh I love people even when they got on my nerves.
our product will speak for itself if it's that good and your fan base will come and people will want it. Having the right people in your circle is very important to help support that.
So in every sense, from an independent artist to a major label artist, you just have to have great product, great faith and great people, they all go together.
I study a lot of the greats; I study the current people out now and what people are listening to now. I don't shun anything away; I just check it all out and make my own judgment.
I'm very open, I love music and I love people so you need to know what's going on.
I'm just happy that I'm able to take care of what I need to take care of, live, and do the thing that I love the most and that is to sing. People want to hear it, buy it, see it, hold it, record it, bootleg it. It's fine with me as long as it's good but when it's bad I'm in trouble!
Whether I do jazz or R&B, there are always complaints. I would just listen to the complaints about what I do instead of celebrating what I do, and that I'm different and in my own lane. It took a while for me to just ignore the doubts.
I'm not focused on radio or whether I'm going to get all the audiences... all I wanted were great songs that were universal to any listener - Black, White, Green, Yellow; any kind a age difference.
I know who I am and I've always been comfortable in my own skin.
I'm not competing with anyone, or begging someone to love me. I feel like I'm loved and I deserve to be where I am.
I love opera so much. I would never go back to doing it, but I love to listen - I'm grateful for it. I studied diction, breathing control, phrasing, why the song means something. You want to bring that across to your listeners.
It takes a while to really love yourself.