1. Ester Dean rose to prominence as a pop songwriter in the late 2000s and wrote numerous hit songs for singers including Rihanna, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, and Beyonce through the 2010s.
10 Facts About Ester Dean
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Ester Dean has acted in numerous films, including the 2012 musical comedy Pitch Perfect and its sequels.
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Esther Renay Dean was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to single mother Hester Dean and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the younger of five children.
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At the age of 20, Ester Dean moved to Atlanta with $500 to pursue a career as a songwriter and record producer.
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Ester Dean was discovered by music producer Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, who overheard Dean singing along in the crowd of a Gap Band concert.
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Ester Dean later parted ways with Tricky and relocated to Los Angeles, where she was introduced to Polow da Don and signed a deal with Zone 4 Records under the aegis of Interscope Records.
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In 2009, Ester Dean released her debut single as a lead artist, "Drop It Low", which featured singer Chris Brown and production by Polow da Don; the song peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became her only Top 40 single as a lead artist.
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In 2011, Ester Dean contributed to the soundtrack for the animated film Rio by Blue Sky Studios.
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Ester Dean has written, and sometimes produced, Top 40 hits for artists including Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, Florence + The Machine, Beyonce, Drake, Selena Gomez, Mary J Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Ciara, The Pussycat Dolls, Usher, Kelly Rowland, R Kelly, Britney Spears, and Lil Wayne.
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Ester Dean appeared as Cynthia Rose in Pitch Perfect, released in 2012, and reprised the role in the sequels Pitch Perfect 2 and Pitch Perfect 3.