20 Facts About India Arie

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India Arie Simpson was born on October 3,1975), known as India Arie (sometimes styled as india.

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India Arie was born in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Joyce and Ralph Simpson.

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India Arie's mother is a former singer and is her stylist.

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India Arie has an older brother named J'On and younger sister Mary A Martin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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India Arie is African-American, and according to a DNA analysis, she descends from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, the Kru people of Liberia and the Fula people of Guinea-Bissau.

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India Arie released her debut album Acoustic Soul on March 27,2001.

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India Arie performed a duet with rock singer-guitarist John Mellencamp on the song "Peaceful World" for his 2001 album Cuttin' Heads.

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8.

India Arie closed the ceremony with a performance of her song "Video".

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India Arie performed a duet with jazz singer Cassandra Wilson on the song "Just Another Parade" for her 2002 album Belly of the Sun.

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On September 12,2005, India Arie performed "Just 4 2day", a song written for her appearance on the debut of The Tyra Banks Show.

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India Arie performed "What About the Child", a song that did not air but was made available as a one-dollar Internet download to support child victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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India Arie is featured on Stevie Wonder's album A Time to Love, released on October 18,2005.

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India Arie performed a duet with singer Anthony David for his song "Words" for his 2008 album Acey Duecy.

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India Arie identified this CD as her first to write and sing songs without worrying about public opinion after a much-needed vacation to Hawaii.

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India Arie performed "Video" with British singer Adele at the 2009 VH1 Divas.

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India Arie is one of over 70 artists singing on "We Are the World: 25 for Haiti", a charity single in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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In March 2013, it was announced that India Arie was working on her upcoming fifth studio album, Songversation, which was released on June 25,2013.

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India Arie announced a new album titled Worthy was in the works.

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In February 2022, India Arie joined several artists to announce plans to remove her music from music service Spotify because it platformed podcast host Joe Rogan.

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In 2009, India Arie portrayed Nina Simone in a staged reading at the Roundabout Theatre Company of the upcoming Broadway musical "Soul Doctor", about the life of Shlomo Carlebach written by Daniel Wise.