1. India Arie Simpson was born on October 3,1975 and is an American singer and songwriter.
26 Facts About India Arie
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India Arie rose to prominence with her debut album, Acoustic Soul, which was a commercial and critical success.
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India Arie has since released the albums Voyage to India, Testimony: Vol.
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India Arie is recognized for her advocacy of positive representation in music and has participated in humanitarian and wellness initiatives.
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India Arie has spoken publicly about issues related to self-acceptance, race, and cultural identity.
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India Arie was born in Denver, the daughter of Joyce and Ralph Simpson.
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India Arie's mother was a singer and has become Arie's stylist.
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India Arie has an older brother named J'On and a younger sister named Mary.
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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 of Liberia and the Fula of Guinea-Bissau.
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India Arie's had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver.
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India Arie resided in New York City for over a decade, before moving back to Atlanta to focus on her career and music.
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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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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.