Nicole Monique Wray was born on May 2,1979, known as Lady Wray, is an American singer and songwriter.
21 Facts About Nicole Wray
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Nicole Monique Wray was born in Salinas, California, to Debra Wray and Kenneth Wray.
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Nicole Wray's older brother Kenny Wray is a singer and she has younger sister Myrtis Wray.
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Nicole Wray became one of her church's star choir members and participated in local fashion shows.
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In 1997, Nicole Wray appeared as a featured vocalist on the song "Gettaway" for Missy Elliott's first album Supa Dupa Fly.
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In June 1998, Nicole Wray released her first single "Make It Hot".
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In 2000, Nicole Wray began recording her original second album titled Elektric Blue.
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In June 2003, Nicole Wray released a single "Welcome Home" with rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard.
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Later that year, Nicole Wray secured a recording contract with Roc-A-Fella Records.
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In November 2004, Nicole Wray issued a single "If I Was Your Girlfriend", originally planned to be the lead single of her forthcoming album Lovechild.
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Later that year, Nicole Wray experienced a brief roster move from Roc-A Fella to Def Jam Records to ultimately the Dame Dash Music Group.
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Still maintaining her work relationship with Damon Dash, Nicole Wray performed on The Black Keys rock and hip-hop fusion album titled Blakroc, released in November 2009.
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Nicole Wray was then enlisted to add her background vocals on The Black Keys' album, Brothers, which was published in May 2010.
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In June 2010, Nicole Wray released Boss Chick which featured unreleased music from years prior.
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In 2012, Nicole Wray formed a retro-soul duo called Lady with Terri Walker, a singer she met in 2009.
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Nicole Wray renamed the music act as "Lady, the Band" and continued on with the addition of two background singers for the conclusion of the tour.
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In June 2016, Nicole Wray released "Do It Again", the lead single of her second album Queen Alone.
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In September 2016, Nicole Wray issued her second album Queen Alone on Big Crown Records.
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Nicole Wray continued to promote the album with the issue of the singles "Smiling" and "Underneath My Feet".
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In 2019, Nicole Wray released two singles: "Piece of Me" and "Come On In".
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In June 2018, Nicole Wray gave birth to her daughter Melody Bacote.