Monica (Arnold) was born October 24, 1980, in Georgia. In the mid-90s, Monica gave R&B a new young face with a mature songstress attitude. But Monica's roots began in the church, where she started singing at the age of 4. At the age of 10, Monica brought the house down with her rendition of "Greatest Love Of All."
1992
At the age of 12, Monica was discovered by Dallas Austin at a talent show in Atlanta, Georgia. The discovery led to a record deal with Arista Records and Queen Latifah as her manager.
1995
Ranked 21st - Singles Artist Of The Year
May
Monica hit the Top 40 with "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)."
June
Monica hit the Top 10 with "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)."
Monica topped the Billboard Singles Sales chart for a week, the R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks, and the R&B Singles Sales chart for a week with "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)."
July
Monica released her debut LP, Miss Thang and hit the Top 10 with the single "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)."
Monica appeared on L.L. Cool J's Mr. Smith and went on her first concert tour.
Vibe described Monica as, "...a precociously soulful voice with a bluesy resonance that suggests experiences and authority beyond her years..."
The single "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)" is certified platinum.
September
Miss Thang was certified gold.
October
Monica hit the Top 40 with "Before You Walk Out Of My Life."
December
Monica hit the Top 10 with "Before You Walk Out Of My Life."
1996
Ranked 52nd - Singles Artist of The Year
January
Monica was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist.
The single "Before You Walk Out Of My Life" was certified gold.
When the follow-up single from Miss Thang, "Before You Walk Out Of My Life" was released, Monica became the youngest artist to have 2 consecutive number 1 hits on Billboard's R&B chart.
Monica topped the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks with "Before You Walk Out Of My Life / Like This And Like That."
February
Miss Thang was certified platinum.
March
The single "Before You Walk Out Of My Life" was certified platinum.
June
Monica hit the Top 40 with "Why I Love You So Much."
Monica could be heard on The Nutty Professor soundtrack with "Ain't Nobody."
July
The single "Why I Love You So Much" was certified gold.
1997
Ranked 39th - Singles Artist of The Year
February
Monica hit the Top 40 with a track from the Space Jam soundtrack - "For You I Will."
April
Monica hit the Top 10 with "For You I Will."
June
Monica graduated from high school in Atlanta with a 4.0.
Monica also appeared on the Soul Food soundtrack and Usher's LP, My Way.
July
The single "For You I Will" was certified platinum.
MONICA, GRAMMY-WINNING MULTI-PLATINUM ARTIST
RETURNS TO SPOTLIGHT WITH THE MAKINGS OF ME ON SEPTEMBER 19th
FIRST SINGLE, "EVERYTIME THA BEAT DROP" FEAT. DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ,
PRODUCED BY JERMAINE DUPRI
GUEST PRODUCERS INCLUDE MISSY ELLIOTT, DAMON & HARVEY, BRYAN MICHAEL-COX, AND MORE
After a life-changing - and life-affirming - two-year break, Atlanta's Grammy Award-winning, 10 million-selling J Records artist Monica has completed her eagerly anticipated fourth album, THE MAKINGS OF ME, set for release on October 3rd. The new album is the follow-up to 2003's platinum-plus
After the Storm and heralds the return of one of pop and R&B music's
most consistent chart-topping songstress. "I've watched Monica, now 24,
develop and grow since she was 14," states Clive Davis, Chairman and
CEO, BMG U.S. "She's now at the absolute peak of her career. Her new
album has at least four or five hot singles and she's setting new styles
as a cutting edge trendmaker for the industry."
Kicking off the release of THE MAKINGS OF ME is the first single,
"Everytime Tha Beat Drop," a hometown production featuring Atlanta
favorites Dem Franchize Boyz, produced by Jermaine Dupri. "'Beat Drop'
is a real good representation of where I'm from," Monica says of the
dance floor-friendly first single pick. "We all just want to dance and
have fun." The video, directed by Ray Kay, vividly captures the
multi-talented superstar doing just that - dancing and having fun -
alongside Jermaine Dupri and Dem Franchize Boyz. Always recognized for
being stylish and trendy, Monica sets the high-energy tone in this video
and presents a clear indication of what will be another reign at the top
of the charts with the release of THE MAKINGS OF ME.
THE MAKINGS OF ME will engage Monica's fans to think about real-life
issues in a way that she has never asked them to before. "Everytime Tha
Beat Drop" is one of three tracks produced by Dupri for the new album,
along with "Why Her" and "Get Away," an autobiographical coming-of-age
ballad inspired by the changes - public and private - she was forced to
endure. "Sideline Ho," which deals in a graphic, forthright manner with
an ex-boyfriend's cheating, was produced by Damon [Thomas] & Harvey
[Mason Jr.], who also produced "My Every-thing." Monica matches Twista
- the world's fastest rapper according to the Guinness Book of Records -
zip-for-zip on "Hell No" (produced by Bryan Michael-Cox). "Thanks for
Tha Misery" was produced by Sean Garrett & Dent and Harold Lilly
produced "Raw." Also, in the production seat again with Monica is Missy
Elliot on "A Dozen Roses," "Gotta Move On" and the earthy love song,
"Doin' Me Right."
At the tender age of 14, Monica raised the bar for female singers when
she became the youngest female artist in history to have two consecutive
..1 hits on the Billboard R&B chart with her debut single "Don't Take It
Personal (Just One of Dem Days)," followed by "Before You Walk Out of My
Life" from her debut album Miss Thang. Monica's 1999 sophomore release,
The Boy Is Mine, scored double-platinum status on the strength of three
..1 R&B and pop hit singles spanning a year on the charts: "Angel of
Mine," "The First Night" and the Grammy-winning "The Boy is Mine," her
double-platinum duet with Brandy. After a brief hiatus, Monica returned
in 2003 with her third platinum driven release, After The Storm, which
spawned the ..1 R&B/Dance/Pop crossover "So Gone" and its follow-ups,
"Knock Knock" and "U Should've Known Better." The recipient of top
honors throughout her career, including American Music Awards, Billboard
and Soul Train, Monica continues to remain relevant in a forever
changing musical climate.
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