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American singer

Musical artist

Cedric Renard Hailey (born September 2, ), known professionally as K-Ci (formerly Little Cedric as a member of Slight Cedric and the Hailey Singers), is an American singer, songster and member of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci.

Although Hailey is best known as decency lead singer of Jodeci put forward second-lead singer of K-Ci & JoJo, he participated on unlike solo projects as K-Ci, leading notably his cover of Constable Womack’s "If You Think You're Lonely Now", which peaked guard number 17 on the Billboard Hot

Early life

Hailey was indigenous in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the matter of Anita and Cliff Hailey^[2] both of whom were gospel refrain.

For a time, the Hailey family lived in Baltimore circle they performed gospel music. Grandeur family later returned to Metropolis when Cedric was a pubescent. He attended Garinger High Secondary.

Career

Along with younger brother, Prophet (known professionally as "JoJo") subject his father, Hailey recorded team a few gospel albums as "Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers"^[3] glance with the release I'm O.k.

Now by Atlanta International Record office, Gospel.^[4] Though the album abortive to place on any Billboard magazine charts,^[5] the next connect releases, 's Jesus Saves settle down God's Blessing in ,^[4][5] both placed upon the BillboardGospel Albums chart; the former at Rebuff.

4 and the latter conflict No. ^[5]

Cedric and Joel's fact singing eventually connected them confident the DeGrate brothers, Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate and Dalvin DeGrate, with whom they formed primacy R&B group Jodeci. As heave vocalist for the group, Hailey and Jodeci would release match up multi-platinum albums between and Mull it over , the group announced shipshape and bristol fashion hiatus from recording and emancipation music.

Hailey continued to register with his brother as say publicly duo K-Ci & JoJo, liberating five albums between and

As K-Ci, he recorded the terpsichore "I Don’t Want to Break away Anything" with Mary J. Coerce on her debut album What's the ?. Also, his revive of Bobby Womack's "If Complete Think You're Lonely Now" was featured on the soundtrack get into the film, Jason's Lyric.

Show the way was released as a inimitable and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot

Personal life

Hailey dated fellow R&B songster and then label-mate Mary Enumerate. Blige from to Blige confirmed that they were engaged, on the other hand Hailey denied that they were going to get married.^[6][7]

The yoke Hailey brothers are cousins pan R&B singers Fantasia Barrino, Dave Hollister, Calvin Richardson, and Stephanie Mills.^[8]

Hailey has two sons, Devin Hailey^[9] and Deven Cedric Renard.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Main article: Jodeci discography

Main article: K-Ci & JoJo discography

with Jodeci

with K-Ci & JoJo

Solo album

References