Davina (born Davina Bussey
) is an American
R&B singer and musician.
She grew up in
Detroit, Michigan
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, ran her own
dance music
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label Record, and worked as a
recording engineer
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before signing with
Loud Records
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.
Her 1997 single "So Good" became the theme song for the film ''
Hoodlum
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Early use
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''.
Raekwon
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of
Wu-Tang Clan
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and
Xzibit
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and radio personality.
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each appeared on
remix
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ed versions of the song. Her album ''
Best of Both Worlds'' (1998) reached number 180 on the US
''Billboard'' 200 and number 34 on the US
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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chart. Two of three singles released from the album charted on both the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
charts.
Discography
Albums
Singles
* "Build Me Up (Buttercup)", 1984
* "Can't Stop Rockin'", 1984
* "Rock, Shake And Roll", 1986
* "If You're Single", 1987
* "Don't You Want It", 1992
* "Love & Happiness EP", 1993
* "Let Me Be Me", 1993
*"
So Good", 1997
*"
Come Over to My Place
Come Over to My Place is the second single by Davina, released from her debut album, Best of Both Worlds in 1998. The single peaked at eighty-one on Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record ch ...
", 1998
*"I Can't Help It", 1998
*"Sweet Thang", 2017
References
External links
*
Loud Records: Davina(archived)
American contemporary R&B singers
American rhythm and blues musicians
Living people
1966 births
American neo soul singers
American house musicians
American hip hop musicians
20th-century American women singers
21st-century American women singers
20th-century American singers
21st-century American singers
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