American singer and actress

Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...

has released three

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s, sixteen

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s (including two as a featured artist), five

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and ten

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s. She has also made various contributions to other artist's albums and has appeared on the

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for the 2006 musical film, ''

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''. Hudson's music incorporates a range of

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such as

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and R&B.

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is often seen as an influence on Hudson's music. Hudson rose to fame as a contestant on the

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of ''

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'', however being eliminated at the "Top 7" stage. Hudson went on to perform as "Effie White" in the 2006 film adaptation of the original production of Broadway musical, ''

''. Hudson won the

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for Best Supporting Actress for her performance, becoming one of the few people to win an award at the ceremony for a debut performance. The soundtrack of the film was again a huge success, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. One of Hudson's performances, "

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", was nominated for the 2007

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, and won the 2008

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for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Following Hudson's success on ''Dreamgirls'', her self-titled debut album, ''

'' was released in 2008, to commercial success, debuting at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. Hudson's first single from the album, "

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" was a success around the world, reaching number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as 11 on its British counterpart. The song also reached number-one on the

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chart. ''Jennifer Hudson'' has since been certified Gold in the U.S. Hudson was nominated for three

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for ''Jennifer Hudson'', collecting the award for "

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" at the 51st Awards Ceremony. Her second album, ''

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'' (2011), also debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 selling 165,000 copies in its first week. The first single, " Where You At", was an R&B hit, reaching the top ten at the

Studio albums

Soundtracks

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Soundtrack appearances

Music videos

Notes

Charts and sales

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