Justine Indira Skyers (born August 24, 1995), known professionally as Justine Skye, is an American singer. Skye, whose initial fame was from

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, found a career in the music industry and signed with

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at the age of 19.

Early life

Skye was born August 24, 1995, in

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, New York City, to Jamaican parents. Her mother Nova Perry, an entertainment lawyer, is of

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and

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descent and her father Christopher Skyers, a corporate merchandiser VP is

Her grandfather is politician

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, the

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Career

Skye began her professional singing career when she performed songs to go with the book "Rules To Rock By". She is known for having made a cover of

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's song

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, receiving over two million views on

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. In 2012, Skye released her very first

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, ''Skye High''. Following the success of ''Skye High'', her debut seven-track EP, ''Everyday Living'', helped her land a deal with

in 2013. Her song "Hard Work" landed on BET's ''106 & Park'' Top 10. She released the album ''Emotionally Unavailable'' in 2015. Not long after, her song "Collide", produced by

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and featuring the rapper

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was released. In October 2015, she performed at TIDAL10X20, an event created by

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, and at a

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show in Brazil. Skye has not been limited to music, and made an appearance on the final episode of ''

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'' as a guest star. In 2016 she left Atlantic and signed to

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and

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. In December 2016, Skye released her EP ''8 Ounces'', to positive reviews. Her debut album ''Ultraviolet'' was released on January 18, 2018. The album featured the singles "U Don't Know" (featuring Wizkid), "Back for More" (featuring

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), and "Don't Think About It". The music video for "Don't Think About It" was released on the same day as the pre-order, December 8, and the song "Good Love" became available with the album pre-order. In June 2021, her third studio album, ''Space & Time'', was released. The album was executively produced by

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winning producer

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Personal life

On November 19, 2018, Skye did an interview with ''

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'' in which she spoke about experiencing domestic violence. On February 12, 2019, Skye identified rapper

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as the abuser on

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, and shared a video of him climbing a fence at her house. He denies the allegations. In 2019, Skye dated rapper

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Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

As a featured artist

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website
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"Meet Justine Skye, The 19-Year-Old That Leveraged Tumblr Fame Into A Music Career"
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