Laurneá Wilkerson is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Under the name Laurneá, she has released four
studio albums including ''Betta Listen'' in 1997, which includes the singles "Can't Let Go" (#55 on the US
''Billboard'' 100, #20 on
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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), "Infatuation" (#37 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) and "Days of Youth" (#36 in the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
). Wilkerson has also sung vocals for the bands
Arrested Development
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and
Loose Ends.
Wilkerson has appeared in the films ''
Hoodlum
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Early use
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'', ''
School Daze'' and ''
Sing
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''.
Discography
Studio albums
*1997: ''Betta Listen'' (
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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#80)
*2000: ''Laurneá II''
*2003: ''New Territory''
*2005: ''I Remember''
Compilation albums
*2006: ''The Collection''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkerson, Laurneá
Living people
African-American actresses
20th-century African-American women singers
African-American women singer-songwriters
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century African-American women singers