V. Bozeman
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Bozeman in 2015 | |
Born |
Veronika Bozeman January 9, 1988 Los Angeles, California, United States |
Years active | 2011–present |
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Website | thatgirlv.com/ |
V. Bozeman, (born Veronika Bozeman,[1] January 9, 1988)[2] is an American soul singer, record producer and actress, best known for her recurring role as Veronica in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire. Bozeman began her career vocal producing songs such as "Lay It Down" by Lloyd in 2011.
Early life
Bozeman was born and raised in the South region of Los Angeles, California. She attended Crenshaw High School and California State University, Long Beach.[3] She had the dream of being a singer since early childhood.
Career
Bozeman is currently under the label Mosley Music Group. She has previously been featured in music by Timbaland, CeeLo Green, Timothy Bloom, and Rihanna. Her manager is Monica Payne, formerly of the short-lived new jack swing groups The Gyrlz and Terri & Monica.[4][5]
Bozeman performed "What is Love" on the pilot of the hit show Empire. The show's debut soundtrack album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.[6] The music video of the song garnered more than 40 million views on YouTube.[7]
Discography
Studio album
- Music Is My Boyfriend (TBA)[3]
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album | ||||
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US |
US R&B |
US Adult R&B [8] |
US R&B/HH |
FR[9][10] | ||||
"Race Jones" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
"What is Love" | 2015 | 112[11] | 13[12] | — | 39[13] | 67 | *US: 54,000[14] | Empire Soundtrack from season 1 |
"Black and Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Smile" (featuring Timbaland) |
— | — | 20 | — | — | TBA | ||
"You Can't Break Me" (featuring Tyrese) |
2016 | — | — | 26 | — | — | ||
"GO" | — | — | 24 | — | — | |||
"Dear Officer" (featuring Young Life) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||
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US | US Pop |
US R&B |
Adult R&B [15] | |||
"'Til The End Of Time" (Timothy Bloom featuring V. Bozeman) | 2011 | — | — | 82[16] | 28 | The Budding Rose EP |
"Bad Girl" (Serayah McNeill featuring V. Bozeman) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Empire Soundtrack from season 1 |
"Happy Alone" (Matrix & Futurebound featuring V. Bozeman) | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
Other Song
- 2015 : Hourglass (prod by Max Beesley & Terrence Howard)[17]
Filmography
- 2010 : The Blue Wall : Kendra (short)
- 2015–present : Empire : Veronica (recurring role, 7 episodes)
- 2016 : The Black Book : herself (short – starring Tyrese & Tank)[18]
- 2016 : 90 Days : Samantha (short – starring Teyonah Parris – Jennia Fredrique)
- 2016 : Boy Bye : Melanie (starring Shondrella Avery – starring Tammy Townsend and Omar Gooding)
- 2017 : Versus (short – starring Jesse Williams)
Note
References
- ↑ "Introducing… V". monica-payne.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ Veronika Bozeman [@VeronikaBozema] (10 January 2015). "THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BIRTHDAY I'VE EVER HAD ....THANK YOU GOD" (Tweet). Retrieved 2015 – via Twitter. Check date values in:
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(help) - 1 2 "7 Things To Know About 'Empire' Star, Singer V Bozeman". Essence.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ "V. Bozeman – biography" (PDF). thatgirlv.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ↑ "Monica Payne – Bio". monica-payne.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ↑ "Empire Cast – Chart history Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ V. Bozeman "What is Love", retrieved 2015-10-31
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6744333/v-bozeman/chart?f=404
- ↑ "lescharts.com – Empire Cast feat. V. Bozeman – What Is Love". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ "France Top 100 Singles". www.musicharts.net. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ts_chart_artistname%3Av%20bozeman&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f2=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=v%20bozeman
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=1230
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=367
- ↑ "Why Isn't 'Empire's' Music Topping the Billboard Charts?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ "Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ "Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6708148/empire-song-premiere-hourglass-v-bozeman
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QmaKInS-I4
External links
- Official website
- V. Bozeman at AllMusic
- V. Bozeman discography at Discogs
- V. Bozeman on IMDb