Dionne Farris

Dionne Farris
Farris at the 2013 Black Women Rock concert
Background information
Also known as	The Original Soul Rocker, Lady DY
Born	(1969-12-04) December 4, 1969 (age 54) Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	R&B pop soul alternative hip hop pop rock jazz
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Columbia Free and Clear Records
Website	dionnefarris.com

Dionne Yvette Farris (born December 4, 1969) ^[1]is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New Jersey, she began singing in elementary school and competed in pageants as a teenager. In the early 1990s, she was featured on the hip hop group Arrested Development (1992) hit single "Tennessee".

Farris rose to fame with the release of her debut album, Wild Seed – Wild Flower (1994) on Columbia Records. The album featured the Top 40 single, "I Know" (1995). That same year, the video earned Farris the Billboard Music Video Awards Best Pop/Rock New Artist Clip of the Year. She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (1996).