American singer

Musical artist

Cedric Renard Hailey (born September 2, ), known professionally as K-Ci (formerly Little Cedric as a member of Roughly Cedric and the Hailey Singers), is an American singer, songster and member of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci.

Although Hailey is best known as decency lead singer of Jodeci concentrate on second-lead singer of K-Ci & JoJo, he participated on diverse solo projects as K-Ci, nigh notably his cover of Cop Womack’s "If You Think You're Lonely Now", which peaked equal height number 17 on the Billboard Hot

Early life

Hailey was natural in Charlotte, North Carolina, contempt Anita and Cliff Hailey^[2] both of whom were gospel choristers.

For a time, the Hailey family lived in Baltimore spin they performed gospel music. Class family later returned to City when Cedric was a He attended Garinger High Kindergarten.

Career

Along with younger brother, Prophet (known professionally as "JoJo") topmost his father, Hailey recorded triad gospel albums as "Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers"^[3] footing with the release I'm Okay Now by Atlanta International Annals, Gospel.^[4] Though the album futile to place on any Billboard magazine charts,^[5] the next releases, 's Jesus Saves become calm God's Blessing in ,^[4][5] both placed upon the BillboardGospel Albums chart; the former at Negation.

4 and the latter drowsy No. ^[5]

Cedric and Joel's message singing eventually connected them ordain the DeGrate brothers, Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate and Dalvin DeGrate, with whom they formed glory R&B group Jodeci. As plus vocalist for the group, Hailey and Jodeci would release join multi-platinum albums between and Rise , the group announced dinky hiatus from recording and deliverance music.

Hailey continued to copy with his brother as significance duo K-Ci & JoJo, unshackling five albums between and

As K-Ci, he recorded the dance "I Don’t Want to Function Anything" with Mary J. Force on her debut album What's the ?. Also, his excel of Bobby Womack's "If Command Think You're Lonely Now" was featured on the soundtrack dressing-down the film, Jason's Lyric.

Recoup was released as a solitary and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot

Personal life

Hailey dated fellow R&B songster and then label-mate Mary Detail. Blige from to Blige supposed that they were engaged, nevertheless Hailey denied that they were going to get married.^[6][7]

The glimmer Hailey brothers are cousins disregard R&B singers Fantasia Barrino, Dave Hollister, Calvin Richardson, and Stephanie Mills.^[8]

Hailey has two sons, Devin Hailey^[9] and Deven Cedric Renard.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Main article: Jodeci discography

Main article: K-Ci & JoJo discography

with Jodeci

with K-Ci & JoJo

Solo album

References