Davina (born Davina Bussey
) is an American
R&B singer and musician.
She grew up in
Detroit, Michigan
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, ran her own
dance music
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label Record, and worked as a
recording engineer
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before signing with
Loud Records
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The label si ...
.
Her 1997 single "So Good" became the theme song for the film ''
Hoodlum
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Early use
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''.
Raekwon
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of
Wu-Tang Clan
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and
Xzibit
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each appeared on
remix
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ed versions of the song. Her album ''
Best of Both Worlds'' (1998) reached number 180 on the US
''Billboard'' 200 and number 34 on the US
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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chart. Two of three singles released from the album charted on both the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
charts.
Discography
Albums
Singles
* "Build Me Up (Buttercup)", 1984
* "Can't Stop Rockin'", 1984
* "Rock, Shake And Roll", 1986
* "If You're Single", 1987
* "Don't You Want It", 1992
* "Love & Happiness EP", 1993
* "Let Me Be Me", 1993
*"
So Good", 1997
*"
Come Over to My Place", 1998
*"I Can't Help It", 1998
*"Sweet Thang", 2017
References
External links
*
Loud Records: Davina(archived)
American contemporary R&B singers
American rhythm and blues musicians
Living people
1966 births
American neo soul singers
American house musicians
American hip-hop musicians
20th-century American women singers
21st-century American women singers
20th-century American singers
21st-century American singers
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