Cheri Dennis (born August 12, 1979), is an American R&B singer from

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, Ohio.

Early life

Cheri Dennis was born and raised in

, Ohio and was initially a member of a girl group named Spoyled. When the group broke up, Dennis left Shaker Heights and moved to New York where she began her recording career.

Career

Dennis first appeared on the

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tracks "No Matter What", "All I Ever Wanted" and "If You Want to Party" from his album '' Double Up'' (1999), after running into Diddy during a party in New York City. After appearing briefly on

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'' album ("Is This the End? (Pt. 2)") also in 1999, in 2001 she reappeared signed to Bad Boy Entertainment with her first solo track "So Complete" from the P. Diddy and The Bad Boy Family album "The Saga Continues...". Afterwards she was heard on several mixtapes, before finally releasing her first single, the

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produced track "I Love You", in fall 2005. The music video was filmed in March 2006 before premiering on BET's 106 & Park on May 1. "I Love You" peaked at No. 38 on Billboard's

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. Dennis' second single "Portrait of Love" peaked at No. 55 before her debut album '' In and Out of Love'' finally released in February 2008, debuting at No. 74 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Her song "Ooh La La" was originally used as an opener for '' Making The Band 3'', which suggested that the final band recorded the song. The girls often referred to the song in competitions. She now goes by Cheri Coke and has collaborated with MeLo-X on "The Garden of Eden", it is a part of the tracklist that will appear on Dennis's second album "''X/COKE''".

Discography

;Studio albums * '' In and Out of Love'' (2008) * ''X/COKE'' (2020)

Guest appearances

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennis, Cheri 1979 births Living people African-American women singer-songwriters American women singer-songwriters American dance musicians American hip-hop singers American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters American soul singers Atlantic Records artists Bad Boy Records artists American women hip-hop musicians Musicians from Shaker Heights, Ohio Singer-songwriters from Ohio 20th-century African-American women singers 20th-century American women singers 20th-century American singers 21st-century African-American women singers 21st-century American women singers