India Arie Simpson (born October 3, 1975) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence with her debut album, ''

Acoustic Soul ''Acoustic Soul'' is the debut studio album by American singer India Arie. It was released on March 27, 2001, by Motown. The album received seven nominations at the 44th Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best R&B Album. ''Acoustic ...

(2001),'' which was a commercial and critical success. She has since released the albums ''

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'' (2002), '' Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship'' (2006), '' Songversation'' (2013) and '' Worthy'' (2019). Her music blends elements of R&B, soul, and neo-soul, often incorporating themes of self-empowerment, spirituality, and social consciousness. Arie has sold over five million records in the US and 10 million worldwide, and has won four

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from 23 nominations, including Best R&B Album. Arie is recognized for her advocacy of positive representation in music and has participated in humanitarian and wellness initiatives. She has spoken publicly about issues related to self-acceptance, race, and cultural identity.

Background

India was born in

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, the daughter of Joyce and Ralph Simpson. Her musical skills were encouraged by both parents in her younger years. Her mother was a singer (she was signed to

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as a teenager and opened for

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and

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) and has become Arie's stylist. Arie has an older brother named J'On and a younger sister named Mary. Arie is

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, and according to a DNA analysis, she descends from the

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, the Kru of

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and the Fula of

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. After Arie's parents divorced, her mother moved the family to

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when India was 13. Arie's had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver. But her interest in the

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, while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design, led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. "When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. It was a direct result of writing songs", she said at the press release of her debut album, ''

''. Co-founding the Atlanta-based

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collective Government Earthseed (Government was the collective artists' name and Earthseed was their independent label name), her one-song turn on a locally released compilation led to a second-stage gig at the 1998

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. In 1999, a Universal/Motown music scout signed her and made an introduction to former

CEO

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. Arie resided in

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for over a decade, before moving back to

to focus on her career and music. Named to

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's ''SuperSoul100'' list of visionaries and influential leaders, India.Arie performed Songversation during 2017 motivational cruises.

Career

Arie released her debut album ''

'' on March 27, 2001. The album was met with positive reviews and commercial success. ''Acoustic Soul'' debuted at number ten on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and number three on the

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. Within months, without the concentrated radio

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that typically powers pop and rap albums, ''Acoustic Soul'' was certified double platinum by the

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(RIAA), selling 2,180,000 copies in the U.S. and 3,000,000 copies worldwide. The album was also certified Gold by the

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and platinum by

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. The album was promoted with the release of the lead single "

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". "Video" attained commercial success peaking at 47 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and becoming her highest-charting song in the region to date. The album's second single " Brown Skin" failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but it became her highest-charting single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 29. Arie performed a duet with

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singer-guitarist

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on the song " Peaceful World" for his 2001 album '' Cuttin' Heads''. While Arie and the album were nominated for seven Grammy awards in 2002, they won no awards, losing in five of seven categories to

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. She closed the ceremony with a performance of her song "

". Arie performed a duet with

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singer Cassandra Wilson on the song "Just Another Parade" for her 2002 album '' Belly of the Sun''. Arie followed the success of her debut on September 24, 2002, with the release of ''

''. It debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 109,000 copies and topped the

, with the

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certifying it Platinum. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, it won Best R&B Album, and the single " Little Things" won Best Urban/Alternative Performance. The song "Get It Together" was featured on many film soundtracks including ''

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'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2004). On September 12, 2005, Arie performed "Just 4 2day", a song written for her appearance on the debut of '' The Tyra Banks Show''. She also performed "What About the Child", a song that did not air but was made available as a one-dollar Internet download to support child victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Arie is also featured on

's album '' A Time to Love'', released on October 18, 2005. Arie and Wonder duet on the title track "A Time to Love", written by Arie. Which was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Three years earlier, their rendition of

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's 1944 classic "

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", recorded for the holiday TV commercial for retailer

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, had been nominated for the same category, making it the first song created and financed exclusively for a commercial to be nominated for a Grammy Award. India

The first-week sales of Arie's album '' Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship'', 161,000 copies, are her best sales week to date. The album was certified gold in August 2006, selling 730,000 in US and 1,300,000 worldwide. " I Am Not My Hair", a collaboration with

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, was the most successful release from ''Testimony: Vol. 1.'', reaching the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at #97 and the UK Singles Chart at #65. On the April 16, 2007, episode of ''

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'' entitled "After Imus: Now What?", Arie guest-starred as a panelist. Arie performed a duet with singer Anthony David for his song "

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" for his 2008 album '' Acey Duecy''. Her next album, '' Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics'' was released on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. It debuted at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and No. 2 on the R&B chart. Within this CD, Arie collaborated with such artists as

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, Keb Mo, Gramps Morgan and Musiq Soulchild to fulfill her self-proclaimed desire to "do projects with people who are making music that is meaningful, with a lot of integrity and a lot of sonic diversity". Arie also identified this CD as her first to write and sing songs without worrying about public opinion after a much-needed vacation to Hawaii. The album was her first produced and released after her departure from Motown to Universal Records. Arie performed "Video" with British singer

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at the 2009 VH1 Divas. Arie is one of over 70 artists singing on " We Are the World: 25 for Haiti", a charity single in aid of the

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. Arie contributed vocals to " Imagine" for the 2010

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album, '' The Imagine Project'' along with

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, Konono N°1, Oumou Sangare and others. In the fall of 2010, she was a featured guest vocalist on Carlos Santana's version of The Beatles classic song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from his album ''Guitar Heaven''. The song also features Yo-Yo Ma on cello. In September 2012, she featured in a campaign called "30 Songs/30 Days" to support '' Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide'', a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book. In March 2013, it was announced that Arie was working on her upcoming fifth studio album, ''Songversation'', which was released on June 25, 2013. The first single of the album, "6th Avenue", was released on iTunes on November 4, 2012; it was produced by India Arie and Israeli musician Idan Raichel. The second single "Cocoa Butter" was released on iTunes on April 9, 2013. In 2015, she released a collaborative album with musician

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titled '' Christmas with Friends''. In July 2016, she premiered her new single "Breathe" inspired by the

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movement, especially Eric Garner's last words. She also announced a new album titled ''Worthy'' was in the works. She performed the single on the Soul Train Awards with host

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in November. In June 2017, she announced the release of her first EP ''SongVersation: Medicine'' on June 30. It was preceded by the single "Breathe" and the new single "I Am Light" which was originally included on her 2013 ''Songversation'' album. She expressed that the EP was "made to be listened to in a quiet time, prayer, meditation, Yoga. My wish is that these songs bring softness, clarity, calm, and inspiration." In September 2018, she premiered her new single "That Magic". The song serves as the lead single from her sixth studio album titled ''Worthy'' which was released on February 15, 2019. In February 2022, Arie joined several artists to announce plans to remove her music from music service

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because it platformed podcast host

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. According to media reports, Arie's planned departure from the service is motivated by Rogan's use of insensitive language relating to race in the past. Arie's music remains on Spotify.

Impact

Arie and her work have influenced many artists, including Alexa Goddard, Anne-Marie,

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, Jess Glynne, Jhene Aiko, Khalid,

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship'' (2006) * '' Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics'' (2009) * '' Songversation'' (2013) * '' Christmas with Friends'' (2015) * Worthy (2019)

Collaborations

* ''Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time'' by Carlos Santana (2010) – India sings ''While my guitar gently weeps'' with Yo Yo Ma on cello * ''The Imagine Project'' by Herbie Hancock (2010) – India sings ''Imagine'' with

, Konono No. 1, Oumou Sangare and Jeff Beck * "My Everything" by Sauti Sol (2020) – '' Midnight Train''

Awards

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Tours

;Headlining *Voyage to World Tour (2002/03) *Testimony Tour (2006/10) *Songversation Tour (2013/14) ;Opening act * Lovers Rock Tour (2001)

Filmography

Theatre

In 2009, India Arie portrayed Nina Simone in a staged reading at the

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of the upcoming Broadway musical Soul Doctor, about the life of Shlomo Carlebach written by Daniel Wise.

References

External links

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