Monteco Turner (born September 16, 1978), known

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ously as Monteco, is an

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contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music Music genre, genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, funk, Hip hop music, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive Recor ...

singer who was active in the mid 1990s. His first single "

Is It Me? "Is It Me?" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B singer Monteco, issued as the first single from his debut studio album ''Soulschool''. The song features vocals from American contemporary R&B group IMx (then known as Immature); and it ...

" was released in 1995, and features fellow contemporary R&B group

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(then known as Immature). The song peaked at #32 on the ''

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'' R&B chart, but Monteco's album to promote the single, ''

Soulschool ''Soulschool'' is the debut studio album by American contemporary R&B singer Monteco, released September 12, 1995 via MCA Records. It did not chart in the United States; however, the lead single "Is It Me?" peaked at #32 on the ''Billboard (magaz ...

'', failed to chart. Monteco released his

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ous second album

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ly in 1997; it also failed to chart.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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* * 1978 births Living people American contemporary R&B singers MCA Records artists Singers from Mississippi 21st-century American singers {{US-RnB-singer-stub