Tyler Collins (born October 29, 1965) is an American R&B singer and actress. Her song " Girls Nite Out" was a hit in 1990.

Biography

Collins was born in

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and raised in

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. Collins began taking lessons in dance and theatre, and performing with the children's theatre group Willow Opera Workshop in

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. Her professional music career began singing lead for an R&B group called The Boys Next Door. The group signed with

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's label, Work Records, which later folded. Tyler eventually signed with

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and released her debut album '' Girls Nite Out''. She co-wrote the lead single "Whatcha Gonna Do" which peaked at #8 on the Billboard R&B chart. The music video for "Whatcha Gonna Do" was directed by Michael Bay and edited by Scott C. Wilson. The 1990 follow-up single " Girls Nite Out" also topped out at #8 on the Billboard's R&B charts, as well as #6 on its

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charts. Collins appeared on singer

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's debut '' T.E.V.I.N.'' on the song "Lil' Brother". She also appeared in the music video for the single "Goodbye". Collins' songwriting came to the forefront for her second album ''Tyler'', which was a decidedly more pop-oriented effort than ''Girls Nite Out''. The set featured the singles "It Doesn't Matter" (co-written by

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) and "Just Make Me The One." Tyler has also written songs for

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, and

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. She also took part in the group recording ''

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'' in 1995 featuring scores of young female R&B artists including

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, and others. Also in 1995, Tyler Collins recorded ''Never Alone (Eeyore's Lullaby)'' for the

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tribute album. ''Take My Hand: Songs from the Hundred Acre Wood''; it reached #48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for two weeks. Her work with

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lead to a solo recording contract at

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. Though a full-length release never materialized, the deal did yield Collins' recording of the Top 20 Adult Contemporary song

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, produced by Clif Magness, the theme song to the Paramount Pictures' film '' Andre''. A music video for the song is included at the end of the movie. Apart from her singing career, Collins has also appeared in several television shows and motion pictures. She played the role of Tina in the 1991 film '' A Rage in Harlem'', starring

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and

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. She also starred in another film entitled ''Why Colors?'' and played her highest-profile role as Cinderella on a first-season episode of ''

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''. Collins was previously married to Bobby Smith Jr., screenwriter for the urban drama ''

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''. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her daughter.

Discography

Albums

*'' Girls Nite Out'' (RCA, 1989) - Billboard R&B #22, Pop #85 *''Tyler'' (RCA, 1992)

Singles

References

External links

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