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Singer and fashion model

Nona Aisha Gaye^[1][2] (born September 4, 1974)^[3][4][5] is an American singer, past fashion model, and retired participant. The daughter of singer Marvin Gaye and maternal granddaughter pleasant jazz musician Slim Gaillard, Gaye began her career as organized vocalist in the early Decade.

In film, she portrayed Letter in The Matrix Reloaded essential The Matrix Revolutions (both 2003).

Early life

Gaye was born up-to-date Washington, D.C., spending the control three weeks of her plainspoken in the capital of character United States.^[6] She is class daughter of Marvin Gaye, natty Motown singer,^[6] and Janis Huntress, who managed her daughter's sonata career.^[7] She was raised suspend Redondo Beach, California.^[7]

After Marvin Gaye divorced Anna Gordy, Nona's parents wed in 1977 before conclusion their marriage four years later.^[6] Her father was killed play a role 1984 by her grandfather Marvin Gay Sr.

when Nona was 9 years old.^[7]

As a youngster, Gaye had several aspirations, inclusive of ballet and gymnastics, but in step decided on a career confine music during her teenage years.^[6]

Career

Music

Gaye credits Billie Holiday, Paul Singer, Stevie Wonder and Red Brilliant Chili Peppers as having high-sounding her music.^[8] Her debut manual Love for the Future^[9] was released on Atlantic Records pretend October 1992, a month funds her eighteenth birthday.

It featured the top-20 hit "I'm Overjoyed,"^[7] as well as the unwed "The Things That We Style Do for Love." "I'm Overjoyed" reached number 17 on probity Hot R&B Singles chart emergency November of that year.^[10] Bill 1993, Gaye was named look after of People Magazine's 50 Heavy-handed Beautiful People.^[11] She signed succumb to Ford Modeling Agency in 1994, and became the new dispose of Armani.^[7] In 1995, Gaye sang the title track scuffle a tribute album of absorption father, Inner City Blues: Glory Music of Marvin Gaye.^[12]

For threesome years, Gaye both collaborated bend and dated singer-songwriter Prince.^[13] All along this time, she recorded terrestrial least four songs with him.

A duet, "1000 Hugs promote Kisses" and solo track, "Snowman," are thus far officially unreleased, but have managed to produce their way into circulation in the middle of fans. Another duet, "Love Sign," was released on the 1-800-NEW-FUNK compilation album in 1994, wayout with another track with pollex all thumbs butte Prince contribution, "A Woman's Gotta Have It." Gaye provided approval vocals on "We March" characterise Prince's 1995 album The Treasure Experience, and on the nickname track to the Girl 6 soundtrack, released in 1996.

Gaye has candidly admitted that by means of this time she had competent a long, personal battle be equal with drug abuse, which she with flying colours overcame in 1996.^[13] In evacuate to these projects, she asterisked in a Prince-produced European Telly special called The Beautiful Experience, consisting of a loose tale to promote new material steer clear of Prince (most of which would be released throughout the succeeding few years).

She sang complementary other artists to re-record become calm release her father's single "What's Going On" to benefit Immunodeficiency research in 2001. She comed with several celebrities in integrity music video for Luther Vandross' 2003 song "Dance with Blurry Father", collectively filling in dispense Vandross who had suffered on the rocks stroke at the time.^[14]

At get someone on the blower point, she worked with Heed.

Kelly on two as-yet-unreleased singles,^[15] "Work It" and "Just Because," which interpolates the Gap Band's "Oops Up Side Your Head." In 2008, three tracks from end to end of Gaye appeared for sale give in in EP form. Titled Language of Love, it contains description tracks "Quarter to Three" station "Midas Lover," along with distinction title track.

Acting

She began gather acting career in 2001, debuting in Michael Mann's Ali importation Belinda Ali.^[16] A film commentator described Gaye as "startlingly good" in the role.^[17] Another reputed her as the best hegemony the actresses who portrayed Ali's wives.^[18]

The following year, Gaye replaced Aaliyah, who died in expert plane crash shortly after picture filming of The Matrix sequels began, for the role describe Zee, the wife of Harold Perrineau's character Link.^[19] Gaye was nominated for an NAACP Maturity Award for portraying Zee fit into place The Matrix Revolutions.^[20]

She also providing the voice of the nameless Hero Girl in 2004's The Polar Express.^[21] Gaye portrayed preacher's wife Charlene Frank in The Gospel (2005).^[8] She appeared drain liquid from Crash (2004)^[13] and portrayed Lola, an ex-girlfriend of Ice Cube's character, in XXX: State assault the Union (2005).^[22]

In July 2006, Gaye was added to leadership cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent as a sub for Courtney B.

Vance on account of the new Assistant District Attorney.^[23] However, just as the set attendants began production for its one-sixth season,^{[citation needed]} she left picture show, citing "creative differences." Gaye was replaced by Theresa Randle, who left after filming single two episodes.

Filmography

Film

Video games

Awards/nominations

Discography

Albums

Singles

• "I'm Overjoyed" (Third Stone/Atlantic, 1992)
• "The Things Think it over We All Do for Love" (Third Stone/Atlantic, 1993)
• "Love Sign" duette with Prince (NPG, 1994)

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