Tiffany Evans (born August 4, 1992) is an American
singer and occasional actress.
Evans was born in Bronx, New York and is the seventh of 10 children
born to Carol and Lonnie Evans. Before she achieved success, she
and her family were living in their van for years. She got her first
break on Live at the Apollo at the age of 9 when Mo'Nique hosted.
In February 2003, on her fourth Star Search appearance, Evans won
the Grand Champion title in the junior singer division, becoming
the only performer in "Star Search" history to receive
perfect five scores on all of her appearances. In the competition,
Evans competed against fellow singers Lisa Tucker and David Archuleta,
both later appearing on American Idol. Evans has starred in an episode
of Law and Order SVU, playing Blair Underwood's daughter. That same
year, she sang for executives at Columbia Records and was offered
a recording contract deal at 10-years-old. With her musical career
already on the upswing, she landed a small role on CBS's "The
District" and appeared in the 2005 film, Diary of a Mad Black
Woman.
After signing with Columbia Records, her first single "Let
Me Be Your Angel" was released in 2004 with a music video.[1]
Soon after, her EP featuring eight tracks (all covers) and a bonus
DVD was released.[2] The song peaked at #95 on the R&B charts.
One additional single ("The Christmas Song") was digitally
released, as well as her rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner." The
album soon became scarce, as it was made available for a limited
time at online retailers as well as the clothing store Limited Too!.[3]
She began work on a new album, with a couple of digital singles (2005's "Thinkin'
About"[4] and 2006's "Who I Am"[5]) released.
[edit] 2007–2009: Debut album Tiffany Evans
She released her lead single "Promise Ring" featuring
Grammy-winning R&B singer Ciara. The song failed to chart on
the US Billboard Hot 100, although it charted at #66 on the US Billboard
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. A second single "I'm Grown" featuring
Bow Wow charted at #98 on the R&B chart.
Her debut album Tiffany Evans was released April 22, 2008, via Columbia
Records. She worked with Rodney Jerkins, Soulshock & Karlin and
RedOne. The album failed to have success with it peaking at #134
on the Billboard 200 though was well received by critics. Though
having little success with the charts the album has sold 200,000
copies worldwide to date. The third single "Lay Back & Chill" was
planned for release but instead she began work on her second album.
She also participated in the book "saving our daughters" including
Janet Jackson, Malinda Williams, Maya Angelou, and many others. Her
chapter is named "my diary" and she talks about bullying
and how she was bullied as a child.
[edit] 2010–present: Perfect Imperfection
Evans recently signed a management deal with Music World Entertainment.
In September 2010, Evans released the lead single from her second
studio album, Perfect Imperfection, titled "I'll Be There";
the video was released on December 6 on her Myspace page. While appearing
on the Mo'Nique show, Evans cites Janet Jackson as one of her biggest
influences, and also stated that she and her family had relocated
to and now call Atlanta, Georgia home. On March 29, 2011 Tiffany
Evans announced her departure from Mathew Knowles as her manager
as well as her departure from Music World Entertainment. As of July
26 on her YouTube page, Evans announced during "Tiffany Tuesdays" that
she will release an EP sometime during the fall, and she also release
a snippet of a song off the upcoming EP titled "All I Need" Produced
by an up and coming Producer named Shakari "TrakGirl" Boles.
Written by Ira Hobbs who works closely to the producer .
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
Tiffany Evans (2008)
Upcoming Ep (to be released Fall 2011)
[edit] Singles
Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. R&B
2004 "Let Me Be Your Angel" — 95 Tiffany Evans (EP)
2007 "Promise Ring" (featuring Ciara) 101 66 Tiffany Evans
2008 "I'm Grown" (featuring Bow Wow) — 99
2010 "I'll Be There" — 61 TBA
2011 "Won't Find Me" TBR TBR
[edit] Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2005 Diary Of A Mad Black Woman Tiffany Baker credited as Tiffany
Evans
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 The District Singer In Church
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Tessa Senate