Latrelle
American singer
Andrea Latrelle Simmons (born April 15, 1981), better known simply as Latrelle and later as MzMunchie, is an American singer.
Career
Simmons gained her early singing experience in church as a young child. Determined to pursue a career in music, and with her mother and manager, R&B singer Aleese Simmons, at her side, she began recording her own music at the age of sixteen. She showcased at Montana studios in New York City, which led to several labels (Sony Columbia, Motown, Def Jam, Warner Bros, LaFace, Island and Yab Yum) courting the young star. Then she met Tracey and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds who signed her and her mother to a publishing deal at Edmonds Music Publishing, and were impressed enough to introduce her to L.A. Reid, and push for Arista to sign the young talent. In her teen years, she wrote songs for artists such as Destiny's Child, Mary Mary, Next, and Monica.
L.A. Reid met Latrelle and was so impressed he offered her a contract on the same day. By the age of 19, she had recorded Dirty Girl, Wrong Girl, Bad Girl, and her first album, which was scheduled for release in October 2001 but was never released. Latrelle's first single "House Party" was produced by the Neptunes (who produced six tracks on her Arista album including "Dirty Girl"). Latrelle has had an ongoing relationship with them ever since.
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