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Tiffany Villarreal

American musician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ7801262 ↗
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Tiffany Villarreal is an American R&B singer from San Antonio, Texas. Initially a member of the girl group 702, she provided backing vocals on Baby Bash's 2004 single "Shorty DooWop". She did so on Raekwon's 2004 single "The Hood" as a credited performer, as well as Flo Rida's 2007 single "In the Ayer".

She signed with Universal Records to release her self-titled debut studio album (2004), which only saw a Japanese release. The album features guest appearances from Raekwon and Sheek Louch.

Career

In 1996, she briefly joined R&B girl group 702 along with Kameelah Williams as replacements for original members Orish Grinstead and Amelia Cruz, Tiffany later departed the group for a solo career and signed to RCA Records. Missy Elliott was enlisted as the executive producer for her debut. However, due to the folding of RCA, Villarreal's debut album was shelved. Following her leave from RCA, Villarreal signed to Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment as one-third member of the Latina group Affair with Natasha Ramos and Vanessa Marquez. She had also signed to Dr.

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Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2004, 2007, 1996—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1901. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Tiffany, Villarreal and American providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Tiffany Villarreal” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.