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Cassandra Ventura (born
August 26,
1986 in
New London, Connecticut), professionally known as
Cassie, is an
American R&B singer model and
actress. She is best known for her 2005 single "
Me & U", which became a hit in 2006.
[Farber, Jim. Sounds of Summer, New York Daily News. August 1, 2006. NOW; Bullets & Bombs; page 34.]Biography
Cassie is the daughter of a
Filipino father and an
African-American/
Mexican/
West Indian mother. While attending Williams preparatory school at
Connecticut College, Ventura began her career as a model at the age of sixteen, appearing in ads for
Delia's,
Adidas,
Abercrombie & Fitch, and
Seventeen. When she completed high school in 2004, she announced that she was going to pursue her career in modeling and music and would not be attending college.
[http://www.askmen.com/women/singer_300/343c_cassie.html]In New York, where Cassie was modeling for Abercrombie and Fitch, she took classes at the Broadway Dance Center. Producer
Ryan Leslie began spotting her at clubs and parties in late 2004, and he was charmed by Cassie's endearing personality. She was finally introduced to Leslie by
Sean "Diddy" Combs' make-up artist, who had worked with Cassie at one of her modeling photo shoots.
Shortly after being introduced to music producer Ryan Leslie, Cassie's mother asked Cassie to record a song for her as a birthday gift. Cassie approached Leslie, who wrote a duet for them called "Kiss Me". Leslie played "Kiss Me" for
Tommy Mottola and he offered Cassie a management deal. Cassie inked a deal with Leslie's NextSelection label, and Leslie co-wrote and produced Cassie's first single, "
Me & U", in 2005. In March 2006, Cassie signed with Diddy's record label,
Bad Boy Records.
Cassie decided to leave her modelling agency (because they wanted her to lose weight) and instead focus solely on music.
On its release, "Me & U" proved to be a massive hit. It took the charts by storm, reaching number three on the
Billboard Hot 100, number four on the
Billboard Pop 100, and number one on
Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.Billboard Hot 100. Its remix features
Lil' Wayne.
Cassie Has just announced that she will be appearing in a film as a lead. The movie title or role has yet to be announced but she has said that it will be out in 2007 along with her sophmore CD.
Cassie will be appearing on songs by Beenie Man and Jutbox and fellow NextSelection labelmate Uness in 2007.
Albums
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2006 |
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Cassie *1st studio album
*Released:
August 8,
2006 (US)
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|RIAA:
U.S Sales: 268,356
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;Singles
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!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|Year
!align="left" valign="center"|Song
!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|U.S. Hot 100
!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|U.S. R&B
!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|U.S. Pop 100
!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|UK
!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|Australia
!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|Australia Urban
!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|France
!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|France R&B
!align="center" valign="center" width="40"|New Zealand
!align="left" valign="center"|Album
|-
|align="center" valign="center" rowspan="2"|2006
|align="left" valign="top"|"Me & U"
|align="center" valign="top"|3
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|4
|align="center" valign="top"|6
|align="center" valign="top"|12
|align="center" valign="top"|4
|align="center" valign="top"|8
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|6
|align="left" valign="center" rowspan="3"|Cassie
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|"Long Way 2 Go"
|align="center" valign="top"|97
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|86
|align="center" valign="top"|12
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|2007
|align="left" valign="top"|"Kiss Me"
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Nomination
NRJ Music Awards 2007 ( French ceremony )in "Révélation Internationale" (International Best New Artist) http://nrjmusicawards.nrj.fr/categorie-revelation-internationale-annee-1.html
Notes
External links
*http://www.lovecassie.com/ Official site
*http://www.myspace.com/cassiemyspacemusic Official MySpace
*http://www.cassie.ns4life.com/ Cassie's NS4LIFE Journal
Category:1986 births
Category:American female singers
Category:American pop singers
Category:American rhythm and blues singers
Category:American models
Category:African-American singers
Category:Filipino Americans
Category:Living people
Category:Rhythmic Top 40 acts
Category:Warner Music Group artists
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