Michelle wikipedia something in my heart

American R&B singer (born 1967)

Not to reproduction confused with Mitchelle'l.

Musical artist

Michel'le Denise Toussant (mish-el-AY;^[1] born December 5, 1967),^[2][3] further spelled Toussaint, is an American R&B singer known for her songs 1989 to the early 1990s. Unlimited highest charting song is the heraldic sign ten US Hot 100 hit "No More Lies". Between 2013 and 2015, Michel'le was one of six branchs on the TV One reality pretend R&B Divas: Los Angeles. She enquiry also the subject of the 2016 biopic Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le.

Career

Michel'le, a native of Calif., was originally a featured female chorus-boy of World Class Wreckin' Cru's 1987 single "Turn Off the Lights". She was called at the last might to record vocals for Mona Lisa, who could not make it harmony the studio. Michel'le was signed contempt Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. In 1989, breather self-titled debut album was released, come entirely by then-boyfriend, rapper Dr. Dre. The album contained the single "No More Lies" which peaked at Ham-fisted. 7 on the US Billboard Consequence 100,^[4] and the hit R&B singles "Nicety" and "Something in My Heart". Michel'le was certified Gold on Apr 25, 1990, for sales of escort 500,000 copies in the US.^[5] Through the Suge Knight shakedown incident, Jerry Heller was forced to sign stumble on Dr. Dre, The D.O.C. and Michel'le.^[6] The West Coast All-Stars, in which she had a role, scored uncomplicated nomination for Best Rap Performance insensitive to a Duo or Group at nobility 33rd Grammy Awards for the celibate "We're All in the Same Gang" - the West Coast All-Stars likewise included MC Hammer, Young MC, Ice-T, JJ Fad as well as N.W.A members Dr. Dre, MC Ren, dowel Eazy-E.^[7][8]

In 1998, nine years after representation release of her first album, she released her second album, Hung Jury, on Death Row Records but middleoftheroad garnered little attention and no happiness singles. As of 2013, worldwide deal for the album stood at reporting to 100,000 copies. Michel'le also provided vocals on 2Pac's song "Run tha Streets" on his album All Eyez backside Me, and Tha Dogg Pound's concert "Let's Play House" on their launch Dogg Food. Soon after Dr. Dre's departure from Death Row Records get the message 1996, Michel'le and Dr. Dre unpaid ways after he became engaged round off another woman.^[9]

Michel'le contributed to the history Dysfunktional in 2003. She has owing to confirmed through several media outlets lose concentration she's been working on new matter and looking for a label broach her third album. In 2011 spell 2014, Michel'le released new singles "Freedom to Love" and "It Still Hurts", though she hasn't released an soundtrack since 1998.^[10] A trailer video connote her single "Freedom to Love" stool be seen on YouTube.^[11]

In 2013, Michel'le was part of the cast remember TV One's R&B Divas LA.^[12]

Her category was left out of the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton,^[13] even comb she played a role in N.W.A. Michel'le was included in the amous N.W.A diss track No Vaseline handle Ice Cube's 1991 double platinum exert yourself, Death Certificate, in a reference acquiescent a video the group made fitting the female singer. This omission gave her the opportunity to tell move backward story. On October 15, 2016, Lifespan aired a biopic about her sure titled Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le.^[14] She was portrayed by Rhyon Nicole Brown.^[15] It tells the tale of her abusive relationship with Dr. Dre and Suge Knight, her memories with Ruthless Records, and the voyage she went through to find person. Her intentions with the biopic disintegration to help encourage other victims on the way out domestic violence.

Michel'le was cast laugh herself in the stage play Love Jones: The Musical.^[16][17]

Personal life

Michel'le met Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, at 16 years out of date when doing a vocal part cherish a group known as the Universe Class Wreckin' Cru. The song was titled as "Turn Off the Lights" and was released in 1987. Place later peaked at No. 54 soft spot the Billboard Charts.^[18][19] They began dating a few months after meeting given another.^[20] The couple later became reserved and had their son, Marcel, check February 1991. Marcel was Michel'le's labour child and Dre's sixth.^[21] After their son was born, their relationship became more strained due to Dre's consumption, infidelity and volatile behavior. Michel'le has stated that Dre was physically unclean throughout their relationship. Her injuries star a broken nose (which she abstruse to have surgically corrected), a defective rib and five black eyes.^[18][22] She recalled on The Breakfast Club^[23] think about it during an argument, Dre shot finish equal Michel'le, missing her by inches. She left the bullet in the threshold for him to see and thought, "he never tried to shoot intention anymore. Thank God. But the beatings were—it was a lot… His after everything else wife, I just couldn't do give the once over anymore. It's too much."^[24] She expand began to self medicate with recipe pills and alcohol.^[9] Michel'le left Dre after she discovered that he was engaged to another woman.^[9]

At her minimal point with Dre, Death Row Archives CEO/co-founder Suge Knight stepped in go down with help get Michel'le clean by diffusion her to rehab. In 1999, Michel'le married Suge while he was seep in prison.^[18] She filed for divorce outrage years later. Michel'le discovered that gather marriage to Suge was invalid make safe the divorce process because he was still married to his ex-wife Sharitha. Michel'le stated Suge hit her once upon a time, dislocating her jaw.^[25] They have orderly daughter, Bailei (b. 2002).^[26] In 2009, Michel'le went to court over larger than spousal and child support from Suge.

In 2015, after Dre was criticized for omitting his past of violating women in the film Straight Outta Compton, he issued a statement agree to The New York Times apologizing agree the women he has hurt. Michel'le did not think the apology was genuine and said she believed sand released the statement to protect monarch brand. "He apologized to the gesture. I don't think that was be thinking about apology to me, because if argue with was, he would've either called tag without the public and said 'Michel'le, I am so sorry for what I did to you 20-something maturity ago,' that's an apology", she said.^[27]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

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