Teena Marie

Born: Mar 5, 1956 in Santa Monica, CA
Avg.User Rating: 
1537 Ratings
Rate this artist:
Styles: Urban, Quiet Storm, Dance-Pop, Funk, Disco, Pop/Rock
Biography: No white artist has sang R&B more convincingly than Teena Marie, whose big, robust vocals are so black-sounding that when she was starting out, some listeners wondered if she was a light-skinned African-American. Not to be confused with Brazilian jazz singer Tânia Maria, Marie grew up in west Los Angeles ...Read full biography
Naked To The World
Released: 1987
Label: EPIC
Critics' Rating:
Teena Marie's popularity had decreased by 1988, when she found herself competing with considerably less talented Prince clones, Madonna wannabes, and Paula Abdul sound-alikes. But she managed to have both ...Read full review
Irons In The Fire
Released: 1980
Label: BUDGET (MT)
Critics' Rating:
With her third album, Irons in the Fire, Teena Marie did something that was rare for a female R&B artist -- she handled all of the producing and writing herself. Marie took on a lot of responsibility, ...Read full review
buy album from Zune
advertisement
Music data provided by: