Dawn Richard
Dawn Angeliqué Richard (born August 5, 1983) is an American singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. She started her career after auditioning for Making the Band 3 in 2004. Afterward, Richard performed as a member of girl group Danity Kane from 2005 to 2009; she reformed the group with three of its original five members in late 2013. In 2009, Richard formed the R&B duo Dirty Money with fellow singer-songwriter Kalenna Harper, which was joined by Bad Boy Records label founder Sean "Diddy" Combs to form Diddy – Dirty Money. The group released their only album, Last Train to Paris (2010) to commercial success, following up with two mixtapes until their disbandment in 2012. With Danity Kane, Richard released three studio albums.
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Richard performing at the House of Blues Houston in January 2019 | |
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| Birth name | Dawn Angeliqué Richard |
| Born | August 5, 1983 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, pop, electronic |
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| Discography | Dawn Richard discography |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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In 2005, she first embarked on a solo career with her debut studio album, Been a While. In 2011, following her departure from Bad Boy Records, Richard re-emerged as a soloist performing as DΔWN, later to be stylized as DAWN. She independently released a trilogy of studio albums: Goldenheart (2013), Blackheart (2015), and Redemption (2016), which experimented with alternative dance and electronic influences. Richard later released her fifth and sixth albums, New Breed (2019) and Second Line (2021) to critical acclaim. In 2018, she co-produced and starred in the erotic action thriller Kinky, which was critically panned.