Davina (singer)

This article is about the American R&B singer. For British television presenter, see Davina McCall.

Davina
Birth name	Davina Bussey
Born	December 31, 1966 (1966-12-31) (age 44)
Origin	Detroit, Michigan United States
Genres	R&B
Occupations	Singer, Musician
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Loud Records

Davina (born Davina Bussey^[1]) is an American R&B vocalist and musician. Davina grew up in Detroit, ran her own dance music record label, and worked as a recording engineer before signing with Loud Records.^[2][3] Her 1997 single "So Good" became the theme song for the film Hoodlum. Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan and Xzibit each appeared on remixed versions of the song. The 1998 album Best of Both Worlds reached the #34 position on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and #180 on the Billboard 200, 2 of 3 singles released from the album became hits on both Billboard R&B and Pop Charts.^[4]

Discography

Album

Year	Title	Chart positions
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
1998	Best of Both Worlds Released: April 7, 1998 Label: Loud / Relativity	180	34

Singles

• "So Good", 1997
• "Come Over To My Place", 1998

References

1. ^ Harris, Craig. "Davina (Biography)". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p69011. Retrieved 2007-02-23. 
2. ^ "Davina - bio". Peeps Republic. GetMusic. Archived from the original on 1999-02-03. http://web.archive.org/web/19990203114106/http://www.peeps.com/davina/. Retrieved 2007-02-23. 
3. ^ Carter, Karl (1998-02-18). "Black History Month Exclusive". Peeps Republic. GetMusic. Archived from the original on 1999-02-03. http://web.archive.org/web/19990203114106/http://www.peeps.com/davina/. Retrieved 2007-02-23. 
4. ^ "Davina (Charts & Awards)". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p69011. Retrieved 2007-02-23. 

External links

• Davina at Allmusic
• Davina on Myspace
• Loud Records: Davina (archived)

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