Jimmy Cozier

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Name = Jimmy Cozier


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Origin = Brooklyn, New York flagicon|USA
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Genre = R&B
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Label = J Records
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Jimmy Cozier is an American R&B singer.

Biography

Cozier was encouraged to sing as a child by his family, who would demand that he perform in group settings. He started out as a singer/songwriter for artists such as Mýa, Sinéad O'Connor, and Janet Jackson (whose hit "Girlfriend" he co-wrote). He was a background vocalist for the Junior Mafia/Lil' Kim track "Backstabbers", and toured with Joe behind the latter's album "All that I Am".

Wyclef Jean caught word of Cozier's talent and had him meet with Clive Davis, who signed Cozier to J Records. His 2001 self-titled debut hit the Billboard Top 200, peaking at #65 and hitting #15 on the Top R&B Albums chart [ [http://wm01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0nfyxqqkldse~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic.com] on the strength of the single "She's All I Got". "She's All I Got" rose to #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and to #4 on the Hot Hip Hop/R&B Singles chart. [ [http://wm01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0nfyxqqkldse~T51 Billboard Singles] , Allmusic.com] Cozier toured throughout 2002 and 2003 and has recorded a reggae album and another R&B album, presumably to be released on his label Cozi Music.

References

External links

* [http://www.cozimusic.com Cozi Music]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jimmycozier Official MySpace]
* [http://www.whudat.com/quickie/pages/jimmy_cozier_bio.html Bio] at WhuDat