- Terry Ellis
:"This article refers to the
En Vogue singer. For the co-founder ofChrysalis Records seeTerry Ellis (manager) .Terry Lynn Ellis (born
September 5 ,1966 inHouston, Texas , U.S.) is anAfrican-American R&B singer . Graduated from Worthing High School. After receiving a degree in Marketing fromPrairie View A&M University , she joinedEn Vogue .En Vogue was planned to be a trio (a 1990s version of theSupremes ), but the producers were so impressed by her voice, they made the group aquartet . In 1995 Ellis took time during the group's hiatus to release her soloCD , "Southern Gal". The CD included the moderate hits "Where Ever You Are" (r&b #10) and "What Did I Do To You?" (r&b top 40). She also contributed a track called "Call on me" for the Soundtrack for the HBO Film "Disappearing Acts" with Wesley Snipes.She also released her own fragrance titled "Southern Exposure".
En Vogue lost original members
Dawn Robinson in 1997 and again in 2005, andMaxine Jones in 2001 (the latter replaced byAmanda Cole and thenRhona Bennett .)Maxine Jones has since returned to the group and it was decide that Rhona Bennett would be retained. In 2005, Ellis was featured in theStevie Wonder music video "So What The Fuss" with her original En Vogue group members Dawn Robinson, Maxine Jones and Cindy Herron. She also played one of Chanté Moores friends in the Music video "Chanté's got a man" in 1999.With fellow group member
Cindy Herron having taken a leave from the group around 2004-2005, Terry Ellis is the only original member of En Vogue to have never left the group during any point in time.Personal
Her cousin is
Thomas Howard who playslinebacker for theOakland Raiders in the NFL.
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