Robert Curry (singer)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Robert Curry


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Robert Curry
Born = birth date and age|1984|09|03 small|Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genre = Contemporary R&B, Hip hop
Years_Active = 2007–present
Label = Bad Boy
Associated_acts = Day26, Donnie Klang, Danity Kane

Robert Curry (born September 3, 1984) is an American singer best known as a contestant on the hit TV show Making the Band 4. He is currently a member of the group Day26, which was formed by Diddy on August 26, 2007.

Early life

Robert "Magnum" Curry was born in Detroit, Michigan to Delisa and Robert Curry. As a child, Robert spent most of his time in the church. He expanded his musical background by directing the choir and participating in various vocal competitions.

When Curry was 11, his parents divorced, and he decided to move to Detroit to stay with his mother. This led to a change in musical preference - away from gospel and Christian music, and into Hip Hop and R&B.

Curry participated in an annual Christmas concert with country singer Kenny Rogers. This led to an invitation for Curry to perform the National Anthem at the opening game of the Detroit Tigers' season. He was the youngest African American male to perform the anthem at an opening game.

In 1998, at the age of 14, he starred in the theater play, "Crack in the Backstreet", written by Kenneth Greenwood. At one of the shows, he received a flyer for an audition for a group that Michael Bivins of New Edition was putting together. Curry--along with Atlantic recording artist, Rashad Morgan--won a place in the group, later signed to Motown Records, and known as the Biv 10 Pee Wee All Stars.

The Pee Wee All Stars' first single, "Dance with Me", aired on BET, MTV, VH1, The Box, and was voted number one on The Zone. They appeared in major magazines such as "Sister 2 Sister", "Vibe", and "Right On!". The group also started modeling for Pelle Pelle, and Da Da. After their first single was released, they signed to Universal Records. Their second single, "Feelin It", was produced by Bilal of the hit group Transitions, which appeared on the motion picture soundtrack to the film "Our Friend, Martin".

After the group disbanded, Curry returned to performing in gospel plays, including parts in "The Devil Made Me Do It", "Which Way Did I Turn", and "Tell it to the Judge".

As time progressed, Curry picked up dancing. He taught Hip Hop dance classes at Grosse Pointe Dance Center, in Grosse Point, MI for about a year, and also worked as a background dancer for The Clark Sisters, Kierra Sheard, and Lexi.

Curry formed the group, D.A.T. (Definition of a True Group) with some of his friends. In 2002, they were signed to Wyclef Jean’s record label. The group members moved to New Jersey, but the group broke up after two years. Curry stayed and worked for Wyclef as a writer, then moved back to Detroit and linked up with Sick Notes (producers of the hit single, “How Come”, by Eminem and D-12). With the Sick Notes, Curry finished first solo album, “The Magnum Project”.

External links

* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=78703483 Robert's Official Myspace]
* [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/making_the_band_4/series.jhtml MTV's Making the Band 4 Website]