Avant
This article is about an American R&B singer and songwriter. For other subjects, see Avant (disambiguation).
| Avant | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Myron Avant |
| Born |
April 26, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels |
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Myron Avant (born April 26, 1978), better known as Avant, is an American R&B singer and songwriter. He is best known for hits such as "Separated" (the remix featuring Kelly Rowland), "My First Love", one version of which features KeKe Wyatt, and "Read Your Mind" (remix featuring Snoop Dogg on the extended promo vinyl and released September 30, 2003). He was featured in the remix to the Lloyd Banks song "Karma" from the 2004 album The Hunger for More, and has had a cameo appearance in the 2004 feature film BarberShop 2: Back in Business.
His self-titled fifth album, Avant, was released on December 9, 2008. Avant is now signed to Verve Forecast and released his sixth studio album The Letter (formerly titled Wake Up) on December 21, 2010,[1] featuring production from the likes of The Pentagon; Mike City; Marshall Leathers; and Kajun.[2] Avant cites R. Kelly as his biggest influence and inspiration. His eighth album The VIII was released on September 25, 2015.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [5] | ||||
| My Thoughts | 45 | 6 |
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| Ecstasy |
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6 | 2 |
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| Private Room |
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18 | 4 |
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| Director |
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4 | 1 | ||
| Avant |
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26 | 6 |
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| The Letter |
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114 | 19 | ||
| Face The Music |
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40 | 9 |
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| The VIII |
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95 | 8 | ||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
US R&B [11] |
UK [12] |
UK R&B [13] | |||
| "Separated" | 2000 | 23 | 1 | — | — | My Thoughts |
| "My First Love" (featuring Keke Wyatt) |
26 | 4 | — | — | ||
| "Makin' Good Love" | 2002 | 27 | 7 | — | — | Ecstasy |
| "Don't Say No, Just Say Yes" | 96 | 51 | — | — | ||
| "Read Your Mind" | 2003 | 13 | 5 | — | — | Private Room |
| "Don't Take Your Love Away" | 2004 | 37 | 13 | — | — | |
| "Can't Wait" | — | 55 | — | — | Shark Tale | |
| "You Know What" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
2006 | — | 58 | — | — | Director |
| "4 Minutes" | 57 | 9 | — | — | ||
| "Lie About Us" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) |
— | —[upper-alpha 4] | 76 | 9 | ||
| "When It Hurts" | 2008 | 91 | 15 | — | — | Avant |
| "Break Ya Back" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kiss Goodbye" | 2010 | — | 60 | — | — | The Letter |
| "Your Body is the Business" | 2011 | — | 73 | — | — | |
| "You & I" (featuring Keke Wyatt) |
2012 | — | 1 | — | — | Face The Music |
| "More" | 2013 | — | 17 | — | — | |
| "Special" | 2015 | - | 4 | - | - | The VIII |
Notes
- ↑ United States sales figures for My Thoughts as of October 2009.[6]
- ↑ United States sales figures for Ecstasy as of November 2003.[8]
- ↑ United States sales figures for Avant as of October 2009.[6]
- ↑ "Lie About Us" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles.[14]
Featured singles
- 2001: "Secret Lover" (The Isley Brothers featuring Avant)
- 2001: "Nothing in This World" (Keke Wyatt featuring Avant)
- 2002: "Cleveland Is the City" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Avant)
- 2005: "Super Saucy" (Baby Bash featuring Avant)
- 2005: "Stickwitu" (Pussycat Dolls featuring Avant)
- 2005: "Karma" (Lloyd Banks featuring Avant)
- 2005: "Bedroom Boom" (Ying Yang Twins featuring Avant)
- 2006: "Claim My Place" (Diddy featuring Avant)
- 2007: "Phone Sex (Thats What's Up)" (Karma featuring Avant)
- 2010: "Skies Wide Open" (Brian Culbertson featuring Avant)
References
- ↑ "Avant MySpace announcement". Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ↑ Pete Lewis. "Avant: Getting down to the letter".
- ↑ "The VIII". iTunes.
- ↑ "Avant - Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Avant - Chart history: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- 1 2 Wood, Mikael (November 7, 2010). "R&B Singer Avant Delivers His 'Thoughts' on New Label". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database: Avant". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Avant Enters 'Private Room'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 10, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Avant - Chart history: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Avant - Chart history: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Artist Chart History – Avant FT Nicole Scherzinger". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40: 05-11-2006 - 11-11-2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Avant – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Avant on Facebook
- Avant on Twitter
- Avant on Geffen Records
- Avant on YouKnowIGotSoul
- Avant on Singersroom
- Avant 2011 audio interview at Soulinterviews.com
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