Siedah Garrett

Siedah Garrett
Garrett in October 2011
Garrett in October 2011
Background information
Birth nameDeborah Christine Garrett
Born (1960-06-24) June 24, 1960 (age 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
OriginCompton, California, U.S.
GenresR&B
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
Years active1977–present
Labels
Websitesiedah.com

Deborah Christine "Siedah" Garrett[2] (born June 24, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry, such as Michael Jackson, the Pointer Sisters, Brand New Heavies, Quincy Jones, Tevin Campbell, Donna Summer, Madonna, Jennifer Hudson among others. Garrett has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards for co-writing "Love You I Do" (performed by Jennifer Hudson) for the 2006 musical film, Dreamgirls.

  1. ^ "Siedah Garrett". Ebony. December 1988. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Dulin, Dann. "Siedah Garrett: Cover Story". aumag.org. Art & Understanding, Inc. Retrieved 2018-05-18.