Jody Watley

Jody Watley is a Grammy Award-winning pop singer who was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 30, 1959. Her father was a minister/disc jockey, and her goddaughter was the late soul singer Jackie Wilson. She has two children, Lauren and Arie, and was married to producer Andre Cymone.

JODY WATLEY

Watley's solo debut album, Jody Watley, was released on March 31 1987 on MCA Records. The lead-off single, "Looking For A New Love", became a smash hit with an instant catch phrase ("Hasta La Vista ...Baby"), and was an influential slice of dance-pop with an original and trend-setting video. The single stayed at #2 on the Billboard's Hot 100 Single chart for four weeks, and sold over 750,000 copies in the US. The album spawned four more hits, "Don't You Want Me", "Still A Thrill", "Some Kind Of Lover" and "Most Of All," and spent three weeks at #1, eventually selling over two million copies in the US and nearly five million copies worldwide.

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March 31 - 1987 - MCA Records - Billboard - Hot 100 Single chart

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At the 30th Annual Grammy Awards, Watley was named Best New Artist, and was also nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female. That same year (1988), she was also nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards, three Soul Train Awards including Album of the Year and Single of the Year and an American Music Award.

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Grammy - Best New Artist - Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female - 1988 - MTV - Soul Train Awards - Album of the Year - Single of the Year - American Music Award

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