N'Dea Davenport, born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, on September 22, 1966, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. After graduating from Clark Atlanta University, she relocated to Los Angeles, California, to pursue music and theatre, beginning her career as a session vocalist in 1988 and featuring on Tone Lōc's song “Cheeba Cheeba” from his 1989 studio album Lōc-ed After Dark, leading to a contract with Delicious Vinyl. In 1990, she joined the English acid jazz group The Brand New Heavies as lead vocalist, performing on their 1991 self-titled re-recorded debut studio album, The Brand New Heavies, which reached number 24 on the UK Albums Chart and earned a Silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry. She featured on their subsequent studio albums Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1 in 1992 and Brother Sister in 1994, which reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and earned a Platinum certification, yielding the single “Dream On Dreamer”, whose music video earned an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best R&B Video. Departing the group in 1995, she released her self-titled debut solo studio album, N'Dea Davenport, on V2 Records in 1998, which reached number 56 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and spawned the single “Bring It On”. She rejoined The Brand New Heavies in 2005, contributing to their studio album Get Used to It in 2006 and live album Live in London in 2009, while featuring on Louie Vega's 2016 single “Magical Ride (Wave of Love)” and Horse Meat Disco's 2020 single “Fight for Love”.
