Erykah Badu
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican neo-soul singer
Erica Abi Wright, known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
Also inDeutsch
Photos 8
Badu backstage in Hamburg, Germany, in 2002
Badu in 2005
Badu at Umbria Jazz in 2012
Badu performing in Bruges, Belgium, in 2006
Badu in street art in Sutton, Greater London, England![Badu has been dubbed "the first lady of neo-soul" and "the queen of neo-soul".[137][166][167][168]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Erykah_badu-03-mika.jpg/1280px-Erykah_badu-03-mika.jpg)
Badu has been dubbed "the first lady of neo-soul" and "the queen of neo-soul".[137][166][167][168]
Badu alongside Brenda Cherry, Creola and Shaquanda Cotton at the Africa Care Academy 10th Annual Educational Awards Banquet in Dallas, TexasIn their own words 8
I’ve learned so many things since then. I’ve changed in a way that involves elimination for the sake of evolution. There’s less emphasis on trying to figure things out.
On how her viewpoint has changed since releasing the album Baduizm in “In Conversation: Erykah Badu” in New York Magazine (Jan 2018)
People can be bad for certain things. They could be bad around children. They could be bad with power. Are those people all ‘bad’? Could be.
On how injustice and anger is interpreted in society in “In Conversation: Erykah Badu” in New York Magazine (Jan 2018)
I've been vegan for two years and vegetarian for 20 years. I used to be a dancer, and so health and vitality have always been important to me.
"Erykah Badu", interview with (6 October 2008).
Listen
SpotifyOn YouTube
YouTubeIn their orbit 2
Connected to Erykah 6
About this person
Erica Abi Wright, known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip-hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut studio album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the nickname "Queen of Neo Soul" by music critics.
United StatesFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.