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Neneh Marianne Karlsson Cherry (born March 10 , 1964 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish born Singer , Songwriter , Rapper , DJ and sometime Broadcaster . Cherry blended Hip Hop with other influences, and experienced some mainstream success with several of her recordings. BIOGRAPHY Neneh was born as Neneh Mariann Karlsson, to a Sierra Leone an father, Amahdu Jah (a drummer) and a Swedish painter/ textile artist mother, Monika Karlsson, known as Moki Cherry. Her siblings include the singers Titiyo Jah and Eagle-Eye Cherry . Her Step-father Don Cherry raised her since birth so Neneh took his name on. Neneh Cherry lived the first years of her life in the small Swedish town Hässleholm . Regarding her childhood Neneh said: : ''"My mother is Swedish and she's an artist. She's an amazing lady. When I was a baby and she was going to design school, she used to take me along in a basket!"''http://www.nenehcherry.de/neneh_bio.htm Soon Mokie met Don and the family accompanied him on his tours through Europe and North America. In the early . In 1984 Neneh and then husband Bruce Smith http://www.buddyx.com/NenehCherry/articles/pachainterview.htm ( drummer Rip Rig & Panic ) had her first daughter Naima http://www.buddyx.com/NenehCherry/articles/beatmagazine.htm. Neneh and Smith divorced in 1984. Three years later she met producer Cameron McVey at Heathrow airport. Neneh and Cameron were en route to Japan as fashion models as part of London Designer Ray Petri's Buffalo Posse. Neneh proposed and the two married in 1990. Together they have daughters Tyson (1989) and Mabel (1996) http://www.buddyx.com/NenehCherry/articles/pachainterview.htm. Their relationship is work-related also as Cameron produced and co-wrote ''" Raw Like Sushi "'' ; together they have supported a variety of heavyweight British acts; and they are in group CirKus together. In 2004 Neneh became a grandmother when Naima had son Louis Clyde Flynn Love http://www.buddyx.com/NenehCherry/articles/beatmagazine.htm. The Cherry-McVey have lived throughout Europe. In 1993 they moved near ,Sweden; living in the same schoolhouse-turned home ( featured in Homebrew (Neneh Cherry Album) album artwork ) that Neneh grew up in http://www.geocities.com/miamaya_1999/swbio.html . Today they split their time between their country house near Malmö and Stockholm and London . Other Family , 1996)]] Many members of her family are musicians or artists.
MUSICAL CAREER Beginnings as a member of several bands Cherry began performing after dropping out of school at 14 and moving to London , where she joined the Punk Rock band The Cherries . Cherry moved through several bands, including New Age Steppers , The Slits and Rip Rig & Panic later Float Up CP . She was close friends-house mates with Ari-Up. Neneh currently fronts the band cirKus. SOLO CAREER: Raw Like Sushi She began a solo career with "Stop the War", a Protest Song about the Falkland Islands . She also worked with The The and musician Cameron McVey (a.k.a. Booga Bear), who co-wrote most of her debut album '' Raw Like Sushi '', and whom she would eventually marry. She was intimately involved in the Bristol Urban Culture scene, working as an arranger on Massive Attack 's '' Blue Lines '' album and helping out in various other ways in the scene. Famously, she gave birth while Shara Nelson was recording the vocals for the album in the same house. Robert Del Naja and Andrew Vowles of Massive Attack had in turn contributed to ''Raw Like Sushi''. Her single "Buffalo Stance" was an international blockbuster and she caused controversy when she performed the song - complete with gyrating Choreography - on UK television show '' Top Of The Pops '' while 7-8 months Pregnant . Buffalo Stance eventually peaked at number 3 on the UK pop charts and number 1 on the American Dance charts, becoming one of 1988's biggest club anthems. More singles released between 1988 and 1990 included the slower "Manchild," "Kisses On The Wind," "Heart," and "Inna City Mama." She also found success with "I've Got U Under My Skin," a dramatic reworking of the Cole Porter song, which appeared on the '' Red Hot + Blue '' AIDS fundraising album. Lyme Disease kept her away from the limelight until 1992 . Homebrew Her second solo outing was '' Homebrew ''. Led by the single "Money Love", it was not as commercially successful as its predecessor, but received great critical acclaim. The album met with some success on the dance charts (with "Buddy X," which would become an even bigger hit years later in a remix by Dreem Teem) and on college radio (with "Trout," a duet with Michael Stipe ). The album also included a contribution from Gang Starr . Man Her most recent solo album 1996 's '' Man '', Led by the track Woman, a take on the James Brown track Man's World. Featured the major hit single 7 Seconds and Trouble Man a remake of the old Marvin Gaye classic. Neneh Chérie Remixes remix album of ''Man'' songs released in 1997. CIRKUS In 2006 , Cherry announced the formation of a new band, CirKus . In addition to Cherry, CirKus members are :
The band's first album, ''Laylow'' was released in France in 2006. CirKus will tour through the summer and autumn of 2007 appearing in Canada, France, Belgium and Germany. OTHER COLLABORATIONS Although Cherry has only released a handful of albums, she has frequently collaborated with other artists.
OTHER WORK In the Spring of 2004 , Cherry presented ''Neneh Cherry's World of music'' a six part series broadcast on BBC Radio 2 . In April 2007, Cherry presented a six-part cookery show ''Neneh and Andi - Dish it up'' with her close friend Andrea Oliver for BBC2 . AWARDS AND OTHER RECOGNITION Due to the impressive performance of "Buffalo Stance," Cherry was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1990 in the Best New Artist Category; she lost out to Milli Vanilli , who later had their Grammy revoked when it was discovered that they had not performed on their recording. She received her second Grammy nomination in 1994 for the Youssou N'Dour duet "7 Seconds." The single received worldwide acclaim but did not win the Grammy Award. TRIVIA
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