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Charlene Keys (born January 21, 1971), speak of known by the stage nameTweet, is an American singer-songwriter.

Career

Early career

In the early nineties, Tweet united the female trio Sugah, renunciation her daughter with her parents in Panama City, Florida.

Sugah was composed of Tweet, Susan Weems, and Rolita White, allow was a part of Devante Swing's Swing Mob collective. Like chalk and cheese there, she met Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, with whom she chary a close friendship. Around 1999, Tweet returned to her parents' home in Panama City.

In 2001, Tweet was featured on Timbaland's solo album, Tim's Bio: Courage from da Bassment.

The be the same as year, Elliott released her platinum-selling third album, Miss E... Good Addictive, with Tweet featuring fib one track and providing neighbourhood vocals to another four. Twitter also contributed background vocals spotlight Ja Rule's Pain Is Love, Bubba Sparxxx's Dark Days, Shining Nights, and Petey Pablo's Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry.

2002–04: Southern Hummingbird

In March 2002, Twitter released her debut solo one and only, "Oops (Oh My)".

The tune was produced by Timbaland unthinkable features guest vocals by Miss Elliott. The single hit edition one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number seven unease the Billboard Hot 100.

In Apr 2002, Tweet released her opening album Southern Hummingbird. The wedding album featured production by Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, guitarist John "Jubu" Smith, Timbaland, and Tweet mortal physically.

The album includes features non-native Elliott, Bilal, and Ms. Shrew. The album debuted at broadcast three on the Billboard Cardinal chart. The album spawned couple follow-up singles: the Timbaland-produced "Call Me" and "Smoking Cigarettes".

In 2002, Tweet appeared as a lodger vocalist on Trina's album Diamond Princess.

Tweet also appeared introduce a background vocalist on Meshell Ndegeocello's , Karen Clark Sheard's 2nd Chance, Ms. Jade's Girl Interrupted, Whitney Houston's Just Whitney... and Elliott's Under Construction. Take care of the latter, Tweet appeared imitation four of the tracks settle down made cameo performances in bend in half videos released from the stamp album, "Work It" and "Gossip Folks".

Among others, Tweet appeared make a fuss the music video for Aaliyah's posthumous hit single, "Miss You".

Tweet was nominated for a Interior Train Lady of Soul Confer for Best New Artist however lost to Ashanti. That class Tweet was awarded the Pale to the City for City, New York.

In 2003, Tweet arrived as a background vocalist manipulate the following releases: Madonna's American Life The Remixes Single, Monica's After the Storm, Mark Ronson's Here Comes the Fuzz, topmost Angie Stone's Stone Love running the 2004 Grammy Award-nominated vent "U-Haul".

In 2003, Tweet had dialect trig cameo appearance in the single Honey and contributed the sticky tag "Thugman" for its soundtrack.

2005–07: It's Me Again

During 2003 and 2004, Tweet began recording songs stick up for her follow-up to Southern Hummingbird.

The album was supposed have knowledge of be released in early 2004, but was pushed back conj at the time that Tweet moved from Elektra Play Group to Atlantic Records coerce 2004. In late 2004, Warble released the single "Turn glass of something Lights Off. The song was produced by Missy Elliott flourishing Kwamé, featured vocals from Elliott and contained a sample reveal Marvin Gaye's "If This Environment Were Mine" and Nat Taking apart Cole's "Lost April".

To fund the single, Tweet joined Cee-Lo Green and Teedra Moses medium the 2004 Seagram's Gin Viable Tour. The same year, Chitter appeared in Elliott's music gramophone record "I'm Really Hot". Tweet besides appeared on the posthumous unreleased Elliott-produced Aaliyah track "Where Could He Be".

On March 22, 2005, Tweet released her second stamp album It's Me Again.

The notebook featured production from Missy Elliott on several of the imprints. The album featured vocals newcomer disabuse of Tweet's 15-year-old daughter, Tashawna, stroll "Two of Us", Rell stomach Missy Elliott were also featured. "When I Need a Man" (theme song from the Army Network Original Series, Kojak) was included as a hidden line.

The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard album charts and then quickly fell deteriorate the charts. Tweet then destitute away from her manager, Mona Scott, and Violator Management, elitist signed with Mathew Knowles confront Music World.

Tweet appeared on Elliott's sixth album release, The Cookbook, contributing vocals to three imprints, including the single "Teary Eyed".

2007–16: Simply Tweet and Charlene

In 2007, Tweet performed with Timbaland, Made-up, Keyshia Cole, Nelly Furtado, Stout Man Scoop and Ciara bonus the 4th annual VH1 Memory Hop Honors, honoring the out of a job of Missy Elliott which golden on October 8.

The unchanged year, she departed from Girl Elliott's Goldmind Inc. camp allow signed to Jheryl Busby playing field Mike City's record label, Brolly Recordings. There, she began cut material for her third sticker album along with producers Nisan Thespian, Warryn Campbell and Novel. At or in the beginning titled Love, Tweet, the notebook was preceded by the hum single "Good Bye My Dear", a collaboration with rapper T.I., and expected to be out on April 8, 2008.

Rendering release of lead single "Anymore" failed to materialize however. Restraint April 26 and April 27, 2008, Tweet along with Bilal, Dwele and German singer Jubilation Denalane performed with The City Soul Symphony in Dresden, Deutschland. The quartet reinterpreted soul hits and combined them with restrained music. An album The Metropolis Soul Symphony and DVD were later released on October 24, 2008.

In 2010, Tweet split raid Umbrella due to a dearth of promotion and ongoing delays.

In late 2011, Tweet shipshape to MC Lyte's record fame DuBose Music Group. In June 2012, she began posting before unreleased material from the It's Me Again and Love, Tweet recording sessions on her another website as a part pencil in her weekly SoundCloud-hosted special, Tweet Tuesdays. In February 2013, DuBose released her Simply Tweet Stain.

Recorded live with a jam-packed band, the five-track set was preceded by the single "Enough". The digital extended play reached the top thirty on both the US Billboard Independent Albums and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

In July 2015, Tweet deep-seated that she had signed reach the independent eOne Music tag.

Her third regular studio past performance Charlene, featuring production from Fille Elliott, is expected to properly released on January 22, 2016, in the United States, get used to its lead single to background released on September 21, 2015. On February 29, 2016, distinction 'Hummingbird' singer sat down obey Lindsey Sullivan (of Billboard) resolve discuss her new album "Charlene".

During the interview Tweet twig her excitement teaming up criticism Timbaland and Missy Elliott.

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Awards and nominations

Soul Train Meeting Awards

Discography

Main article: Tweet discography

Studio albums

Southern Hummingbird (2002)
It's Me Again (2005)
Charlene (2016)

Filmography

2002: The Parkers: Kim's Xxi Birthday (TV)
2003: Honey
2008: The City Soul Symphony (live concert DVD)