Dwele
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andwele Gardner |
| Also known as | Dwele |
| Born | February 14, 1978 |
| Origin | Detroit Michigan |
| Genre(s) | R&B, contemporary R&B, soul, neo soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label(s) | RT Music Group (previously Virgin Records) |
Dwele (born Andwele Gardner) is an R&B and soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. Dwele grew up in Detroit, listening to such Motown artists as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye and jazz on the radio. Dwele began honing his songwriting skills at the age of ten, after his father's murder outside his home. He also attended Detroit's Cody High School. After briefly attending Wayne State, he left college to pursue a more informal education while working for AAA.
His demo tape, The Rize, generated interest, and subsequently started collaborating with hip hop group Slum Village and Bahamadia. Dwele's debut album Subject was released in 2003 through Virgin Records, and his second album Some Kinda... followed in October 2005. Dwele was recently nominated for a Grammy, as was uncovered by Jada Thompson in an interview for FLASH magazine.
Dwele has recently left Virgin Records and has signed a new recording contract with Koch Records. His first release under his newly adopted family will be his 3 studio album entitled 'Sketches of A Man'. The first single off of this project 'I'm Cheatin', is currently making the rounds on radio and the web.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Information |
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| 2000 | The Rize (Self-released) |
| 2003 | Subject |
| 2005 | Some Kinda... |
| 2008 | Sketches of a Man |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
| 2003 | "Find a Way" | #93 | #42 | Subject |
| 2004 | "Hold On" (featuring Kanye West) | – | #53 | Subject |
| 2005 | "I Think I Love U" | – | #53 | Some Kinda... |
| 2006 | "Weekend Love" | – | #116 | Some Kinda... |
| 2007 | "The People" (with Common) | #111 | #56 | Finding Forever |
| 2007 | "Flashing Lights" (with Kanye West) | #29 | #12 | Graduation |
| 2008 | "I'm Cheatin" | - | #64 | Sketches of a Man (June 24 release) |
[edit] Appears on
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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| 2000 | "Philadelphia" | Bahamadia | BB Queen |
| 2000 | "Beautiful Things" | Bahamadia | BB Queen |
| 2000 | "Can't Take It" | Recloose | Cardiology |
| 2001 | "Club Banger" | Phat Kat | 12" |
| 2001 | "Think Twice" (plays keyboards and trumpet) | Jay Dee | Welcome 2 Detroit |
| 2001 | "Brazilian Groove (EWF)" (plays lead guitar) | Jay Dee | Welcome 2 Detroit |
| 2002 | "Star" | Slum Village | Trinity (Past, Present and Future) |
| 2002 | "Tainted" | Slum Village | Trinity (Past, Present and Future) |
| 2003 | "Long Way Back" | T Love | Long Way Back |
| 2003 | "Seven" | T Love | Long Way Back |
| 2003 | "Right Here" | DJ Mitsu The Beats | New Awakening |
| 2003 | "Is It!?" | Lacks | Re:Lacks // Vol. 1 With The World |
| 2004 | "Closer" | Slum Village | Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) |
| 2004 | "Break Of Dawn" | Boney James | Pure |
| 2004 | "Count The Ways" | Slum Village | Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) |
| 2004 | "Rainy Dayz" | Phat Kat | The Undeniable LP |
| 2005 | "You" | Goapele | Change It All |
| 2005 | "EZ Up" | Slum Village | Prequel To A Classic |
| 2005 | "Call Me" | Slum Village | Slum Village |
| 2005 | "What's Up/Intimacy" | Big Tone | The Drought |
| 2005 | "Coming Home" | J-Live | The Hear After |
| 2006 | "On My Own" | Jahi | Soulhop - The Breakthru |
| 2006 | "Baby Come Over" | Hil St. Soul | SOULidified |
| 2006 | "Dime Piece (Remix)" | J Dilla | The Shining |
| 2006 | "In The Rain" | Boney James | Shine |
| 2007 | "Don't You Have a Man" | Drake | Comeback Season |
| 2007 | "Trilogy Act 2" | Pharoahe Monch | Desire |
| 2007 | "The People" | Common | Finding Forever |
| 2007 | "Sleep Well" | Cormega | Who Am I |
| 2007 | "Staring Through My Rear View" | 2pac | Nu-Mixx Klazzics 2 |
| 2007 | "Flashing Lights" | Kanye West | Graduation |
| 2008 | "Move on Up" | Lettuce | Rage! |
| 2008 | "Never Heard This Before" | Foxy Brown | Brooklyn's Don Diva |
| 2008 | "More Than A Love Song" | Pryslezz | Death of A Man, Rebirth of A King |
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