Robert Curry (singer)
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| Robert Curry | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Curry |
| Born | February 16, 1984 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary R&B, Hip hop |
| Label(s) | Bad Boy |
| Associated acts | Day26, Donnie J., Danity Kane |
Robert Curry (born February 16, 1984) is an American singer best known as a contestant on the hit TV show Making the Band 4. He is currently a member of the group Day26, which was formed by Diddy on August 26, 2007.
[edit] Early life
Robert "Magnum" Curry was born in Detroit, Michigan to Delisa and Robert Curry. As a child, Robert spent most of his time in the church. He expanded his musical background by directing the choir and participating in various vocal competitions.
When Curry was 11, his parents divorced, and he decided to move to Detroit to stay with his mother. This led to a change in musical preference - away from gospel and Christian music, and into Hip Hop and R&B.
Curry participated in an annual Christmas concert with country singer Kenny Rogers, as a result of which, Curry was invited to perform the National Anthem at the opening game of the Detroit Tigers' season, becoming the youngest African American male to perform the anthem at the opening game of the season.
In 1998, at the age of 14, he starred in the theater play, Crack in the Backstreet, written by Kenneth Greenwood. At one of the shows, he received a flyer for an audition for a group that Michael Bivins of New Edition was putting together. Curry and Atlantic recording artist, Rashad Morgan were successful, were signed to Motown Records, and became the Biv 10 Pee Wee All Stars.
Their first single, Dance with Me, aired on BET, MTV, VH1, The Box, and was voted number one on The Zone. They appeared in major magazines such as Sister 2 Sister, Vibe, and Right On!. The group also started modeling for Pelle Pelle, and Da Da. After their first single was released, they signed to Universal Records. Their second single, Feelin It, was produced by Bilal of the hit group Transitions, which appeared on the motion picture soundtrack to the film Our Friend, Martin.
After the group disbanded, Curry returned to performing in gospel plays, performing in plays such as, The Devil Made Me Do It, Which Way Did I Turn, and, Tell it to the Judge.
As time progressed, Curry picked up dancing, and started teaching Hip Hop dance classes at Grosse Pointe Dance Center, in Grosse Point, MI for about a year, progressing to being a background dancer for The Clark Sisters, Kierra Sheard, and Lexi.
Curry formed the group, D.A.T. (Definition of a True Group) with some of his friends. In 2002, they signed to Wyclef Jean’s record label, which lead them to New Jersey, but the group broke up after two years. Curry stayed and worked for Wyclef for a while as a writer, then moved back to Detroit and linked up with Sick Notes (producers of the hit single, “How Come”, by Eminem and D-12), finally finishing his first solo album, “The Magnum Project”.
He is currently engaged to be married with his on-again/off-again longtime girlfriend/jumpoff, June Pettiford.
