Mark Althavan Andrews (born November 9, 1978), better known by his stage name Sisqó (stylized as SisQó), is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He is the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and has also released solo material. Sisqo's successful debut solo album, Unleash the Dragon (1999), included the hit singles "Thong Song" and "Incomplete".
Biography
As a teen Andrews worked at The Fudgery in Harborplace at Baltimore's Inner Harbor with Larry "Jazz" Anthony, James "Woody" Green, and Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin. The quartet would be signed as the group Dru Hill to Island Records in 1996. He lived in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood at 908 Newington Avenue near Druid Hill Park which is where the group got their name.
Andrews graduated from Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in 1994. SisQó's visual trademarks are his hairstyles and flamboyant stage costumes, which were regularly flashier than those of his groupmates. Over his career as a recording artist, both with and without Dru Hill, Sisqó's hairstyles have included a bleached blond Caesar, a platinum Caesar (colored with silver spray paint), blond cornrows, a neon-red dyed Caesar, and a blond Mohawk.
Career
After Woody left Dru Hill in 1999 to pursue a solo career, it was decided that the other members would follow suit and issue their own solo albums. SisQós solo debut, Unleash the Dragon, was released on Def Soul Records in November 1999. Unleash the Dragon sold moderately at first, until the February 2000 release of its second single, the novelty "Thong Song". A runaway hit, "Thong Song" and its follow-up, "Incomplete", were major hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with "Thong Song" making it to number three, and "Incomplete" going to #1. This success resulted in Play Along Toys manufacturing a SisQó a Celebrity doll in 2001.
Formed by SisQó in 1999, LovHer was the first female quartet on the Def Soul label. Their single "How It's Gonna Be" was featured on the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack in 2001.
Conflicts within Dru Hill prevented the group from reuniting as planned in 2000. This is usually attributed to time conflicts during the recording of SisQó's second solo LP. During this period, SisQó branched out into hosting the dance competition program SisQós Shakedown on MTV, and into film, taking on supporting roles in the films Get Over It (2001) with Kirsten Dunst and Snow Dogs (2002) with Cuba Gooding, Jr.. He also starred as a vampire in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Season 6 Episode 1). Although his second LP, Return of Dragon, released in June 2001, eventually went platinum, its singles "Can I Live" and "Dance for Me" performed far below expectations (apart from in the United Kingdom, where "Dance for Me" became his third top ten hit). By 2002, SisQó reunited with Dru Hill, which released its third LP in late 2002. The LP underperformed, and the group was subsequently released from their recording contract.
In January 2008, SisQó was a contestant on a reality show called "Gone Country."
In 2010, SisQó was a contestant on the British reality television show Celebrity Big Brother 2010. He was the fifth contestant to be evicted, lasting 20 days.
Dru Hill released its third album, InDRUpendence Day, in 2010 as an independent release through Kedar Entertainment. The group also appeared at this time in the reality show Keith Sweat's Platinum House on BET's sister station Centric.
In July 2013, SisQó appeared on the reality show Celebrity Wife Swap, where his girlfriend was "swapped" with the wife of 1990s pop singer Gerardo Mejía.
SisQó continued to tour through the 2010s, both as a member of Dru Hill, and as a solo act. His third solo album, Last Dragon, was released on February 10, 2015. The singles, "A-List" and "L.I.P.s" were released ahead of the album, with the latter reaching number 23 on the US Adult R&B charts, becoming SisQó's first charting US single since 2001's "Can I Live".
As of 2015, SisQó, along with the other members of Dru Hill, claimed that their record label botched a record deal, costing them millions in the process.
In 2016, SisQó provided a rap counterpoint in a duet with country music singer Marie Osmond, in her song "Give me a Good Song", which was featured on Music Is Medicine, released on April 15, 2016.
In 2017, SisQó, sang on a remake of his "Thong Song" produced by JCY.
In 2018, SisQo released a holiday book for children, titled "SisQo's Perfect Christmas", with creative partner, Tilesha Brown.
Personal life
Sisqó (aka Mark Andrews) resides in Maple Grove, Minnesota, with his partner Elizabeth Pham who has been dating since 2003. In 2014, they both appeared on an episode of Wife Swap. The pair have two children together, a son born in 2012, and a daughter born in 2014. Sisqo married Elizabeth Pham on August 17, 2018, according to US Weekly. He also has an older daughter, Shaione (born in 2004), from a previous relationship.
2000在Billboard音乐奖上大出风头的Sisqo，以首张专辑《Unleash The Dragon》勇夺年度男艺人、年度新进艺人、年度畅销单曲男艺人、年度节奏蓝调Hip-Hop艺人、年度节奏蓝调Hip-Hop单曲艺人、年度节奏蓝调Hip-Hop新进艺人六项大奖。在如此成功的光环下，2001年Sisqo趋势发行了全新专辑《Return Of Dragon》。
这张原名订为《Return Of The Dragon》的新专辑，最后被浓缩成《Return Of Dragon》。拿掉“the”的理由是“Dragon”不只是个商标或是象征，而被描述为活力。再次深入音乐的Sisqo将“Dragon”定义成一个角色，所以当定名为《Return Of Dragon》时，音乐、活力和Sisqo就已合而为一。
第一张专辑只用了五周就完成的Sisqo，充分展现了他身为歌手的力量。由原搭档Warren Campbell、Al West与新加入的Teddy Riley联手制作，Sisqo的子弟兵LoveHer也在Privacy、Dreams两首单曲崭露头角。新作的音乐风格与前作有着明显的区隔，更接近冠军抒情曲《Incomplete》。在录制新作时，Sisqo尽量与大牌制作人保持距离，希望能突显自我的创作才气。虽然试着脱离Dru Hill(小山丘合唱团)时期的风格，但新专辑还是与这群好友合作了一首《Without You》，以及与与女子节奏蓝调组合LovHer合唱的抒情小品《Dreams》。首支单曲《Can I Live》在节奏上犹如与Thong Song分占宝剑两梢，呈现均衡态势；而Sisqo最喜欢的作品《Infatuated》，曲中的和弦铺排则完全不一样。
Mark Althavan Andrews (born November 9, 1978), better known by his stage name Sisqó (stylized as SisQó), is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He is the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and has also released solo material. Sisqo's successful debut solo album, Unleash the Dragon (1999), included the hit singles "Thong Song" and "Incomplete".
Biography
As a teen Andrews worked at The Fudgery in Harborplace at Baltimore's Inner Harbor with Larry "Jazz" Anthony, James "Woody" Green, and Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin. The quartet would be signed as the group Dru Hill to Island Records in 1996. He lived in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood at 908 Newington Avenue near Druid Hill Park which is where the group got their name.
Andrews graduated from Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in 1994. SisQó's visual trademarks are his hairstyles and flamboyant stage costumes, which were regularly flashier than those of his groupmates. Over his career as a recording artist, both with and without Dru Hill, Sisqó's hairstyles have included a bleached blond Caesar, a platinum Caesar (colored with silver spray paint), blond cornrows, a neon-red dyed Caesar, and a blond Mohawk.
Career
After Woody left Dru Hill in 1999 to pursue a solo career, it was decided that the other members would follow suit and issue their own solo albums. SisQós solo debut, Unleash the Dragon, was released on Def Soul Records in November 1999. Unleash the Dragon sold moderately at first, until the February 2000 release of its second single, the novelty "Thong Song". A runaway hit, "Thong Song" and its follow-up, "Incomplete", were major hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with "Thong Song" making it to number three, and "Incomplete" going to #1. This success resulted in Play Along Toys manufacturing a SisQó a Celebrity doll in 2001.
Formed by SisQó in 1999, LovHer was the first female quartet on the Def Soul label. Their single "How It's Gonna Be" was featured on the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack in 2001.
Conflicts within Dru Hill prevented the group from reuniting as planned in 2000. This is usually attributed to time conflicts during the recording of SisQó's second solo LP. During this period, SisQó branched out into hosting the dance competition program SisQós Shakedown on MTV, and into film, taking on supporting roles in the films Get Over It (2001) with Kirsten Dunst and Snow Dogs (2002) with Cuba Gooding, Jr.. He also starred as a vampire in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Season 6 Episode 1). Although his second LP, Return of Dragon, released in June 2001, eventually went platinum, its singles "Can I Live" and "Dance for Me" performed far below expectations (apart from in the United Kingdom, where "Dance for Me" became his third top ten hit). By 2002, SisQó reunited with Dru Hill, which released its third LP in late 2002. The LP underperformed, and the group was subsequently released from their recording contract.
In January 2008, SisQó was a contestant on a reality show called "Gone Country."
In 2010, SisQó was a contestant on the British reality television show Celebrity Big Brother 2010. He was the fifth contestant to be evicted, lasting 20 days.
Dru Hill released its third album, InDRUpendence Day, in 2010 as an independent release through Kedar Entertainment. The group also appeared at this time in the reality show Keith Sweat's Platinum House on BET's sister station Centric.
In July 2013, SisQó appeared on the reality show Celebrity Wife Swap, where his girlfriend was "swapped" with the wife of 1990s pop singer Gerardo Mejía.
SisQó continued to tour through the 2010s, both as a member of Dru Hill, and as a solo act. His third solo album, Last Dragon, was released on February 10, 2015. The singles, "A-List" and "L.I.P.s" were released ahead of the album, with the latter reaching number 23 on the US Adult R&B charts, becoming SisQó's first charting US single since 2001's "Can I Live".
As of 2015, SisQó, along with the other members of Dru Hill, claimed that their record label botched a record deal, costing them millions in the process.
In 2016, SisQó provided a rap counterpoint in a duet with country music singer Marie Osmond, in her song "Give me a Good Song", which was featured on Music Is Medicine, released on April 15, 2016.
In 2017, SisQó, sang on a remake of his "Thong Song" produced by JCY.
In 2018, SisQo released a holiday book for children, titled "SisQo's Perfect Christmas", with creative partner, Tilesha Brown.
Personal life
Sisqó (aka Mark Andrews) resides in Maple Grove, Minnesota, with his partner Elizabeth Pham who has been dating since 2003. In 2014, they both appeared on an episode of Wife Swap. The pair have two children together, a son born in 2012, and a daughter born in 2014. Sisqo married Elizabeth Pham on August 17, 2018, according to US Weekly. He also has an older daughter, Shaione (born in 2004), from a previous relationship.
2000在Billboard音乐奖上大出风头的Sisqo，以首张专辑《Unleash The Dragon》勇夺年度男艺人、年度新进艺人、年度畅销单曲男艺人、年度节奏蓝调Hip-Hop艺人、年度节奏蓝调Hip-Hop单曲艺人、年度节奏蓝调Hip-Hop新进艺人六项大奖。在如此成功的光环下，2001年Sisqo趋势发行了全新专辑《Return Of Dragon》。
这张原名订为《Return Of The Dragon》的新专辑，最后被浓缩成《Return Of Dragon》。拿掉“the”的理由是“Dragon”不只是个商标或是象征，而被描述为活力。再次深入音乐的Sisqo将“Dragon”定义成一个角色，所以当定名为《Return Of Dragon》时，音乐、活力和Sisqo就已合而为一。
第一张专辑只用了五周就完成的Sisqo，充分展现了他身为歌手的力量。由原搭档Warren Campbell、Al West与新加入的Teddy Riley联手制作，Sisqo的子弟兵LoveHer也在Privacy、Dreams两首单曲崭露头角。新作的音乐风格与前作有着明显的区隔，更接近冠军抒情曲《Incomplete》。在录制新作时，Sisqo尽量与大牌制作人保持距离，希望能突显自我的创作才气。虽然试着脱离Dru Hill(小山丘合唱团)时期的风格，但新专辑还是与这群好友合作了一首《Without You》，以及与与女子节奏蓝调组合LovHer合唱的抒情小品《Dreams》。首支单曲《Can I Live》在节奏上犹如与Thong Song分占宝剑两梢，呈现均衡态势；而Sisqo最喜欢的作品《Infatuated》，曲中的和弦铺排则完全不一样。
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