Faith Evans

A distinctively graceful voice in contemporary R&B, Faith Evans worked behind the scenes as a background vocalist and songwriter before breaking through as an artist in 1995. She became the first female artist to contract with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment recording company in 1994.

Evans collaborated with several label mates such as 112 and Carl Thomas and released three platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 2001, including Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998) and Faithfully (2001). Her first album released with Capitol Label, The First Lady (2005) became her highest-charting album at the time, reaching the top of the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Following a more prolonged hiatus, Evans released her fifth album Something About Faith in 2010. With a career spanning two decades, Evans has sold over 18 million records worldwide. In July 2018, Evans married Stevie J, a songwriter and producer who had worked on and off with her dating back to the Bad Boy era. A duet from the newlyweds, 'A Minute,' was out that month.