Adina Howard

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About Adina Howard

R&B singer Adina Howard stirred up controversy with her 1995 debut single, “Freak Like Me”, a sex-positive anthem that paved the way for future generations of empowered female performers. • Growing up, Howard was a big fan of Madonna, a fellow Michigan native who wasn’t afraid to be aggressive or outspoken. • Howard’s overtly sexual 1995 debut single, “Freak Like Me”, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her album Do You Wanna Ride? went gold that same year. • In 1996, Howard contributed songs to several film soundtracks. “What’s Love Got to Do With It”, her Warren G collaboration for Supercop, reached No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Howard her second and final Top 40 pop hit. • She scored a minor R&B hit with 1997’s “(Freak) And U Know It”, the lead single off her second album, Welcome to Fantasy Island. Elektra Records shelved the project before it was released. The track “T-Shirt & Panties” wound up on the soundtrack for the 1998 film Woo. • After a hiatus from music, Howard returned in 2004 with The Second Coming, the third album she’d recorded but only the second to see release. • In 2010, Howard put music aside to focus on the culinary arts. She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu with a degree in cooking in 2012. • Howard released the album Resurrection in 2017. In February 2021, Welcome to Fantasy Island finally became available on streaming services.

HOMETOWN
Grand Rapids, MI, United States
BORN
14 November 1974
GENRE
R&B/Soul

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