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Amber Denise Streeter (born July 7, 1986),[1] better known by her stage name Sevyn Streeter, formerly as Se7en when she was part of RichGirl and formerly as Ambee Streeter when she was part of TG4, is an American recording artist and singer–songwriter. She is best known for being a member of the girl groups TG4 and RichGirl. She is currently signed to Atlantic Records.
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Amber Denise Streeter was born on July 7, 1986 in Haines City, Florida to Tim and Karen Streeter, She grew up singing in church and for local talent shows. From a very young age, Streeter was determined to seek out a career in music, By the time she was nine, Streeter already knew she wanted to sing for a living, Her big break came at age 10, when she competed in Showtime at the Apollo and tied for first place by singing My Funny Valentine. She and her cousins were in a gospel group called Voices of Praise and they would sing anywhere in Florida, By age 14, She had her first recording session, She knew singing was going to be her life. Since the age of 9, Streeter has aspired to become a professional entertainer.[2][3]
Streeter received her first record deal at age 15, performing in the girl group TG4, put together by Chris Stokes and signed to T.U.G. Entertainment, where Stokes served as their manager.[4] He offered Sevyn Streeter the first spot in the T.U.G./A&M group after she opened for B2K and IMx at a concert in Orlando, Florida in early 2001. Davida, Ashley, and Keisha fell in line after a series of successful auditions. The girls wear the name TG4, code for TomGirls 4 Eva, like a badge of honor, donning baggy clothes, and hard dance moves that warrant comparisons to guys, despite their God given beauty. "We're like four Tom Girls," said Ambee, who tied for the winning slot on Apollo Kids when she was 10. "'When you're a girl and you act like a boy, you're a tomboy. We're girls and we act like guys but love being girls, so we're tom girls." The group's only major single was "Virginity", which peaked at number 88 on the US Billboard R&B chart in 2002.[5] Their second single from the album was "2 Minutes", which a music video was filmed for. It failed to chart on any Billboard chart. The group parted ways with their original label and their album, Time for the New, was shelved indefinitely. After Davida Williams departed from the group to focus on her acting career, they renamed the group "Tomgirls 4 Eva" and they were signed to Soul Chemistry.[6] Shortly thereafter, the group disbanded, The group also opened for B2K and Bow Wow for their Scream II Tour, The group also presented an award at the 9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center in Pasadena, California on August 23, 2003, and performed on Soul Train before disbanding.
Amber was later discovered by Rich Harrison on MySpace, and signed onto the RichCraft label as Se7en. Amber "Se7en" Streeter signed a deal with Jive Records and the RichCraft label in 2007 as a member of the Rich Harrison's girl group, RichGirl. Although the group never released a full debut LP, work on a self-titled debut album had begun in 2009 with a planned release in 2010 and 2011. The album saw the release of a promotional-single titled "24" featuring Bun B. and two official singles, "He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)" and "Swagger Right". Following unsuccessful attempts to chart, the girls released their one and only full album release on Valentine's Day 2011 with a mixtape Fall in Love with RichGirl. The group later disbanded after all members of the group pursued solo careers and different endeavors, The group also opened for Beyoncé for her concert tour I Am... World Tour and toured with Mario before disbanding. On March 21, 2012, Streeter released a song titled "Red Handed" along with a statement that confirmed her disbandment from the group and revealed that she had signed with Chris Brown's CBE imprint.[7]
Following the release of Chris Brown's Fortune (2012), Se7en has been featured on the album as Sevyn (removing the number "7", and adding a "v" and "y" instead).[8] Se7en changed her stage name to Sevyn Streeter. On October 30, 2012, she released her debut single "I Like It", and premiered the music video for the song on BET's 106 & Park on January 4, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, and on May 22, 2013, she released her second single "It Won't Stop".[9][10] [11] On June 25, 2013, Streeter released an acoustic performance video for her second single "It Won't Stop" [12]
Sevyn built her career on writing songs for other artists including Chris Brown, Brandy, Kelly Rowland, Alicia Keys, Fantasia Barrino, Ariana Grande, Trey Songz and Estelle. Her notable work includes Alicia Key's "New Day" and "Limitedless", Brandy's "Slower", Estelle's "International (Serious)", Kelly Rowland's "Keep It Between Us", "Gone" ft Wiz Khalifa, Trey Songz's "Without a Woman", Chris Brown's "Yeah 3x", "Next to You" featuring Justin Bieber, "Wet the Bed" featuring Ludacris, "Strip" featuring Kevin McCall, "Biggest Fan", "Party Hard", "Do It Again", "Touch Me", "Beg for It", "Remember My Name", "Bomb" featuring Wiz Khalifa, "Oh My Love" and "Fine China", Fantasia Barrino's "Get It Right" and "End of Me".[13]
Streeter also wrote for Pop artist Ariana Grande for her debut single "The Way."
Streeter is currently working on her debut studio album. Sources said that the album should be coming out in November 2013.
Sevyn Streeter cites Yolanda Adams, The Clark Sisters, Kim Burrell, The Winans Family, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Tank, Dru Hill, Jagged Edge, 112, Beyoncé Knowles, Mariah Carey, Earth, Wind & Fire, Brandy Norwood, and the late Aaliyah as major music influences. Streeter has worked with other artists and they are Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Babyface, Polow da Pon, Jean-Baptiste/Free School, Pop & Oak, Harmony Samuels and The Runners, and among others over the last few years.[14][15][16] Streeter recently covered Aaliyah's Come Over after visiting her high school, the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts in Detroit, Michigan. [17]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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"I Like It" | 2012 | — | TBA |
"It Won't Stop" | 2013 | — | TBA |
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Lalalalala
Lalalalalala
Walkin' bout all this
Yellow brick road
Always heard there's
No place like home
But you know it's always
Different than the store
Book tells you, so you let me crash
Into love blindly
Took me up and you stored
And you sheltered me
But you know it's always
Something that you did but didn't mean it
[Chorus]
You had a (???) but didn't use it
Gave a heart and you refused it
Everytime you justified your fucking
Lies I gave you trust and you abused it
Now I see you
What you are you're wicked
Wicked, wicked
No matter how hard I try, hard I cry
Close my eyes
I put my heels, but when I count to three
Boy, you still wicked
Wicked, wicked
With you I'm different, different
No matter how hard I try, hard I cry
Close my eyes
When I count to three
Boy, you still wicked
You and her
Boy, what a fairy tale
But baby I know you all too well
It's ust a matter of time
Before she sees that you all about yourself
Understand me tonight
With you all in my life
Fatherly have all the courage to say
What you do to me
What you do to me
[Chorus]
You know that time is a bitch
You give what you give
And one day when you alone you remember this
I was always good to you
You always gave the worst of you
That's why I'm going to win
Boy, you still wicked, wicked, wicked
No matter how hard I try, hard I cry
Close my eyes
When I count to three
Boy, you still wicked