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Lalah Hathaway | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | December 16, 1968
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Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1990–present |
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Website | lalahhathaway jazznerdz |
Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter.[1]
Being the first-born daughter of musician and soul singer Donny Hathaway,[2] "Lalah" Hathaway rose to fame in the 1990s with the release of her self-titled debut album, Lalah Hathaway (1990). The album's lead single, "Heaven Knows," peaked in the top-five on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[3] Her follow-up album, A Moment (1994), failed to make a commercial impact and pushed Virgin Records to not renew Hathaway's record deal. In April 1999, she briefly re-emerged with her third album, The Song Lives On, a collaborative album with musician Joe Sample. After another hiatus, Hathaway released her fourth album, Outrun the Sky (2004). The album's lead single "Forever, for Always, for Love" peaked at number one on the US Adult R&B Songs chart.[3] She later released two albums: Self Portrait (2008) and Where It All Begins (2011) with Stax Records.
In 2014, Hathaway's song "Something", which was featured on Snarky Puppy's album Family Dinner – Volume 1 (2013), won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.[4] Her song "Jesus Children" secured a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015.[4] Later that year, she released a live album, which included a cover version of Anita Baker's song "Angel". "Angel" became Hathaway's second number-one song on the US Adult R&B Songs chart,[3] and this success garnered three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. "Little Ghetto Boy" won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance in 2015, and her rendition of "Angel" won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance in 2016.[4] She has since released two albums, Honestly (2017) and VantaBlack (2024), on her independent label Hathaway Entertainment.
Hathaway received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2022.[5]