Ann Nesby (born Lula Ann Bennett; July 24, 1955) is an American R&B, gospel and dance music singer and actress. She is the former lead singer of Sounds of Blackness; a songwriter with credits including hits sung by Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight; plus she co-starred in the 2003 romance musical The Fighting Temptations with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé Knowles. Nesby had various appearances on the hit television series American Idol. In 2000, she duetted with Al Green on "Put It on Paper". Nesby has been nominated four times since her departure from Sounds of Blackness, most recently for her 2007 album This Is Love; plus the lead single "I Apologize" was nominated for a Grammy at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
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Angie Stone
American singer and actress
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Melba Moore
American singer, actress
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Sounds of Blackness
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Donald Lawrence
American musician
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Al Green
American singer
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Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
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La India
Puerto Rican recording artist; singer, salsa musician
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Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Jennifer Holliday
American actress and singer
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Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
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Karyn White
American singer
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Howard Hewett
American recording artist; singer
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Rickie Lee Jones
American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator
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Lee Ann Womack
American country music singer and songwriter
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Miki Howard
American singer, actress
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The Weather Girls
American singing duo
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Wynonna Judd
American country singer
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Deniece Williams
American singer
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Betty Wright
American singer
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Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
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Vernessa Mitchell
American musician
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Meli'sa Morgan
American singer
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Mickey Guyton
American singer
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Anita Baker
American singer-songwriter
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Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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BeBe & CeCe Winans
American musical duo
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Regina Belle
American singer
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Karen Clark Sheard
American musician and songwriter
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Coko
American singer (b. 1970)
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Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
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Tamela Mann
American actress and singer
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CeCe Winans
American singer
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Whitney Houston
American singer and actress (1963-2012)
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Kelly Price
American songwriter, singer
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Sheena Easton
Scottish recording artist
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Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
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Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
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Dorinda Clark-Cole
American singer
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Patti Austin
American singer
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Roberta Flack
American singer
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Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
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Karina Pasian
American singer
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Donna Summer
American singer and songwriter
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Mýa
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Michelle Williams
American singer and member of Destiny's Child
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Amy Grant
American musician
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Mary J. Blige
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress from New York
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Jully Black
Canadian musician and actress
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Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
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Tori Kelly
American singer
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CeCe Peniston
American singer
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Ann-Margret
Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer
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Next
American R&B musical group
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Brandy Norwood
American singer and actress
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The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
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Gloria Gaynor
American singer
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The Clark Sisters
American gospel vocal group
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Chanté Moore
American singer-songwriter
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Tamia
Canadian musician and singer
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The Pointer Sisters
American vocal group from Oakland, California
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Nona Hendryx
American musician
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James Ingram
American singer–songwriter and record producer
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Monica
American singer
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Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
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Freddie Jackson
American singer
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Della Reese
American actress and singer
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Hillary Scott
American singer and songwriter
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India.Arie
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and flautist
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Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Leela James
American musician
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Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
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Estelle
British singer-songwriter
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Vanessa Bell Armstrong
American singer
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Kashif
American musician, songwriter and record producer
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Kelsea Ballerini
American country music singer
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Joe
American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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The Impressions
American soul vocal group
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Tank
American R&B singer, songwriter and producer
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Ruby Turner
British R&B and soul singer, songwriter and actress
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Daniel Caesar
Canadian R&B and soul singer-songwriter
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Toni Braxton
American R&B singer-songwriter