Moniquea

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Like <a href="spotify:artist:5jNGQ7VOU87x5402JjhTtd">Deniece Williams</a>, one of her inspirations, R&B singer and songwriter Moniquea is from Gary, Indiana, though she was raised in Pasadena, California. Surrounded by music, she also developed as a performer during her youth and, at the age of 15, performed at the Rose Bowl. She released a self-titled album in 2011 that incorporated classic and contemporary sounds with a small budget. In 2012, Moniquea was featured on rapper/producer <a href="spotify:artist:6jvRzmQ1J8Kr2QEi6JzQmh">XL Middleton</a>'s "You Can't Train Me," an attitudinal synth funk duet slicker than her solo release. The following year, she collaborated with <a href="spotify:artist:6jvRzmQ1J8Kr2QEi6JzQmh">Middleton</a> and Eddy Funkster for "I Don't Wanna Get Used to It," where she truly came into her own as a vocalist who, combined with her associates, put a modern spin on early-'80s post-disco and synth funk. Another single, "A Certain Way," as well as the album Yes No Maybe, followed on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22MoFunk%22">MoFunk</a> in 2014. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi