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Tracie Spencer (born July 12, 1976 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and model.

Biography

at age 11, Spencer won the CBS television talent show Star Search in 1987, singing Whitney Houston's 1986 hit "How Will I Know". Shortly after, she signed a record deal with Capitol Records and released her self-titled debut album. She found success with the singles "Hide and Seek", "Symptoms of True Love" and her remake of John Lennon's "Imagine". Her second album, Make the Difference, was released on August 27 1990 . The first single, "Save Your Love", showed an impressive standing at #7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Her following single, "This House", became her biggest hit to date reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Tender Kisses", one of her best known ballads, hit #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and made her the youngest female artist to receive the ASCAP songwriter of the year award. The other singles, "This Time Make It Funky" and "Love Me", charted relatively well on The Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Spencer attended Columbus High School in Waterloo. She also served on the board for the Children's Defense Fund as a teen and was given the Martin Luther King Christian Leadership Award for being a positive role model to youth and traveling across the US and abroad as part of a "Stay In School" program. She made a guest appearance on the hit ABC sitcom, Family Matters in 1993 and recorded the song "I'll be There for You" for the 1997 film, Good Burger, "The Rain" for "A Smile Like Yours" starring Ashley Judd and Greg Kinnear, "Down In The Delta", and "Girlfight" starring Michelle Rodriquez. She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger,Chanel and Dollhouse, which lead her to being apart of New York and LA's fashion week in 1999-2000 being stylized by Derek Khan and signed to "NEXT" modeling agency . On June 29 1999, she released with Tracie and found success with the hit singles "It's All About You (Not About Me)" peaking in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and "Still In My Heart", the latter showcasing her elastic soprano vocals. In the 2000s, she started singing background vocals on Hip-Hop songs for rappers such as Kanye West, 50 Cent, and Eve. She acted in the short film, A Tale of Two Sisters; in 2004 and in 2006, she performed in a play called Choices in Los Angeles and as of 2007, she is working on a new project.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	US	US R&B
1988	Tracie Spencer	146	57
1990	Make the Difference	107	38
1996	The Best of Tracie Spencer	-	-
1999	Tracie	114	19

Singles

Year	Title	Album	US	US R&B
1988	"Hide and Seek"	Tracie Spencer	-	32
1988	"Symptoms of True Love"	Tracie Spencer	38	11
1989	"Imagine"	Tracie Spencer	85	31
1990	"Save Your Love"	Make The Difference	-	7
1990	"This House"	Make The Difference	3	7
1991	"This Time Make It Funky"	Make The Difference	54	31
1991	"Tender Kisses"	Make The Difference	42	1
1992	"Love Me"	Make The Difference	48	2
1999	"It's All About You (Not About Me)"	Tracie	18	6
2000	"Still In My Heart"	Tracie	88	36
2000	"Not Gonna Cry"	Tracie	N/A	N/A

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 |Name = Tracie Spencer
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 |Background = solo_singer
 |Birth_name = Tracie Spencer
+|Born       = {{birth date and age|1976|07|12}}
 |Origin = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], [[Iowa]], [[United States]]
 |Instrument = [[Vocals]]
-|Genre = [[Dance-pop]]<br>[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<br>[[Quiet Storm]]
+|Genre = [[Dance-Pop]]<br>[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<br>[[Quiet Storm]]<br>[[Soul music|Soul]]<br>[[Teen Pop|Teen Idol]]
-|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]]<br>[[actress]]<br>[[model (person)|model]]
+|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]]<br>[[Actress]]<br>[[model (person)|Model]]
 |Years_active = 1987&ndash;1992<br>1996&ndash;present
 |Label = [[Capitol Records]]
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-'''Tracie Spencer''' (born in [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], [[Iowa]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]], [[actress]], and [[model (person)|model]].
+'''Tracie Spencer''' (born [[July 12]], [[1976]] in [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], [[Iowa]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]], [[actress]], and [[model (person)|model]].
 == Biography ==
-Spencer won the [[CBS]] television talent show ''[[Star Search]]'' in 1987, singing [[Whitney Houston]]'s 1986 hit "[[How Will I Know]]". Shortly after, she signed a record deal with [[Capitol Records]] and released her [[Tracie Spencer (album)|self-titled debut album]]. She found  success with the singles "[[Hide and Seek (Tracie Spencer song)|Hide and Seek]]", "[[Symptoms of True Love]]" and her remake of [[John Lennon|John Lennon's]] "[[Imagine (Tracie Spencer song)|Imagine]]". Her second album, ''[[Make the Difference]]'', was released on [[August 27]] [[1990]] . The first single, "[[Save Your Love (Tracie Spencer song)|Save Your Love]]", showed an impressive standing at #7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Her following single, "[[This House]]", became her biggest hit to date reaching #3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. "[[Tender Kisses]]", one of her best known ballads, hit #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and made her the youngest female artist to receive the ASCAP songwriter of the year award. The other singles, "[[This Time Make It Funky]]" and "[[Love Me]]", charted relatively well on The Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Spencer attended  [[Columbus High School (Iowa)|Columbus High School]] in Waterloo. She also served on the board for the Children's Defense Fund as a teen and was given the Martin Luther King Christian Leadership Award for being a positive role model to youth and traveling across the US and abroad as part of a "Stay In School" program.  She made a guest appearance on the hit [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom, ''[[Family Matters (TV series)|Family Matters]]'' in 1993 and recorded the song "I'll be There for You" for the 1997 film, ''[[Good Burger]]'', "The Rain" for "A Smile Like Yours" starring Ashley Judd and Greg Kinnear, "Down In The Delta", and "Girlfight" starring Michelle Rodriquez. She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger,Chanel and Dollhouse, which lead her to being apart of New York and LA's fashion week in 1999-2000 being stylized by Derek Khan and signed to "NEXT" modeling agency . On [[June 29]] [[1999]], she released with ''[[Tracie]]'' and found success with the hit singles "[[It's All About You (Not About Me)]]" peaking in the top 20 of the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and "[[Still In My Heart]]",  the latter showcasing her elastic soprano vocals. In the 2000s, she started singing background vocals on Hip-Hop songs for rappers such as Kanye West, [[50 Cent]], and [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]. She acted in the short film, ''[[A Tale of Two Sisters]]''; in 2004 and in 2006, she performed in a play called ''Choices'' in Los Angeles and as of 2007, she is working on a new project.
+at age 11, Spencer won the [[CBS]] television talent show ''[[Star Search]]'' in 1987, singing [[Whitney Houston]]'s 1986 hit "[[How Will I Know]]". Shortly after, she signed a record deal with [[Capitol Records]] and released her [[Tracie Spencer (album)|self-titled debut album]]. She found  success with the singles "[[Hide and Seek (Tracie Spencer song)|Hide and Seek]]", "[[Symptoms of True Love]]" and her remake of [[John Lennon|John Lennon's]] "[[Imagine (Tracie Spencer song)|Imagine]]". Her second album, ''[[Make the Difference]]'', was released on [[August 27]] [[1990]] . The first single, "[[Save Your Love (Tracie Spencer song)|Save Your Love]]", showed an impressive standing at #7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Her following single, "[[This House]]", became her biggest hit to date reaching #3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. "[[Tender Kisses]]", one of her best known ballads, hit #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and made her the youngest female artist to receive the ASCAP songwriter of the year award. The other singles, "[[This Time Make It Funky]]" and "[[Love Me]]", charted relatively well on The Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Spencer attended  [[Columbus High School (Iowa)|Columbus High School]] in Waterloo. She also served on the board for the Children's Defense Fund as a teen and was given the Martin Luther King Christian Leadership Award for being a positive role model to youth and traveling across the US and abroad as part of a "Stay In School" program.  She made a guest appearance on the hit [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom, ''[[Family Matters (TV series)|Family Matters]]'' in 1993 and recorded the song "I'll be There for You" for the 1997 film, ''[[Good Burger]]'', "The Rain" for "A Smile Like Yours" starring Ashley Judd and Greg Kinnear, "Down In The Delta", and "Girlfight" starring Michelle Rodriquez. She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger,Chanel and Dollhouse, which lead her to being apart of New York and LA's fashion week in 1999-2000 being stylized by Derek Khan and signed to "NEXT" modeling agency . On [[June 29]] [[1999]], she released with ''[[Tracie]]'' and found success with the hit singles "[[It's All About You (Not About Me)]]" peaking in the top 20 of the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and "[[Still In My Heart]]",  the latter showcasing her elastic soprano vocals. In the 2000s, she started singing background vocals on Hip-Hop songs for rappers such as Kanye West, [[50 Cent]], and [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]. She acted in the short film, ''[[A Tale of Two Sisters]]''; in 2004 and in 2006, she performed in a play called ''Choices'' in Los Angeles and as of 2007, she is working on a new project.
 == Discography ==
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