Dawn Richard

Dawn Richard, aka DAWN, evolved from her membership in Danity Kane to become one of the most progressive forces in artful left-field POP and R&B. Prior to mainstream visibility, the New Orleans, Louisiana native was handpicked to be on hit reality show Making The Band because of her distinct vocal and dance ability. The 3rd edition of that reality series produced Danity Kane, a group that released two Billboard 200-topping albums, Danity Kane (2006) and Welcome to the Dollhouse (2008), prior to splitting. Then, along with Diddy, DAWN became one-third of Diddy-Dirty Money, a group that debuted in 2009, released an album (2010's Last Train to Paris). DAWN continued a solo career, topping Billboard Charts, indepedently. DAWN became the first black female independent/unsigned artist to present VR (Virtual Reality) visuals and