Tyrese

Born Tyrese Darnell Gibson, 30 December 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA. This photogenic
urban R&B singer is also a highly successful model and actor. Gibson grew up in Los Angeles' tough
Watts ghetto, gaining his big break when he starred in a 1995 advertisement for Coca-Cola. RCA
Records won the ensuing scramble for Tyrese's signature, and were rewarded when his self-titled
1998 debut album spawned the US pop and R&B hits "Nobody Else", "Sweet Lady" and "Lately".
A high-profile string of modelling assignments for GUESS? and Tommy Hilfiger followed, as well a
s acting roles in the hit television series Moesha and John Singleton's 2001 movie, Baby Boy.
His sophomore album, 2000 Watts, employed some of US music's most successful writing and
production teams to help create a classy and highly commercial product. Tyrese made his debut
for the J Records label the following December with I Wanna Go There.