V. Bozeman

V. Bozeman
Born Veronika Bozeman
(1988-01-09) January 9, 1988
South Central Los Angeles, California, United States
Years active 2011–present
Website thatgirlv.com/

Musical career

Genres
Labels
Associated acts

V. Bozeman, (born Veronika Bozeman,[1] January 9, 1988)[2] is an American soul singer, music producer and actress, best known for her recurring role as Veronica in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire.

Early life

Bozeman was born and raised in South Central, California. She attended Crenshaw High School and California State University, Long Beach.[3] She had the dream of being a singer since early childhood.

Career

Bozeman is currently under the label Mosley Music Group. She has previously been featured in music by Timbaland, Cee-Lo Green, Timothy Bloom, and Rihanna. Her manager is Monica Payne, formerly of the short-lived new jack swing groups The Gyrlz and Terri & Monica.[4][5]

Bozeman performed "What is Love" on the pilot of the hit show Empire. The show's debut soundtrack album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.[6] The music video of the song garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube.[7]

Discography

Albums studio

Singles

Solo

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album Sales
US
 US
R&B		 US
R&B/HH
 FR[8][9]
"Race Jones" produced by T.Lynch of The Beatboyz 2014 — — — — N/A
"What is Love" 2015 112[10] 13[11] 39[12] 67 Empire Soundtrack from season 1 54,000[13]
"Black and Blue" — — — —
"Smile" (featuring Timbaland) — —[upper-alpha 1] — — Music Is My Boyfriend / Opera Noir

Featuring

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
US US
Pop		 US
R&B		 Adult R&B
[16]
"'Til The End Of Time" (Timothy Bloom featuring V. Bozeman) 2011 — — 82[17] 28 The Budding Rose EP
"Bad Girl" (Serayah McNeill featuring V. Bozeman) 2015 — — — — Empire Soundtrack from season 1
"Happy Alone" (Matrix & Futurebound featuring V. Bozeman) — — — — N/A

Other Song

Filmography

Note

  1. ↑ "Smile" did not enter the Billboard R&B songs, but peaked at No. 20 on the adult R&B Songs chart.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Introducing… V". monica-payne.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Veronika Bozeman on Twitter". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  3. 1 2 "7 Things To Know About 'Empire' Star, Singer V Bozeman". Essence.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  4. ↑ "V. Bozeman - biography" (PDF). thatgirlv.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  5. ↑ "Monica Payne - Bio". monica-payne.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  6. ↑ "Empire Cast - Chart history Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  7. ↑ V. Bozeman "What is Love", retrieved 2015-10-31
  8. ↑ "lescharts.com - Empire Cast feat. V. Bozeman - What Is Love". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  9. ↑ "France Top 100 Singles". www.musicharts.net. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  10. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ts_chart_artistname%3Av%20bozeman&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f2=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=v%20bozeman
  11. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=1230
  12. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=367
  13. ↑ "Why Isn't 'Empire's' Music Topping the Billboard Charts?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  14. ↑ "BDSRadio Charts". charts.bdsradio.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  15. ↑ "V. Bozeman - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  16. ↑ "Timothy Bloom - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  17. ↑ "Timothy Bloom - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  18. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6708148/empire-song-premiere-hourglass-v-bozeman

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