Zacardi Cortez

Zacardi Cortez
Birth name Zacardi Renye Louis Cortez
Born (1985-09-17) September 17, 1985
Houston, Texas
Genres Christian R&B, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel, contemporary R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active 2012–present
Labels Blacksmoke, WorldWide
Associated acts James Fortune, John P. Kee, Cheneta Jones
Website zacardicortez.com

Zacardi Renye Louis Cortez (born September 17, 1985) is an American gospel musician and Christian R&B artist. He started his music career, in 2012, with the release of The Introduction by Blacksmoke Records. His second album, REloaded, was released by WorldWide Records in 2014. Both albums charted on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. His first release was more successful with chartings on The Billboard 200, Independent Albums, and R&B Albums charts.

Early life

Cortez was born in Houston, Texas on September 17, 1985,[1] as Zacardi Renye Louis Cortez.[2] His spiritual and music mentor, John P. Kee, was an influence upon his life, while they were touring together, and Kee even had Cortez featured on his album in 2005, Live at the Fellowship.[1] After this, Cortez joined in James Fortune's band FIYA for a guest spot on The Transformation that was released in 2007.[1]

Music career

His music career got started in 2012, with the release of The Introduction by Blacksmoke Records on May 22, 2012.[3] This was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, with it placing on The Billboard 200 at No. 73, Gospel Albums at No. 2, Independent Albums at No. 16, and R&B Albums at No. 8.[4] He released, REloaded, with WorldWide Records in 2014,[3] yet this only charted on the Gospel Albums at No. 10.[4] He performs on the single, "It's You (A Love Song)," which was released by Cheneta Jones.

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[4]
US US
Gos		 US
Indie		 US
R&B
The Introduction 73 2 16 8
REloaded – 10 – –

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jeffries, David. "Zacardi Cortez : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Texas, Birth Record Index, 1926–1995. "ZACARDI CORTEZ". Texas, Birth Record Index, 1926–1995. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 AllMusic. "Zacardi Cortez : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Billboard. "Zacardi Cortez : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2015.

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