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Ledisi Anibade Young is a R&B singer-songwriter from New Orleans. Her first name means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba. Ledisi is known for her jazz influenced vocals. In 1995, Ledisi formed the group known as Anibade. When trying to get the group signed to a major label, she had no luck which result in her and Sundra Manning starting LeSun Records. Along with her group Anibade, Ledisi released an album entitled Take Time. The album gained major airplay from local radio stations.

In 2000, Ledisi released her first album, entitled Soulsinger: The Revival. Ledisi and her group toured in 2001, performing various shows. In 2002, Ledisi released her sophomore album, Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue. The album won her an award for "Outstanding Jazz Album" at the California Music Awards.

In 2007, Ledisi signed a major record deal with Verve Forecast and later released her third in August 2008, entitled Lost & Found, which has sold 216,894 copies. In 2008, Ledisi released her Christmas album, It's Christmas.

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