Ciara is a popular multi-talented singer, dancer, songwriter, and actress who has won 8 ASCAP awards, a Grammy Award, many Soul Train Awards, and many Lady Of Soul Awards.

Ciara was born in Austin, Texas, and grew up in army bases in Germany, New York, California, Arizona and Nevada, since her father was in the United States Army.

Ciara’s debut single, Goodies, became a hit, reaching the top of the United States pop and R&B/hip-hop charts, and also charting in the United Kingdom (in January 2005, also reaching number one), Australia, Germany, Sweden, and New Zealand. With help from Jazze Pha, Sean Garrett, Ludacris, and Lil Jon, Ciara released her debut album, Goodies on September 28, 2004. It entered the Billboard 200 chart at #3, and sold over 3 million copies in the USA alone.

Ciara’s second single “1, 2 Step” featuring Missy Elliot went #1 five times in the first week. Next week it went #1 all over the country (including The U.K., Australia, France and Germany. It was her biggest #1 hit single. It won and was nominated for many awards including 5 ladie of soul awards, 3 VMA Awards which she won.

The third single “Oh” featuring Ludacris also went #1 especially in the U.K., and New Zealand. It was #1 It won The “Coolest Collabo” with Ludacris at the 2005 Vibe Awards. It also went #1 in Australia and France. It marked her third #1 hit single.