Tracie Spencer: Difference between revisions

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|12}}<ref>[http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/tracie_spencer Rate Your Music - Tracie Spencer]</ref><ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/tracie-spencer-57762637/ Hollywood - Tracie Spencer]</ref><ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/tracie-spencer/id492257 iTunes - Tracie Spencer]</ref>

'''Tracie Monique Spencer''' (born July 12, 1975)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eyfeVZ6jf1oC&pg=PA195&dq=Tracie+Spencer+1976&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibjouW9v_UAhWo5YMKHf26Bx0Q6AEIJDAA#v=onepage&q=Tracie%20Spencer%201976&f=false On this Day in Black Music History]</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/430332/tracie-spencer/biography Billboard - Tracie Spencer]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/torrez-spencer/torrezspencer|title=Tracie Spencer (Monique), 42 - Waterloo, IA {{!}} MyLife.com™ Background Profile|website=www.mylife.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-30}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[singer]]–[[songwriter]], [[actress]], and [[model (person)|model]]. Spencer is best known for her [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[pop music|pop]] singles during the late–1980s through the 1990s such as; "[[Symptoms of True Love]]" (1988), "[[This House (Tracie Spencer song)|This House]]" (1990), "[[Tender Kisses]]" (1991) and "[[It's All About You (Not About Me)]]" (1999). A [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]] native, Spencer's first claim to fame was when she participated on the CBS talent competition television show ''[[Star Search]]''; winning the junior vocalist competition in 1987. Following her win on the show, Spencer signed a contract with [[Capitol Records]], at the time the youngest female to do so; releasing three albums with the label. Since 2007, Spencer has taken a hiatus from music; however, she is still modeling and pursuing other interests.

Born in 1975 to Theresa (née Williams) and Marvin E. Spencer Sr. (1938–2014)<ref>[http://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/marvin-e-spencer/article_8a3b61d2-467b-51ed-9b2f-b0634cd507fc.html WCF Courier - Marvin E. Spencer (1938-2014)]</ref>, a well-known musician.<ref>[http://wcfcourier.com/entertainment/local_entertainment/marvin-spencer-had-golden-voice-personality/article_d361cf5b-d1ce-59ae-b110-bc8c4790b71c.html Pulse - Marvin Spencer had golden voice, personality - Feb 17, 2014]</ref> Spencer was raised in [[Waterloo, Iowa]] along with her three siblings; Marvin Jr., Marty and Tricia. Spencer's mother is of [[Louisiana Creole people|Creole]] and [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] descent; her father was [[French Canadian]] and [[Panamanian]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ESgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA168&dq=tracie+spencer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1hNHd0vDLAhWDuIMKHXcAAQcQ6AEIMjAG#v=onepage&q=tracie%20spencer&f=false Vibe Magazine - November 1999]</ref> The middle child of three, Spencer began singing at the age of three and began modeling in pageant competitions at age five. In addition to singing, Spencer was an honor student who also played basketball in elementary and high school.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xcwDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=tracie+spencer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwissYfY2PDLAhWI7SYKHYMxDKA4ChDoAQgvMAQ#v=onepage&q=tracie%20spencer&f=false Ebony Magazine - March 1991]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3cIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40&dq=tracie+spencer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwissYfY2PDLAhWI7SYKHYMxDKA4ChDrAQgsMAM#v=onepage&q=tracie%20spencer&f=false JET Magazine - February 10, 1992]</ref> Spencer attended [[Columbus High School (Waterloo, Iowa)|Columbus High School]]<ref>[http://people.com/archive/high-school-hit-maker-vol-35-no-19/ People - High School Hit-Maker - May 20, 1991]</ref>, graduating in 1993.

[[Category:1975 births]]