V. Bozeman

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = V. Bozeman

| image = V._Bozeman_2015.png

| caption = Bozeman in 2015

| birth_name = Veronika Jean Bozeman{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/410595512|title = ACE Repertory}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|9}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = {{Flat list|

Singer
songwriter
actress

}}

| net_worth =

| years_active = 2011–present

| website = {{URL|http://thatgirlv.com/|thatgirlv.com/}}

| genre = {{Flat list|

| label = {{Flat list|

Mosley Music
Epic
Artistry Worldwide

}}

| associated_acts = {{Flat list|

}}

Veronika Jean Bozeman{{Cite web|title = Introducing… V|url = http://monica-payne.com/v_bozeman/introducing-v/|website = monica-payne.com|access-date = October 31, 2015|archive-date = November 22, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151122055200/http://monica-payne.com/v_bozeman/introducing-v/|url-status = dead}} (born January 9, 1988){{cite tweet|user=VeronikaBozema|author=Veronika Bozeman|number=553751601979334656|date=January 10, 2015|title=THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BIRTHDAY I'VE EVER HAD ....THANK YOU GOD}} is an American singer and actress best known for her recurring role as Veronica in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire. Bozeman began her career vocal producing songs such as "Lay It Down" by Lloyd in 2011.

Early life

Bozeman was born and raised in the South region of Los Angeles, California. She attended Crenshaw High School and California State University, Long Beach.{{Cite web|title = 7 Things To Know About 'Empire' Star, Singer V Bozeman|url = http://www.essence.com/2015/01/21/7-things-empire-singer-v-bozeman|website = Essence.com|access-date = October 31, 2015}} 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, CeeLo Green, Timothy Bloom, and Rihanna. Her manager is Monica Payne, formerly of the short-lived new jack swing groups The Gyrlz and Terri & Monica.{{cite web|title=V. Bozeman – biography|url=http://thatgirlv.com/wp-content/themes/veronika/pdf/v-bozeman_blastpage_press-1Sheet_v2.pdf|website=thatgirlv.com|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215205/http://thatgirlv.com/wp-content/themes/veronika/pdf/v-bozeman_blastpage_press-1Sheet_v2.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Monica Payne – Bio|url=http://monica-payne.com/bio/|website=monica-payne.com|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=January 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118070319/http://monica-payne.com/bio/|url-status=dead}}

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.{{Cite web|title = Empire Cast – Chart history Billboard|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=305|website = www.billboard.com|access-date = December 10, 2015}} The music video of the song garnered more than 100 million views on YouTube.{{Citation|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRC6NEdSLIA|access-date = October 31, 2015|title = V. Bozeman "What is Love"| date=January 14, 2015 }}

Bozeman appeared as the love interest of Raheem DeVaughn in his 2019 music video "Just Right".{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Gail |title=Raheem DeVaughn Finds 'Just Right' Love: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8524179/raheem-devaughn-just-right-video-premiere |website=billboard.com |publisher=Prometheus Global Media, LLC. |access-date=August 10, 2019}}

In 2023, she was featured on the soundtrack of the musical movie The Color Purple with the song "Girls", collabing with Dyo and Ludmilla.

Discography

=Singles=

==As lead artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" \|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year ! scope="col" colspan="5" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US R&B ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US Adult R&B {{cite web \|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6744333/v-bozeman/chart?f=404 \|title=V. Bozeman - Chart history {{!}} Billboard \|website=www.billboard.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924091039/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6744333/v-bozeman/chart?f=404 \|archive-date=2016-09-24}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US R&B/HH ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| FR{{Cite web\|title = lescharts.com – Empire Cast feat. V. Bozeman – What Is Love\|url = http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Empire+Cast+feat.+V.+Bozeman&titel=What+Is+Love&cat=s\|website = lescharts.com\|access-date = December 10, 2015}}{{Cite web\|title = France Top 100 Singles\|url = http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=charts&chid=5\|website = www.musicharts.net\|access-date = December 10, 2015\|archive-date = December 11, 2015\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151211090957/http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=charts&chid=5\|url-status = dead}}
scope="row"\| "Race Jones" \| 2014 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \| {{n/a}}
scope="row"\| "What is Love" \| rowspan="3"\| 2015 \| 112http://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 {{Dead link\|date=February 2022}} \|\| 13{{cite web \|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=1230 \|title=Empire Cast - Chart history {{!}} Billboard \|website=www.billboard.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305054134/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=1230 \|archive-date=2015-03-05}}\|\| —\|\| 39{{cite web \|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=367 \|title=Empire Cast - Chart history {{!}} Billboard \|website=www.billboard.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712012722/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=367 \|archive-date=2015-07-12}} \|\| 67 \| US: 54,000{{Cite web\|title = Why Isn't 'Empire's' Music Topping the Billboard Charts?\|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-isnt-empires-music-topping-777500\|website = The Hollywood Reporter\|date = February 25, 2015\|access-date = December 10, 2015}} \| rowspan=2\|Empire Soundtrack from season 1*
scope="row"\| "Black and Blue" \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\| "Smile" (featuring Timbaland) \| — \|\| —\|\| 20 \|\| —\|\| — \| \| rowspan="6" {{TBA}}
scope="row"\| "You Can't Break Me" (featuring Tyrese) \| rowspan="3"\|2016 \| — \|\| — \|\| 26 \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\| "Something In My Heart" \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\| "GO" \| — \|\| — \|\| 24 \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\| "Dear Officer" (featuring Young Life) \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\| "Juicy" (solo or remix featuring Trina and Too $hort) \|2020 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\| "Resolve" \|2023 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart
positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
R&B

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
Adult R&B
{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6744333/v-bozeman/chart?f=404 |title=V. Bozeman - Chart history {{!}} Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924091039/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6744333/v-bozeman/chart?f=404 |archive-date=2016-09-24}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
R&B/HH

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FR{{Cite web|title = lescharts.com – Empire Cast feat. V. Bozeman – What Is Love|url = http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Empire+Cast+feat.+V.+Bozeman&titel=What+Is+Love&cat=s|website = lescharts.com|access-date = December 10, 2015}}{{Cite web|title = France Top 100 Singles|url = http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=charts&chid=5|website = www.musicharts.net|access-date = December 10, 2015|archive-date = December 11, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151211090957/http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=charts&chid=5|url-status = dead}}

scope="row"| "Race Jones"

| 2014

| — || — || — || — || —

| {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "What is Love"

| rowspan="3"| 2015

| 112http://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 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} || 13{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=1230 |title=Empire Cast - Chart history {{!}} Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305054134/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=1230 |archive-date=2015-03-05}}|| —|| 39{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=367 |title=Empire Cast - Chart history {{!}} Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712012722/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=367 |archive-date=2015-07-12}} || 67

| *US: 54,000{{Cite web|title = Why Isn't 'Empire's' Music Topping the Billboard Charts?|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-isnt-empires-music-topping-777500|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = February 25, 2015|access-date = December 10, 2015}}

| rowspan=2|Empire Soundtrack from season 1

scope="row"| "Black and Blue"

| — || — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Smile"
(featuring Timbaland)

| — || —|| 20 || —|| —

| rowspan="6" {{TBA}}

scope="row"| "You Can't Break Me"
(featuring Tyrese)

| rowspan="3"|2016

| — || — || 26 || — || —

scope="row"| "Something In My Heart"

| — || — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "GO"

| — || — || 24 || — || —

scope="row"| "Dear Officer"
(featuring Young Life)

| — || — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Juicy" (solo or remix featuring Trina and Too $hort)

|2020

| — || — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Resolve"

|2023

| — || — || — || — || —

==As featured artist==

File:V. Bozeman (4).jpg

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" \|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year ! scope="col" colspan="4" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US Pop ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US R&B ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| Adult R&B {{Cite web\|title = Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard\|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/429983/timothy-bloom/chart?f=404\|website = www.billboard.com\|access-date = December 11, 2015}}
scope="row"\| "'Til The End Of Time" (Timothy Bloom featuring V. Bozeman) \| rowspan="1"\| 2011 \| — \|\| — \|\| 82{{Cite web\|title = Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard\|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/429983/timothy-bloom/chart\|website = www.billboard.com\|access-date = December 11, 2015}}\|\| 28 \| The Budding Rose EP
scope="row"\| "Bad Girl" (Serayah McNeill featuring V. Bozeman) \| rowspan="2"\| 2015 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| Empire Soundtrack from season 1
scope="row"\| "Happy Alone" (Matrix & Futurebound featuring V. Bozeman) \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| {{n/a}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart
positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
Pop

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
R&B

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| Adult R&B
{{Cite web|title = Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/429983/timothy-bloom/chart?f=404|website = www.billboard.com|access-date = December 11, 2015}}

scope="row"| "'Til The End Of Time" (Timothy Bloom featuring V. Bozeman)

| rowspan="1"| 2011

| — || — || 82{{Cite web|title = Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/429983/timothy-bloom/chart|website = www.billboard.com|access-date = December 11, 2015}}|| 28

| The Budding Rose EP

scope="row"| "Bad Girl" (Serayah McNeill featuring V. Bozeman)

| rowspan="2"| 2015

| — || — || — || —

| Empire Soundtrack from season 1

scope="row"| "Happy Alone" (Matrix & Futurebound featuring V. Bozeman)

| — || — || — || —

| {{n/a}}

==Other Songs==

2015 : Hourglass (prod by Max Beesley & Terrence Howard){{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6708148/empire-song-premiere-hourglass-v-bozeman|title = 'Empire' Cast Premieres 'Hourglass' feat. V. Bozeman: Exclusive Early Listen|magazine = Billboard}}
2023 : Girls (From the Original Motion Picture "The Color Purple") (with Dyo and Ludmilla)

Filmography

=Films=

2010 : The Blue Wall: Kendra (short)
2016 : The Black Book: herself (short – starring Tyrese & Tank)Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/1QmaKInS-I4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160329095256/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QmaKInS-I4&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QmaKInS-I4| title = "The Black Book" Starring Tyrese Gibson (WSHH Exclusive - Short Film / Music Video) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
2016 : 90 Days: Samantha (short – starring Teyonah Parris – Jennia Fredrique)
2016 : Boy Bye: Melanie (starring Shondrella Avery – starring Tammy Townsend and Omar Gooding)
2017 : Versus (short – starring Jesse Williams)
2019 : Sacrifice : Tamika
2020 : Paydirt: Cici
2021 : Karen : Fatima
2021 : Howard High : Tracy
2023 : Still Here : Jennifer Law
2024 : Snatched : Angela

=Television=

2015–2019 : Empire: Veronica (recurring role, 7 episodes)
2017 : The Simpsons : additional voices (1 episode)
2021 : Sacrifice : Tamika (main role, 1 episode)

References

External links

{{Official website|http://thatgirlv.com/}}
{{AllMusic |id = mn0002952391}}
{{Discogs artist|Veronika Bozeman}}
{{IMDb name|id = 4247195}}

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century African-American women singers

Category:20th-century American women singers

Category:20th-century American singers

Category:21st-century African-American actresses

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Category:American television actresses

Category:1988 births

Category:21st-century American women singers

Category:21st-century American singers

Category:Crenshaw High School alumni

Category:California State University, Long Beach alumni

Category:21st-century African-American women singers