Yvette Michele

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Yvette Michele

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| birth_name = Michele Yvette Bryant

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|12|17}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

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| discography =

| occupations = {{Flatlist|

Singer
songwriter

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| years_active = 1996–present

| spouse =

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Loud
RCA
Franchise

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Michele Yvette Bryant{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Yvette+Michele?anv=Yvette+Michelle |title=Discogs.com |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2011-03-11}} (born December 17, 1968{{cite web|url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=Bryant%2C+Michele+Y.%2C+1968-&Search_Code=NALL&PID=uHREPl21A96ZYotNicju6HRXmYih&SEQ=20240818162622&CNT=25&HIST=1 |title=United States Copyright Office|publisher=United States Copyright Office |access-date=2024-08-18}}), known professionally as Yvette Michele, is an American R&B singer.

Career

Michele released her debut album, My Dream, on August 26, 1997 on the RCA record label. From 1996-1998 she released three Top 20 singles on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, "Everyday & Everynight" (#3),[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=360&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Music%2FMaxi-Singles+Sales&ci=3023383&cdi=7059699&cid=05%2F18%2F1996]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} "I'm Not Feeling You" (#5) [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=360&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Music%2FMaxi-Singles+Sales&ci=3025883&cdi=7150649&cid=02%2F22%2F1997]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and "DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)" (#19).[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=360&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Music%2FMaxi-Singles+Sales&ci=3028450&cdi=7241518&cid=10%2F25%2F1997]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

On March 5, 1997 "I'm Not Feeling You" was awarded the Billboard 'Greatest Gainer Sales' award for the biggest sales gain of the week.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aA4EAAAAMBAJ&q=Yvette+Michele&pg=PA117 |title=Billboard - Google Books |date=1997-03-15 |access-date=2011-03-11}}

Also, she participated in the song "Far From Yours" of the rapper O.C.

Discography

=Albums=

My Dream (1997)

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="5"\| Peak positions{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/yvette-michele-mn0000693229/awards \|title=Yvette Michele \| Awards \|publisher=AllMusic \|access-date=2014-07-14}}
US Hot 100 !US R&B/ Hip-Hop !US Dance Singles Sales !UK Singles{{cite book \| first= David \| last= Roberts \| year= 2006 \| title= British Hit Singles & Albums \| edition= 19th \| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited \| location= London \| isbn= 1-904994-10-5 \| page= 207}}
1996 \| "Everyday & Everynight" \| style="text-align:center;"\| 60 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 23 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 3 \| style="text-align:center;"\| —
1997 \| "I'm Not Feeling You" \| style="text-align:center;"\| 44 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 12 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 6 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 36
1997 \| "DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)" \| style="text-align:center;"\| 84 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 36 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 19 \| style="text-align:center;"\| —
1997 \| "Far From Yours" O.C. featuring Yvette Michele \| style="text-align:center;"\| 81 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 43 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 23 \| style="text-align:center;"\| —
1997 \| "Crazy" \| style="text-align:center;"\| — \| style="text-align:center;"\| — \| style="text-align:center;"\| — \| style="text-align:center;"\| —
colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"\| "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="5"| Peak positions{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/yvette-michele-mn0000693229/awards |title=Yvette Michele | Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2014-07-14}}

US Hot 100

!US R&B/
Hip-Hop

!US Dance
Singles Sales

!UK
Singles{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5