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D'Angelo
One of the key stars of the 1990s neo-soul scene, D'Angelo took on classic
influences such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Al Green and updated them with
modern beats. Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, on February 11,
1974, he was raised in a Pentocostal church by his minister father and grew up
singing gospel songs and playing the church organ before dropping out of school
and moving to New York as an 18-year-old, where he won a series of talent shows
at Harlem's Apollo Theatre. Signed up by EMI, he took the stage name D'Angelo
and had his first notable success...
