Arie’s mother, Joyce Simpson, also grew up in Detroit, where she pursued a career as a singer during her teenage years. Drafted by the Denver Rockets (later the Denver Nuggets), he became one of the now-defunct league’s top scorers (he also played with three National Basketball Association teams before ending his athletic career in 1980). I later found out it means ‘lion’ in Hebrew.”Īrie’s father, Ralph Simpson, was a standout high school basketball player in Detroit and spent a year at Michigan State University before getting a hardship exemption to enter the draft of the American Basketball Association as a 19-year old. “My first name was chosen in honor of Mahatma Gandhi, because I share his birthday. “It’s not a stage name-Î was born India Arie Simpson at Rose Medical Center in 1975,” the Denver native laughed.
The song “Video” from the CD became an anthem for many listeners with its positive message about loving yourself. With her 2001 album Acoustic Soul, R&B singer India.Arie made one of the most notable debuts in music history, traveling down the trail blazed by like-minded soul sisters Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.
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