Veronika Jean Bozeman[2] (born January 9, 1988)[3] 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.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Veronika Jean Bozeman[1] |
| Born | January 9, 1988 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | thatgirlv.com/ |
Early life
editBozeman was born and raised in the South region of Los Angeles, California. She attended Crenshaw High School and California State University, Long Beach.[4] She had the dream of being a singer since early childhood.
Career
editBozeman 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.[5][6]
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.[7] The music video of the song garnered more than 100 million views on YouTube.[8]
Bozeman appeared as the love interest of Raheem DeVaughn in his 2019 music video "Just Right".[9]
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
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
US Adult R&B [10] |
US R&B/HH |
FR[11][12] | ||||
| "Race Jones" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What is Love" | 2015 | 112[13] | 13[14] | — | 39[15] | 67 | *US: 54,000[16] | Empire Soundtrack from season 1 |
| "Black and Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Smile" (featuring Timbaland) |
— | — | 20 | — | — | TBA | ||
| "You Can't Break Me" (featuring Tyrese) |
2016 | — | — | 26 | — | — | ||
| "Something In My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "GO" | — | — | 24 | — | — | |||
| "Dear Officer" (featuring Young Life) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Juicy" (solo or remix featuring Trina and Too $hort) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Resolve" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
As featured artist
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||
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| US | US Pop |
US R&B |
Adult R&B [17] | |||
| "'Til The End Of Time" (Timothy Bloom featuring V. Bozeman) | 2011 | — | — | 82[18] | 28 | The Budding Rose EP |
| "Bad Girl" (Serayah McNeill featuring V. Bozeman) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Empire Soundtrack from season 1 |
| "Happy Alone" (Matrix & Futurebound featuring V. Bozeman) | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other Songs
edit- 2015 : Hourglass (prod by Max Beesley & Terrence Howard)[19]
- 2023 : Girls (From the Original Motion Picture "The Color Purple") (with Dyo and Ludmilla)
Filmography
editFilms
edit- 2010 : The Blue Wall: Kendra (short)
- 2016 : The Black Book: herself (short – starring Tyrese & Tank)[20]
- 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
edit- 2015–2019 : Empire: Veronica (recurring role, 7 episodes)
- 2017 : The Simpsons : additional voices (1 episode)
- 2021 : Sacrifice : Tamika (main role, 1 episode)
References
edit- ^ "ACE Repertory".
- ^ "Introducing… V". monica-payne.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ Veronika Bozeman [@VeronikaBozema] (January 10, 2015). "THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BIRTHDAY I'VE EVER HAD ....THANK YOU GOD" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "7 Things To Know About 'Empire' Star, Singer V Bozeman". Essence.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "V. Bozeman – biography" (PDF). thatgirlv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ "Monica Payne – Bio". monica-payne.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ "Empire Cast – Chart history Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ V. Bozeman "What is Love", January 14, 2015, retrieved October 31, 2015
- ^ Mitchell, Gail. "Raheem DeVaughn Finds 'Just Right' Love: Watch". billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "V. Bozeman - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016.
- ^ "lescharts.com – Empire Cast feat. V. Bozeman – What Is Love". lescharts.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "France Top 100 Singles". www.musicharts.net. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ http://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]
- ^ "Empire Cast - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Empire Cast - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Why Isn't 'Empire's' Music Topping the Billboard Charts?". The Hollywood Reporter. February 25, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "'Empire' Cast Premieres 'Hourglass' feat. V. Bozeman: Exclusive Early Listen". Billboard.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Black Book" Starring Tyrese Gibson (WSHH Exclusive - Short Film / Music Video). YouTube.
External links
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- Official website
- V. Bozeman at AllMusic
- V. Bozeman discography at Discogs
- V. Bozeman at IMDb