Quindon Tarver
| Quindon Tarver | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Quindon Dan Tarver[1] |
| Born |
August 4, 1982 Plano, Texas[2] |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Quindon Tarver (born August 4, 1982) is an American singer. He is best known for his cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" for the 1996 film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.
Life and career
Tarver was born in Plano, Texas. He started out singing in church. He appeared in the video of Madonna's "Like a Prayer" as part of the choir. His only album, Quindon, was released in 1996 by Virgin Records and included the single "It's You That's on My Mind", which charted in Australia and New Zealand.
Tarver's cover of "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", as well as his rendition of "When Doves Cry", were included on Romeo + Juliet's soundtrack, which earned double platinum status for selling two million copies. He also appeared in the film as a choir boy.
Under the same management as then teen sensations Immature/IMx, Smooth, Gyrl, and B2K, Tarver began to appeal to a large market of teens and subsequently toured the world with the likes of Immature, Brandy Norwood, and Monica.
Tarver has contributed to the soundtracks of such feature films as Kazaam (A&M Records) and Down in the Delta (Virgin Records), and has made appearances on Good Morning America, Soul Train and American Idol Seasons 2 & 7, in which he finished in the Top 50. He has worked with artists Faith Evans, Playa, Tiny (of Xscape and VH1’s Family Hustle and Nokio (of R&B group Dru Hill). He has worked with many producers, most notably Troy Taylor.
Tarver has a YouTube channel called QuindonTarverInc and is currently working on a new project, as well as writing a book.
Discography
Albums
- Quindon (1996)[3]
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
NZ [5] | ||||||||||||||||
| "It's You That's on My Mind" | 1996 | 64 | 41 | Quindon | |||||||||||||
| "When Doves Cry" | 1997 | 3 | 34 | Romeo + Juliet | |||||||||||||
| "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" (Baz Luhrmann with uncredited vocals by Quindon Tarver) |
1998 | 65 | — | Something for Everybody | |||||||||||||
| "It's My Turn"[6] | 2014 | 23 | 38 | N/A | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Biography for Quindon Tarver". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
- ↑ "Quindon Tarver". The Boy Choir & Soloist Directory. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "Quindon CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ Peaks in Australia:
- "It's You That's on My Mind" and "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "When Doves Cry": "australian-charts.com - Discography Quindon Tarver". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz - Discography Quindon Tarver". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - It's My Turn - Single by Quindon Tarver". Apple Inc. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
External links
- "Quindon Tarver's official YouTube channel". Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- "Myspace Page". Quindon's official Myspace page. Retrieved 2007-12-12.