Before having the #1 album in the country with “The Light Of The Sun”, performing at The White House, being named People Magazine’s Top TV Breakout Star of 2010 and appearing on VH1 Divas alongside Aretha Franklin, three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, New York Times best selling poet and critically acclaimed actress Jill Scott began her career collaborating with musical icons, The Roots, Will Smith and Common in the late 90s.
In 2000, she released her much anticipated debut record, “Who is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds, Vol. 1”, a double platinum album that earned Scott several Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist. Two more critically acclaimed albums followed, “Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds, Vol. 2” and “The Real Thing: Words & Sounds, Vol. 3” which garnered two more Grammy Awards and spawned multiple worldwide tours.
In 2000, she released her much anticipated debut record, “Who is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds, Vol. 1”, a double platinum album that earned Scott several Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist. Two more critically acclaimed albums followed, “Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds, Vol. 2” and “The Real Thing: Words & Sounds, Vol. 3” which garnered two more Grammy Awards and spawned multiple worldwide tours.
Never limited to music, Jill Scott is a true multimedia brand across books, clothing, TV and film. Most recently, she was cast as the lead character in the HBO/BBC miniseries filmed on location in Botswana, “The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency”, a Peabody Award-winning show directed by the late Oscar Award-winning director Anthony Minghella. Before that, Scott starred alongside Tyler Perry and Janet Jackson in the #1 national movie series “Why Did I Get Married?” as well as Lifetime Movie Network’s “Sins of the Mother”, the made for TV movie which became the second-most watched premiere in the network’s history. Scott recently starred in the all-black remake of the 1989 film and iconic Off-Broadway play “Steel Magnolias”, which also starred Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard and Phylicia Rashad.
A consummate writer at heart, she penned “The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours”, a compilation of poems that instantly became a New York Times bestseller. Scott also developed an intimate line for Ashley Stewart and founded Blues Babe, a registered 501(c) 3 foundation that has raised over hundreds of thousands dollars to support minority students pursuing college degrees.
A consummate writer at heart, she penned “The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours”, a compilation of poems that instantly became a New York Times bestseller. Scott also developed an intimate line for Ashley Stewart and founded Blues Babe, a registered 501(c) 3 foundation that has raised over hundreds of thousands dollars to support minority students pursuing college degrees.
Jill Scott will be at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Friday November 2, 2012.
