Ciara

'Ciara' (qv) Princess Harris was born on October 25, 1985 in Austin, Texas to Jackie Harris (née Smith) & Carlton Clay Harris. Due to her father being in the United States Army, she grew up on army bases in Germany, New York, Utah, California, Arizona & Nevada. During her teens, 'Ciara' (qv) and her family settled in Atlanta. 'Ciara' (qv) said that watching 'Destiny's Child' (qv) perform on a television program, while staying home from school, inspired her to pursue a career in music. Later on, 'Ciara' (qv) would join a girl group called 'Hear'Say' (qv) and worked on her songwriting. The group recorded demos, but began to have differences. Eventually, she left the group, got a publishing deal, and found a "musical soul mate" when she met producer 'Jazze Pha' (qv). 'Ciara' (qv) graduated from Riverdale High School in Riverdale, Georgia in 2003 and was signed by "LaFace Records" executive 'L.A. Reid' (qv) (aka "'L.A. Reid' (qv)"), with the help of 'Jazze Pha' (qv). She then began production on her debut album, "Goodies". 'Ciara' (qv) co-wrote a demo with songwriter 'Sean Garrett' (qv), who was co-writer of 'Usher' (qv)'s international hit, "Yeah!".::trueheritage