Deniece Williams
- MatchDeniece Williams
- 100%Heatwave
- 100%Phyllis Hyman
- 90%DeBarge
- 88%Stephanie Mills
- 81%Teddy Pendergrass
- 78%Teena Marie
- 76%The Emotions
- 75%Shalamar
- 74%Jeffrey Osborne
- 71%Luther Vandross
Biography
Deniece Chandler, 3 June 1951, Gary, Indiana, USA. Williams is a gospel/soul singer whose successes span the 70s and 80s. As a child she sang in a gospel choir and made her first recordings in the late 60s for the Chicago-based Toddlin Town label. After training as a nurse, she was hired by Stevie Wonder to join his Wonderlove vocal backing group. She contributed to four of his albums before leaving Wonder to pursue a solo career. Produced by Maurice White of Earth, Wind And Fire, her... Read more