Trey Songz

Trey Songz, American hip-hop and R'n'B artist, was born in 1984 in Petersburg, a city in state Virginia. When Trey was fourteen years old, he took the interest in music, and pretty soon the young singer started performing, encouraged by his family and friends. Songz was noticed by a producer at the talent show in 2000, and two years later Trey signed the contract with Atlantic Records and began working on his new material.

Trey’s debut studio work titled I Gotta Make It was released in 2005. Such famous musicians as Twista, Juvenile and the legendary singer Aretha Franklin participated in the creation of that record and that fact proved the highest level of I Gotta Make It. Its sound included the elements of old compositions of fifties and sixties and at the same time Songz demonstrated that he wanted and he was able to go forward in a very confident way. I Gotta Make It attracted numerous listeners’ attention to his creativity, and two years later the artist pleased his fans with the strong album Trey Day (2007). Its single Can't Help But Wait was nominated for the Grammy Award in the category Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.

Trey’s record Ready was released in 2009 and it debuted at the third place in Billboard 200 and at the second place in R&B и Hip-Hop chart. The sound included elements of hip-hop, rhythm-and-blues, pop and even soul – definitely, the cocktail turned out to be quite interesting. Songz keeps on improving his skills, and Ready is the perfect proof of his progress. The musicians did not make his fans to wait for a long time for the following work: Passion, Pain & Pleasure was issued in 2010 and the musical experts noted the soft sound and romantic atmosphere of that long play. Moreover, Trey managed to find his own signature sound in a short period of time, and that mood became one of the most recognizable features of his creativity. There is no doubt that Songz’ art will be interesting for all the good music lovers, and one can choose any Trey’s album to begin the acquaintance – all his records are great and original in their own ways.