Houston (singer) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Houston
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| Birth name | Houston Edward Summers IV |
| Born | October 26, 1983 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2003–2005 |
| Labels | Capitol Records |
Houston Edward Summers IV (born October 26, 1983), known mononymously as Houston, is an American former R&B singer, best known for his hit single "I Like That".
..... He was subsequently dropped from his contract with Capitol Records.
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Early life
Summers attended the Academy of Music at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles. He would regularly be invited to participate in activities taking place in the school's music academy. His management team recorded a videotape of Summers's performances, which they hoped would help the singer land a recording contract. He was signed to Capitol Records.
Career
Houston's debut single, "I Like That" featuring Chingy and Nate Dogg was released on March 13, 2004, and was a hit therefore peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 11 on both Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. His debut and only album, It's Already Written was released on August 10, 2004, being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
FRA |
SWI |
UK |
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| It's Already Written |
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14 | 8 | 83 | 50 | 101 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
AUS |
BEL (FL) |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NZ |
SWI |
UK |
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| "I Like That" (featuring Chingy, Nate Dogg, and I-20) |
2004 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
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It's Already Written |
| "Ain't Nothing Wrong" | — | 70 | 52 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Houston (rapero) para niños
