Malaika (singer) facts for kids
This page is about an American singer. For the South African musical group, see Malaika (group).
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Malaika
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Malaika LeRae Sallard
January 2, 1972 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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| Other names | Malaika Sallard Johnson |
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| Years active | 1991–1996 |
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Malaika (born Malaika LeRae Sallard, January 2, 1972, in Seattle, Washington) also known under name Malaika Sallard Johnson, is a female African American dance singer from Seattle, Washington. During her short lived music career she recorded only one album entitled Sugar Time, which managed two Top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including her number #1 single, "Gotta Know (Your Name)" in 1993.
Sallard is tied with another A&M recording artist, CeCe Peniston, who took her own chances by performing backup vocals on the Overweight Pooch's album record Female Preacher in 1991, originally intended for Malaika.
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Discography
Albums
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| 1993 | Sugar Time
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| Dance | R&B/ Hip-Hop |
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SS | Air | 100 |
Air | 100 | ||||
| 1992 | "So Much Love" | 6 | — | 5 | 27 | — | — | 55 | 102 | Sugar Time |
| 1993 | "Gotta Know (Your Name)" | — | 68 | 1 | 17 | 48 | 68 | 74 | 120 | |
| 1995 | "Break It Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||||||||
Other contributions
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1992 | "You Win, I Win, We Lose" (on Finally by CeCe Peniston) | background vocal |
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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