The Princess of R&B: Ciara

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The Princess of R&B - Don't miss 106 & Park tonight and the World Premiere of Ciara's "I'm Out" featuring Nicki Minaj at 6P/5C!(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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The Princess of R&B - Don't miss 106 & Park tonight and the World Premiere of Ciara's "I'm Out" featuring Nicki Minaj at 6P/5C!(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Beginnings as a Songwriter - The pop star started her career as a behind-the-scenes songwriter. She penned her first major hit, "Got Me Waiting," for Fantasia Barrino's debut album, Free Yourself, which caught music executives' attention. They began to take note of her songwriting skills and potential as an artist. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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Army Brat - Being born in Texas and living in a few different places in the U.S. before her family settled in Atlanta makes Ciara the textbook definition of an army brat. Thank goodness that most of her roots are in the A, because that's the town that gave her a shot and led her to Jazze Pha.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Goodies - In 2004, Ciara released her debut album Goodies. It was sweet, sexy and the perfect combo of R&B and pop music. What made CiCi's debut extra special is the fact that she came out of the gates dancing. Her dancing skills were only rivaled by the choreography of her pop princess counterparts, but based on her "matrix" alone, she'd win any dance battle on any given day.   (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

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Goodies - In 2004, Ciara released her debut album Goodies. It was sweet, sexy and the perfect combo of R&B and pop music. What made CiCi's debut extra special is the fact that she came out of the gates dancing. Her dancing skills were only rivaled by the choreography of her pop princess counterparts, but based on her "matrix" alone, she'd win any dance battle on any given day.   (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

Lil Jon and Ciara - Atlanta's hottest producer and the R&B songstress rock viewers' senses with their gender-bending performance of Ciara's "Like A Boy." (Photo: Jordan Strauss/WireImage for BET Network)

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Ciara: The Evolution - After the success of Goodies, Ciara returned two years later with an even tighter body, improved dance moves and black hair. Her second album, Ciara: The Evolution, spawned "Like A Boy" and "That's Right" featuring ATLien Lil' Jon. She took all her hits to the BET Awards stage in 2007 and didn't disappoint.(Photo: Jordan Strauss/WireImage)

Ciara - Atlanta's Princess of R&B slows it down during her performance of "Heal the World." (Photo: Vince Bucci/PictureGroup)

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Tribute to MJ - On June 28, 2009, Ciara took to the BET Awards stage and sang a moving tribute to one of her idols, Michael Jackson. She took it slow and sang MJ's peaceful classic "Heal The World." It was touching and heartfelt, to say the least.(Photo: Vince Bucci/PictureGroup)

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Giving Acting All She's Got - The celebrity has dabbled in acting, making her big screen debut in MTV's film All You've Got (2006). She'd go on to star in the straight-to-DVD movie Mama, I Want to Sing! and the 2012 comedy That's My Boy. Her acting reviews continue to be positive.(Photo: Phil McCarten/PictureGroup)

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Janet Is All Over It - Ciara not only loved and idolized Michael Jackson, she also idolizes his younger sister, Janet. It's actually quite obvious that Ciara has taken a lot of her musical, fashion and dancing cues from Ms. Jackson.(Photo: Phil McCarten/PictureGroup)

Pretty Pick - Sometimes Ciara will trade in her curve-hugging clothes for flowing looks with lots of sex appeal, like this blue Emilio Pucci dress she wore to the 53rd Grammy Awards held on February 13, 2011 in LA. The high slit definitely turned heads along the way. (Photo: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok /Landov)

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Fashionista - Ciara is tall, in incredible shape and a designer's dream. It's clear why, over time, she's become somewhat of a fashion muse, especially for Pucci.(Photo: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok /Landov)

Ciara: October 25 - The R&B singer celebrates her 26th birthday. (Photo:  David Livingston/Getty Images)

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Fantasy Ride - Ciara's third official release was Fantasy Ride. It featured Justin Timberlake, Ludacris, The-Dream and a few others. Her singles "Go Girl" and "Work," with frequent collaborator Missy Elliott, made serious waves on the music scene.(Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images)

Ciara - The singer's father was in the U.S. Army while her mom was in the Air Force. The singer was born in Austin, Texas and went on to live in Germany, New York, California, Arizona, Nevada, and Atlanta. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Basic Instinct - In an effort to flex her writing chops, Ciara wrote the majority of the songs on Basic Instinct with The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. She led the album with the super sexy single "Ride," which once again featured Ludacris. Gotta love CiCi when she's on her grown woman tip!(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

106 & Park, VIPeek: "I'm Out" Ciara ft. Nicki Minaj

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She's Out - Don't miss the World Premiere of "I'm Out" tonight on 106!(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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