A Timeline of Dionne Farris's Life
A woman of many talents!
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A Star Is Born - Dionne Farris was born December 4, 1969, in Plainfield, New Jersey and raised in Bordertown, New Jersey.(Photo: Dionne Farris via Twitter)
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Jazz Hands - Farris began dancing at the age of three and attended the Irene Parker Dance Studio in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, for 10 years. She studied tap, jazz and ballet.(Photo: Dionne Farris via Twitter)
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Arrested Development - Farris and Arrested Development were signed to the same recording label and, in 1992, they recorded an album together. Farris did not want to be in the group but agreed to sing on the album as an extended member.(Photo: Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images)
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Debut - Randy Jackson signed Farris to Columbia records in 1992. Her debut album, Wild Seed – Wild Flower, was released in 1995.(Photo: Columbia Records)