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Cassandra Ventura (born on August 26, 1986) is an American model, R&B and pop singer, and occasional actress. She is best known for her single "Me & U", which became a hit in 2006. Cassie was born in New London, Connecticut. She was born to a Filipino father and her mother is of African-American, Mexican, and West Indian Caribbean heritage. Cassie graduated from The Williams School, a preparatory school in New London. When she completed high school in 2004, she announced that she would pursue her career in modeling and singing, foregoing college. At fourteen Cassie began her career as a model. Represented by Wilhelmina Models she appeared in print ads for Delia's, Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Seventeen. She appeared in a Clean and Clear commercial. She was the face of Missy Elliot's Adidas "Respect M.E." clothing line, Complex (magazine) featured her in a swimsuit spread; and Target department store put her on their prime billboard space in Times Square. Cassie and Lauren London are also spokesmodels for the Sean John women's collection, which Diddy said would be released in July 2007. After high school Cassie moved to New York City and continued modelling; as well attending classes at the Broadway Dance Center. Meanwhile, music producer Ryan Leslie spotted her at clubs and parties in late 2004 frequently. Shortly after a formal introduction to Ryan Leslie, Cassie became the focus of NextSelection. The two wrote a duet called "Kiss Me" and after recording the track, Next Selection made a management move to play the song for music executive Tommy Mottola. Leslie also co-wrote and produced Cassie's first single, "Me & U". Cassie was introduced to Sean "Diddy" Combs' by a make-up artist from one of her modeling assignments which helped her with her to get a shot at a music career. Before signing with Bad Boy, Cassie's first single, "Me & U ", had already hit the airwaves and was a major hit in dance clubs. On its official release, "Me & U" proved to be a hit song. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the Billboard Pop 100. Her follow up single, "Long Way 2 Go" was far less successful, peaking at ninety-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Cassie's debut album, Cassie, was released on August 8, 2006 and sold 321,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. In contrast to her album sales, Cassie's hit single, "Me & U", sold over 1 million digital downloads. In June 2007, MTV News reported that contrary to rumors, Cassie had not been dropped from Bad Boy Records after only releasing two singles from her self-titled album Cassie, and would be working with producers Kanye West and Pharrell Williams on her second album. In January 2008, Billboard magazine reported that her album is scheduled for release in June 2008, and includes production work from Bryan Michael Cox, Sean C, Eric Hudson, Ryan Leslie, LV, Seven and Mario Winans. Cassie was quoted as saying that she had "grown up a lot" since her first album, and that "you can hear my vocals better this time around. There's real emotion and a much realer connection with my fans". She also said the album's first single would be "a club record" and "fun and danceable" possible choices include "My House", "Push It" and "Thirsty". On April 10, 2008 Cassie's lead single for her second album "Official Girl premiered on Cassie's official myspace page. She also appeared in the film Step Up 2 the Streets, and recorded a song for its soundtrack called "Is It You". It entered the UK charts at number ninety-three and currently sits at number fifty-five. During the process of recording her sophomore album, Cassie made an appearance in the Kanye West music video "Stronger". Cassie also made an appearance in Jay Z's music video for "Roc Boys" from his album American Gangster. |
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