Singers of the Negroid race. The most beautiful African American women in the world

Russia is home to several tens of thousands of people with African roots. During the 2010 census, more than 13 thousand people indicated their nationality as Russians / Afro-Russians, several thousand more registered as representatives of specific African countries and peoples, of which the nationalities were most often Nigerians (651 people) and Angolans (457 people).

15th place. Cornelia Mango - singer and artist. She was born in Astrakhan on April 24, 1986. From an interview with Cornelia: “My mother is a Nogay by nationality, she grew up in a religious family. by the way, not particularly dark, because his mother is Spanish. But his father is African from Guinea-Bissau. " Her father now lives in Portugal.

14th place. Elena Hanga(born May 1, 1962, Moscow) - TV presenter. Her father - Tanzanian Abdula Kassim Hanga - was the prime minister of Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania), repressed after coup d'état and died in prison. The mother has African American and Jewish roots.

13th place. Tina Ogunleie (Charles)(born May 17, 1979, St. Petersburg) - DJ, singer, former member group "Cream". Father is Nigerian, mother is Russian. VK page - https://vk.com/tinacharles

12th place. Lieberge Kpadonu(born December 17, 1987, St. Petersburg) - a participant in the TV project House 2. Her father is from Benin, her mother is Russian. Liberge Kpadonu VKontakte page - https://vk.com/id22355616

11th place. Elizabeth Martinez(born November 10, 1986, Moscow) - actress of the Satyricon Theater, has also starred in films and serials. Father is Afro-Mexican, mother is Russian.

10th place. Nkeiruka (Kira) Ezekh(born October 17, 1983, Moscow) - Russian curler, three-time European champion (2006, 2012, 2015). Her father is Nigerian, and her mother is a Chuvash by nationality.

9th place. Emilia Touray(born October 6, 1984, Astrakhan) - Russian handball player, 3-time world champion, silver medalist of the Beijing Olympics as part of the Russian national team. Emilia Turey's father is a native of Sierra Leone, her mother is Russian.

8th place. Judith-Flores Yalovaya(born June 9, 1987, Ryazan) - Russian volleyball player, bronze medalist of the 2010 Russian Beach Volleyball Championship, silver medalist of the 2010 Russian Open Cup (with Natalia Stepanova). Father - Angolan, mother - Elena Pisnyuk. Before marriage, Juditte-Flores bore the surname Pisnyuk, then she took her husband's surname - Yalovaya. Her first husband Dmitry Yalovoy, a military man, died in Abkhazia during the 2008 Georgian-South Ossetian conflict. Now I am married for the second time, to the master of sports powerlifting Kirill Baev. Odnoklassniki page - http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/profile/174447504154

7th place. Alice Edun- singer. She was born in St. Petersburg. Father is Nigerian, mother is Russian. Now he lives and works in Italy. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Edunofficial

6th place. Victoria Pierre-Marie- blues and jazz singer. She was born in Moscow on April 17, 1979. Her father is Cameroonian, her mother is Russian. In 1996, Victoria was awarded the title of "Russian Queen of the Blues" by the President of the Association of Jazz Musicians Yuri Saulsky. Victoria's height is 167 cm, weight 87 kg, figure parameters 120-100-120. Victoria Pierre-Marie's website - http://pier-mari.ru/

5th place. Victoria Castro(born December 5, 1986) - actress and journalist. She hosted the talk show "Maiden's Tears" on STS in 2003. She starred in several films and TV series, as well as in Dima Bilan's video "Mulatto". Her father is Afro-Cuban, her mother is Russian.

4th place. Camilla Ogun(born May 7, 1999, Stary Oskol, Belgorod region) - Russian basketball player, 6-time champion of Russia, European champion among girls under 16 years old as part of the Russian national team. The father is from Nigeria, the mother is Russian. Camilla - younger sister models by Julia Ogun. VKontakte page - https://vk.com/kamkungfu Odnoklassniki page - http://ok.ru/profile/559501931968

3rd place. Julia Ogun(born March 20, 1991, Stary Oskol, Belgorod region) - Russian model... Height is 181 cm, the parameters of the figure are 84-60-89. The father is from Nigeria, the mother is Russian. Julia - older sister basketball players Camilla Ogun. VKontakte page - https://vk.com/ju_ogun Odnoklassniki page - http://ok.ru/profile/792809706

2nd place. Carolina Cabacuala(born August 11, 1988) - Russian actress and model. Height is 182 cm. Carolina's father is Congolese.

1st place. Caterina Keiro(after marriage - Novoseltseva) - Russian basketball player, attacking defender of the Dynamo Moscow team and the Russian national team. Born December 4, 1988 in Rostov-on-Don. Height - 182 cm, weight - 70 kg. Katerina's father is a native of Sierra Leone. Katerina's brother Victor Keiru is a basketball player who played for the Russian national team at the Beijing Olympics. Katerina Novoseltseva's VKontakte page - https://vk.com/id1572714

In continuation of our column "The most beautiful women in the world", we decided to make a selection of the most beautiful girls with a chocolate skin color.

Dark-skinned women have always amazed with their beauty: full lips, velvety skin, athletic figure and perfect proportions. But it's no secret that their path to the top of fame was not easy, and even today a girl with a dark skin color can be met in a modeling agency with the words: “We already have one dark-skinned model”.

41, supermodel and TV presenter

One of the first African American women to conquer the catwalks of Paris. She started her career path at the age of 15 and became the first black woman, which has featured on the covers of GQ, Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret, and is the creator and producer of America's Next Top Model.

Naomi Campbell

44 years old, supermodel

An icon of the 90s: no fashion show, no fashionable party or another scandal could do without it. Naomi became the first black model to receive one of the highest paid contracts with a modeling agency. And now, after 10 years, she looks amazing and has not changed a bit.

33 years old, singer and actress

The girl from Houston, Texas has become the most popular pop and r "n" b-singer in the world. She has 20 Grammy awards and made history as the only woman to be nominated for this award 52 times.

26 years old, singer

The singer from Barbados was noticed by an American agent, and soon she signed a contract with the production center of the rapper Jay-Z (45). Today she is the highest paid singer and her single, Umbrella, became the biggest selling hit in the world.

Lola monroe

28 years old, rapper and model

The American singer was born in Ethiopia, but moved to Washington DC as a child, where she grew up. Her debut single Boss Bitch was the first step towards popularity.

Dorothy Dandridge

1922-1956, actress, singer and dancer

One of the first black women to achieve recognition on the American stage. She also became the first black woman to be nominated for an Oscar.

Whitney Houston

1963-2012, singer and actress

American singer, performer of the most touching love song I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston entered the Guinness Book of Records as a woman with the most big amount awards. She won the hearts of the 90s generation, starring in the film "The Bodyguard".

48 years old, actress

In 2002, Holly received the Academy Award for Best Actress. We know her from the movie "X-Men" and as a Bond girl in the movie "Die Another Day".

Diana Ross

70 years old, singer, producer and actress

The hit singer Ain't No Mountain High Enough and Love Hangover was one of the beautiful women of its time. She entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful performer in history.

Iman Abdulmajid

59 years old, model, actress and businesswoman

Iman, originally from Somalia, started her career as a model, but then opened the world's first cosmetics company with a line of foundations for black women. Iman is married to David Bowie (68).

Vanessa Williams

51 years old, singer and actress

She made history as the first African American woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1983. She can be recognized by her roles in the series "Ugly Betty" and " Desperate Housewives". Also, it is in her performance that the song Colors of The Wind sounds in the Disney cartoon "Pocahontas".

Janet Jackson

Sister of the legendary Michael Jackson (1958-2009) Janet in her youth was very similar to her famous brother, but at the same time did not remain in his shadow and made a significant contribution to the music industry.

Rissikat Bad

22 years old, model

The Congo-born model gained recognition when she moved to Britain and won the 2011 Miss London pageant. As a child, the girl lived in Ukraine, so she speaks fluent Russian and Ukrainian, and also learns French.

Alec Veck

37 years old, model

A Sudanese native of the Dinko tribe, the stunning model with black coffee skin took the catwalk in 1995 at the age of 18.

Lupita Nyong'o

31 years old, actress and director

The Mexican-Kenyan-born model grew up in America and graduated from Yale University. Success came to her after her role in the film "12 Years a Slave", for which Lupita received "Oscar" as "Best Supporting Actress".

Agbani Darego

31 years old, model

She became the first woman of African descent to win the Miss World competition.

Fatima Siad

28 years old, model

The model is originally from Somalia. The participant of the 10th season of the show "America's Next Top Model" intends to prove to the whole world that she is not just another participant in the popular show. The girl actively works on world catwalks and participated in the shows of Herve Leger, Hermes and Dries Van Noten.

Alicia Keys

34 years old, singer, composer and producer

Her debut album Songs In A Minor sold 12 million copies, making her the most successful aspiring artist of 2001. She starred in such successful films as "Smokin 'Aces" and "The Nanny Diaries."

Noemie Lenoir

35 years old, model and actress

The model, originally from France, became popular, appearing in Elle and Sports Illustrated magazines. She has also collaborated with fashion houses such as Gucci, L "Oréal, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria" s Secret and Marks and Spencer. She is best known for her role in Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.

Zoe Saldana

36 years old, actress and dancer

Her debut films were "Provence" and "Crossroads", but worldwide popularity was brought to her by a cameo role in the film "Pirates Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Melody Monrose

22 years old, model

Melody started her career at 18 when she was spotted by an agent in hometown on the island of Martinique. The girl was invited to New York and Paris, and she has already managed to be a model for Vogue Italia and Harper's Bazaar.

Anais Mali

24 years old, model

French model, her father was from Chad and her mother was from Poland. The girl's career began in 2009, and in 2011 she participated in the Victoria's Secret fashion show.

Naomi Harris

38 years old, actress

The British actress, best known for her role as the voodoo witch Calypso in Pirates of the Caribbean, also starred in 007: Skyfall and took part in the sequel to the James Bond story, 007: Specter.

Strong-willed, great people always delight. And you are doubly happy watching the success of the life of a beautiful and talented woman. Plus, it's great if they come from an African American background, a population that has been oppressed for centuries. Black singers are a big and beautiful diamond in the crown of American musical art. These are powerful voices with a special African timbre, a separate culture brought from the shores of hot Africa by the ancestors of these great women.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to consider in the article even closely the biographies of all pop jazz and R'n'B stars, so we will focus on the 7 most, in our opinion, popular and brightest personalities of the past and current years American show business.

Queen B came to the stage as a child. From the age of 9, the R'n'B singer took part in a super popular gelz band called Destiny's Child, and then continued her career as a solo singer. Every single Beyoncé album has been awarded a Grammy for Best R'n'B Album. No other singer in the world has such an achievement.

A girl was born in a creative family. The mother of the future most popular American black singer is a fashion designer and stylist, and her father is a producer and sound engineer. The child's talents manifested themselves in early childhood, when little Beyoncé began to participate and win in all music competitions in her native Houston. Soon the group gathered, which became known to all Americans as Destiny's Child (only the name changed several times during the work). Beyoncé hasn't always shone. For example, at one of the competitions, the musical group was defeated, because the producer of the girls focused on rap, while, according to Beyoncé herself, they just needed to sing.

However, failure did not stop the group. Over the following years, the girls released several successful and well-selling albums. The first single was produced by the singer's father, which hit the family's financial condition. However, later all the troubles with the money were sorted out, since the group can be considered successful.

The musical project existed, therefore, from 1997 to 2000. From that moment on, the group split into solo performers, each of whom has successfully worked and is working in its own direction. But in 2004, the girls gathered in last time, recorded a new album and officially announced the breakup of the trio during the concert tour.

Leaving the team, Beyoncé took up, in addition to music, an actress career and had success in this field, having won 2 Golden Globe awards. Over time, the singer's musical style has become more diverse.

Beyoncé's personal life is almost cloudless, except for the only public conflict between the singer's husband, rapper Jay-Z and her sister Solange Piaget. However, over time, the world returned to this musical family, in which, in addition, the next generation is growing up - only a couple have three children.

Dorothy Dandridge

A short (only 42 years old), but the brightest life lived a black singer with a strong voice, actress and dancer - Dorothy Jean Dandridge.

Many talented performers are helped to stand on musical way their parents. Dorothy was no exception. When Miss Dandridge was still a child, her mother organized a musical duet for her and her sister called Amazing Children. Dorothy turned out to be a strong spirit and began to earn money on radio and in cinema. But still, music remained her main love.

Despite this, the singer became popular thanks to the work of the actress. Success and recognition came to her in 1954 after filming the film "Carmen Jones", where she performed the main role... In addition to this film, the woman starred in a number of other recognizable films.

The world lost the talented singer in September 1965, when she was at the height of her creative powers. Dorothy Dandridge died at home after drinking a large dose of antidepressants. This was hardly suicide, because the singer had creative plans for the near future. In particular, she was going to perform in one of the cabarets in New York the other day.

In honor of the memory of this amazing woman, the film "Meet Dorothy Dandridge" was made, starring the incomparable Halle Berry.

Katerina is known primarily as an actress, and her most popular role is the role of Bonnie Bennet from the TV series "The Vampire Diaries". Unusual appearance the girl owes a mixture of Liberian and Polish blood (Katerina's mother is Polish, and her father is Liberian). In addition, this actress, singer and dancer is a polyglot and speaks, in addition to English, Spanish, Polish and French.

Since we are considering the biographies of black singers, Katerina has a very direct relationship to this. Filming in films, this hardworking young woman manages to combine with her own music concerts. Several years ago, she released a music album, recorded by her in her personal studio. In addition, she was a backing vocalist in the group Black and Peace for a while.

The girl does not single out for herself a more or less important part of creativity. She likes to act in films, and dance, and make music. She does not plan to deny herself one of these activities. The press, among other things, closely monitors Katerina's style in clothes, which they consider to be quite cool.

Ciara

Ciara Princess Harris is one of the popular black singers who do more than just music. In addition to R'n'B and hip-hop, the girl is fond of dancing and works as a model. She has released several successful albums and many of her singles have won prestigious music awards such as the Grammy.

The most iconic and successful work The Ciara are the albums Goodies, Ciara: The Evolution and Ciara (the last one for today). But even not the most successful albums of the singer were awarded high music awards. Ciara writes songs herself, being a talented poet. Her creations are recognized far beyond the borders of the United States and the English-speaking world.

The singer's personal life has not yet worked out. But she has a son with Futche's ex-boyfriend. In addition to being creative, a woman leads an active social life, helping terminally ill children to make their dreams come true.

Rihanna

The work of one of the most famous black singers Rihanna is a mixture of R'n'B, reggae and pop music. Thanks to this musical symbiosis, the girl has developed a unique and recognizable style throughout the world. In addition to music, Rihanna is engaged in acting and design activities.

The girl began to practice singing quite early, in adolescence... And at the age of 16, she was able to please the successful producer Ivan Rogers. And at that moment she moved from Barbados to America to build her career, without even graduating high school... In the United States, the popular rapper Jay-Z began to patronize the talented girl, who saw prospects in her.

So, 17-year-old Rihanna in 2005 "blew up" music world with his composition Pon de Replay. And in the same year, her first album, Music of the Sun, was released, which went platinum. The prolific composer Rihanna did not make the audience wait long for her second brainchild and in 2006 released an album called A girl like me, the best composition of which was the song SOS, which held long time in the TOP 5 of the world's leading charts.

The next year was marked for Rihanna with the release of another album, which included the song Umbrella, which made her a superstar literally all over the world and fully revealed the girl's vocal abilities. The next album was released two years later, and critics noted the gloom and aggression poured into Rihanna's songs due to the severe mental trauma that resulted from a difficult break with her lover Chris Brown. But literally on next year she is releasing the already lively and explosive album Loud. This creative project also became a landmark, since Rihanna clearly revised her priorities and showed the world her self-sufficiency and audacity.

In total, Rihanna has so far released 8 music albums, sang in a duet with such stars as Shakira, Eminem, Jay-Z, Paul McCartney, etc. For her songs she was repeatedly awarded a cool Grammy award.

Another early and tragically departed from this world, the greatest black singer Whitney Houston lived only 48 years. But nevertheless, she left a huge brilliant creative legacy behind her. It's no secret that she had drug problems, and from time to time she appeared in various scandalous stories... But this does not negate the fact that Whitney Houston was a real nugget in the world of music.

Her childhood was spent among musicians. Firstly, the singer's mother and aunt were prominent figures in the rhythm and blues world of the 60-70s of the XX century. And secondly, the girl grew up among the musicians of the Baptist choir. Moreover, her unique talent allowed her to solo in a church choir at the age of 11.

The girl was engaged in touring throughout her youth and led a bohemian lifestyle. In the 80s, she had 2 contracts with record companies, but her collaboration with Arista Records brought her popularity.

Whitney released her first album in 1985. Popularity did not immediately fall on her head, but after America heard song You Give Good Love, a young woman has become famous. Her talent was so overwhelming that she broke through to those shows on television, where before black artists did not even think of inviting. And, it would seem, the singer's first not very successful album disperses from store shelves in the amount of 13,000,000 copies, albeit a year after its release.

The world community liked the second collection so much that it surpassed the work of The Beattles themselves in popularity. Whitney's third album was less successful, but this did not plunge her into depression, as she wisely believed that this was the path for a long career. But the next collection of songs, released in 1990, went platinum, and fans bought 10,000,000 copies of it. However, a live tour in support of of this project considered a failure.

A separate chapter in creative life this talented African-American woman was the release of the film "The Bodyguard" (1992). The singer performed 6 hits. And the single I Will Always Love You became the main one in Whitney's career. In addition to "The Bodyguard", the singer has recorded several more soundtracks for other films.

After his success in cinema, Whitney released another album, which was received favorably by critics and the public. The name of this brainchild of the singer is My Love Is Your Love.

But now the singer's career began to decline, and only in 2000 did she release a collection of songs. Everything, it would seem, is starting to improve, Whitney signs contracts for several next albums. But they fail.

In 2004, Whitney Houston went on a tour, during which he performed in Russia as well. Then a complete silence ensues in the singer's work, lasting several years. And only in 2009 she released her seventh and, unfortunately, the last album.

The real name of this famous black singer is Anna Mae Bullock. Despite the fact that the girl's childhood passed in such conditions that she could not expect any musical success, over time, this strong and outstanding woman with her singing, composing, acting and dancing talent was recognized as the Queen of Rock and Roll.

A premonition of success gave the girl a move to St. Louis and an acquaintance with rock musician Ike Turner. It was Ike who saw Anna's talent and passion for music and helped create the corporate identity of Tina Turner.

The group "Kings of the Rhythm", in which Anna was the soloist, was quite popular in the USA in the 60-70s of the XX century. And this passionate vocalist even earned a Grammy as part of the band. In 1962, Ike and Tina started a family, and thus a soloist appeared on the stage under the pseudonym Tina Turner.

At that time, Mr. Turner left the band, and his wife began to solo in a new group with him. This is how the world saw the team The Ike & Tina Turner Revue. The musicians worked tirelessly, being in a creative search for their hit. And one day they met Phil Specter, who organized a special project for Tina called River Deep Mountain Hight. At the same time, the cult band Rolling Stones made an offer to Revue to participate in one of their tours.

But problems began in paradise, and somehow Tina, unable to withstand the growing tyranny, beatings and drug addiction of her husband, left him literally into the unknown. And the singer gets her first success during one of her European tours, performing the song Let’s Stay Together. In addition, Tina met manager Roger Davis, who convinced the singer to build a successful solo career.

Total success covered the artist after meeting with David Bowie and recording his songs 1984 and Let’s Stay Together, turning a talented and ambitious woman into a world-class star literally in a matter of days. And, of course, the song Simply the best became Tina Turner's best hit.

In just 78 years, the black singer has released 10 studio albums, got into the Guinness Book of Records after collecting the largest paid concert (188,000 people), which took place at one of the venues in Rio de Janeiro, and also deservedly took home 8 Grammy Awards. In addition, the singer sang songs for several films, in particular, for one of the James Bond movies and is still actively working and acting in videos.

Russian black singers

Russia is a multinational country, and its inhabitants also include people with African roots. There are several wonderful Russian mulatto women who have chosen singing as their field. Let's present a photo of black singers living and working in Russia.

Above you can see singer Cornelia Mango. The girl broke into the domestic show business not so long ago and has already managed to win the love of a whole army of fans. Cornelia is 32 years old, her popularity was brought by her participation in the "Star Factory" project.

Tina Ogunleie was born on May 17, 1979. DJ, singer, former member of the "Cream" group. Father is Nigerian, mother is Russian.

Alice Edun is a singer. She was born in St. Petersburg. Father is Nigerian, mother is Russian. Now he lives and works in Italy.

Victoria Pierre-Marie is a blues and jazz singer. She was born in Moscow on April 17, 1979. Her father is Cameroonian, her mother is Russian. In 1996, Victoria was awarded the title of "Russian Queen of the Blues" by the President of the Association of Jazz Musicians, Yuri Saulsky.

It only remains to note that Russian singers with black roots have undeniable talents and are an adornment of our stage.