Anthony Hamilton

Anthony Cornelius Hamilton is an American singer, songwriter, as well as a record producer who was born January 28, 1971, in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. The artist was welcomed to stardom with his platinum-selling second studio album “Comin' from Where I'm From” in 2003. The album's title track "Comin' from Where I'm From" and the follow-up "Charlene" was nominated for 17 Grammy Awards. Anthony is best known for the song "Freedom" from the album co-written Django Unchained and sung as a duo with indie soul singer Elayna Boynton. Anthony Hamilton Debut & Early Days Popular with the stage name Anthony Hamilton, he started singing at age 17 in his church's choir. He did his graduation from South Mecklenburg college where he used to sing in their award-winning choir under the direction of Mark Setzer. In 1992, Hamilton met producer Mark Sparks in who suggested Hamilton leave Charlotte and move to New York City. After moving to NYC, he got signed to a record label known as Andre Harrell's Uptown Records. In 1999, Hamilton co-wrote the hit "U Know What's Up" for the singer Donell Jones. Later, he joined soul singer D'Angelo's international tour in promotion of the Voodoo album in the year 2000 as a backup singer. On March 25, 2016, Anthony dropped his ninth studio album What I'm Feelin' on which guitarists Gary Clark, Jr. and Vince Gill were featured and the tracks were produced by Mark Batson, Salaam Remi, and James Poyser. After one week, the album peaked at the number two position on the Billboard R&B chart, which represented his highest career debut. Anthony Hamilton has been associated with many celebrated artists such as David Banner, Mark Batson, Jermaine Dupri, The Soultronics, Jill Scott, Nappy Roots, and many more. He has also worked with many prominent record labels such as MCA, So Def, Arista, Jive, Zomba, and RCA. Songs, Albums, and Accolades Anthony Hamilton has been nominated for many awards such as BET Awards, Critic's Choice Movie Awards, Grammy Awards, NAACP Image Awards, MOBO Awards, and Soul Train Music Awards and has won some of them. At JOOX listen to Anthony Hamilton's latest tracks and albums such as Nobodies Know, How We Feel, and many more.