Dionne Farris (born December 4, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New Jersey, she began singing in elementary school and competed in pageants as a teenager. In the early 1990s, she was featured on the hip-hop group Arrested Development's hit single "Tennessee" (1992).
Farris found success with the release of her debut album, Wild Seed – Wild Flower (1994) on Columbia Records. The album featured the US top ten single, "I Know" (1995). The music video earned Farris the Billboard Music Video Awards Best Pop/Rock New Artist Clip of the Year. She was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1996.
