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Avant
Background information
Birth name	Myron Avant
Born	April 26, 1978 (1978-04-26) (age 30)
Origin	United States
Genre(s)	R&B, contemporary R&B, urban contemporary
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter
Years active	2000-Present
Label(s)	MJM / MCA (2000–2003) MJM / Geffen (2003–2007) MJM / Capitol (2007–present)

Myron Avant (born April 26, 1978), better known simply as Avant is a multi-platinum American R&B singer. Avant is a relative to the famed R&B singer, R. Kelly, who is his cousin. In the past five years, he had a son, Chase, who was born c. 2002.

A graduate of the Cleveland School of the Arts in 1995 where he majored in theater, he is best known for hits such as "Separated" (the remix to which features Kelly Rowland), "My First Love," which one version features Ketara Wyatt, and "Read Your Mind" (the remix to which features Snoop Dogg on the extended promo vinyl). He was featured in the remix to the Lloyd Banks song "Karma" from the 2004 album The Hunger for More, and has also had a cameo appearance in the 2004 feature film BarberShop 2: Back in Business.

He also did a remix of The Pussycat Dolls song "Stickwitu." He stated that he refused to cooperate with The Pussycat Dolls at first until they offered him a better contract and to perform it and sing his way for a better single. In the past five years, he had a son, Chase, who was born c. 2002. Avant has also appeared on the Oxygen Network reality TV show Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency when he asked Janice to have models dance with him during the release party of the album Director.

Avant has recently left Geffen Records and signed with Capitol Records. His new single, "When It Hurts", has reached number 18 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop charts. His self-titled fifth album, Avant, is set to be released on December 9, 2008.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 Solo singles 2 Featured singles 3 External links

Discography

Albums

• 2000: My Thoughts [Certification: Platinum] #45 US
• 2002: Ecstasy [Certification: Platinum] #6 US
• 2003: Private Room [Certification: Gold] #18 US
• 2006: Director [Certification: Gold] #4 US
• 2008: Avant

Solo singles

Year		Chart Positions		Album
		US Hot 100	US R&B/Hip-Hop
2000	"Separated"	#23	#1	My Thoughts
	"My First Love" (featuring Keke Wyatt)	#26	#4
2002	"Makin' Good Love"	#27	#7	Ecstasy
	"Don't Say No, Just Say Yes"	#96	#51
2003	"Read Your Mind" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	#13	#5	Private Room
2004	"Don't Take Your Love Away"	#37	#13
	"Can't Wait"	-	#55	Shark Tale Soundtrack
2006	"You Know What" (featuring Lil Wayne)	-	#58	Director
	"4 Minutes"	#57	#9
	"Lie About Us" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)	-	#101
2008	"When It Hurts"	#101	#15	Avant

Featured singles

• 2002: "Cleveland Is the City" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Avant)
• 2005: "Super Saucy" (Baby Bash featuring Avant)
• 2005: "Karma" (Lloyd Banks featuring Avant)
• 2005: "Bedroom Boom" (Ying Yang Twins featuring Avant)
• 2006: "Claim My Place" (Diddy featuring Avant)
• 2007: "Phone Sex (Thats What's Up)" (Karma featuring Avant)

External links

• Official MySpace page
• Avant official website
• Avant on Geffen Records (label site)