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16 May 1968 Roxbury Massachusetts USA Nickname
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5' 8" 1.73 M Mini Biography
Ralph Tresvant Was Born On May 16 1968 In Roxbury Massachusetts To Patricia And Ralph Sr. He Has An Older Sister Named LaTonya And A Younger Brother Named Andre. Ralph Married His Childhood Sweetheart Shelly In 1993. They Have Two Girls Na'Quelle And Mariah. While In Junior High School Ralph And Some Friends Named Ronnie DeVoe Bobby Brown Ricky Bell And Michael Bivins Formed A Music Group Called New Edition. They Were Discovered At A Talent Show By Maurice Starr Who Signed Them To Streetwise Records In 1983. The Albumhad Hits Such As "Candy Girl" "Popcorn Love" And "Is This The End". In 1984 They Left Streetwise And Came To MCA Records. Their Second Album "New Edition" Also Had Many Hits Like "Cool It Now" "Mr. Telephone Man" And "Lost In Love". In 1985 They Released "All For Love" Which Had Hits Such As "Count Me Out" And "A Little Bit Of Love Is All It Takes ". I987 When Bobby Brown Left The Group Johnny Gill Replaced Him. Gill Gave New Edition's Music More Adult Contemorary Style. They're Album "Heart Break" Went To The Top With Hits Like "If It Isn't Love" "Can You Stand The Rain" "Boyz II Men" And Others. In 1990 The Guys Went Solo As Bobby Brown Johnny Gill Bell Biv DeVoe And Ralph Tresvant. Ralph's First Album "Ralph Tresvant" Went Platinum And Had Hits Such As "Sensitivity" Which Was #1 On The R&B Charts For 20 Weeks And Number #4 On The Pop Charts For 20 Weeks "Do What I Gotta Do" And "Stone Cold Gentleman" Which Featured Bobby Brown. Ralph Also Made An Appearance In The Popular Movie "House Party 2". He Sang A Song On The Soundtrack Called "Yo Baby Yo!" He Also Has Been On Soundtracks Such As "Mo' Money" On Which His Song "Money Can't Buy You Love" Was On And Was Featured On The Song "Somebody Bigger Than You And I" On "The Preacher's Wife". In 1993 Ralph Released Another Album Called "It's Goin' Down". The Album Didn't Do As Well As The First Though. Then In 1996 New Edition Released Their First Album With All Six Members- Ronnie Bobby Ricky Mike Ralph And Johnny. Some Hits On This Album Were "Hit Me Off" And "I'm Still In Love With You". They Went On The New Edition Reunion Tour Which Had Two Parts. One Part Of It Was From December To About February And The Second Part Without Brown And Bivins Was From June To July Bobby Brown Recently Quit The Group Saying That He Hates Them And Will Never Work With Them Again. New Dition Is Going Solo Again. This Time With Bobby Brown Ralph Tresvant Johnny Gill Ronnie DeVoe Ricky Bell And Bell Biv DeVoe. Bivins Is Working On His Company Biv 10. IMDb Mini Biography By Mark Nothstine Spouse
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Formed His Own Record Label Called Rated R Records. Recorded His First Solo Album At Age 16 Which Was Never Released. Formed A New Group Called Triple Threat With Ricky Bell And Bobby Brown. When New Edition Was Recording Their 1988 Album Heartbreak Ralph Had A Little Trouble With Johnny Gill Joining The Group. Johnny Gill Wasn't From Boston And Ralph Who Was Working On A Solo Album At The Time Felt Uneasy With Johnny Taking Bobby Brown's Place. After Ralph And Johnny Laid Some Vocals The Two Became Very Close Friends And Have Been That Way Ever Since. He And Fellow New Edition Member Ricky Bell Had A Double Wedding. Formed A New Group With Bobby Brown And Johnny Gill Called "Heads Of State". Personal Quotes
"No Matter What You Are Who You Are Or Where You Came From You Always Gotta Stick Together. That's Where Your Strength Comes From And As Long As You Stay Positive You Can't Ever Make A Mistake." Where Are They Now October 2002 He And His Bandmates New Edition Get Signed To Bad Boy Records read less