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Avant

Last album: December 9, 2008
First published: January 17, 2009
Downloads: 4478 albums downloaded

Biography

Avant (born Myron Avant on April 26, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio) 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).