Ciara
Ciara Princess Wilson, known professionally as Ciara, built her first hit around a single stubborn line: "the goodies will stay in the jar." The song was "Goodies," her debut single, and it spent seven weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. No woman had held that spot for so long with a debut single since 1977. Ciara is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress, and her career has run from that 2004 breakthrough into 2025. She has sold over 45 million records worldwide. Along the way she has won over critics with her feet more often than with her voice. How did a child who kept changing schools end up as the face of a Southern sound? Why did her chart fortunes fall so hard after her biggest years? And what keeps drawing other artists back to her work?
Ciara Princess Harris was born at Fort Hood, Texas, on the 25th of October 1985, the only child of Jackie and Carlton Clay Harris. As an army family, they moved often. She grew up in Georgia, New York, Utah, California, Arizona and Nevada before the family settled in College Park, a suburb of Atlanta. Her first name came from a Revlon fragrance called Ciara, which the company introduced in 1973.
In Georgia she attended North Clayton High School and later graduated from Riverdale. Her first group, an all-girl trio called Hearsay, formed when she was in her mid-teens. She started it with two friends. The three recorded demos but drifted apart over differences. Ciara walked away with a publishing deal as a songwriter.
Her first writing credit was "10,000 Times," on Blu Cantrell's debut album, So Blu. She also wrote "Got Me Waiting" for Fantasia Barrino's debut, Free Yourself. While writing, she met the producer Jazze Pha, whom she called her "music soulmate." In 2002 the two recorded four demos: "1, 2 Step," "Thug Style," "Pick Up the Phone" and "Lookin' at You." All four ended up on her debut album two years later.
In 2003, just after Ciara finished at Riverdale High School, Jazze Pha introduced her to L.A. Reid, an executive at LaFace Records. Reid signed her, and work on her first album began that year. In early 2004 she wrote a demo with the producer Sean Garrett. It reached Lil Jon, who heard in it an echo of Usher's worldwide hit "Yeah!" and said he knew it would be huge. That demo became "Goodies."
The single came out on the 8th of June 2004, with a guest verse from Petey Pablo. It was crunk, a loud Southern club style, yet the lyrics went the other way, praising abstinence and turning down advances. Critics called it an anthem of the summer and admired the wit of its lyrics. It topped the charts in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, and earned triple platinum status in America.
The album Goodies arrived on the 28th of September 2004 and debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, with 125,000 copies sold in its first week. It topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and stayed on the Billboard 200 for 71 weeks. The press began calling her the First Lady of Crunk&B. The Recording Industry Association of America certified it four-times platinum on the 7th of June 2024, twenty years after release.
"1, 2 Step," with Missy Elliott, was the second single. It topped the charts in Canada and reached seven-times platinum in the United States. "Oh," with Ludacris, followed on the 5th of March 2005 and reached the top 10 in seven charts. A CD and DVD package, Goodies: The Videos & More, came out on the 12th of July 2005 and also went platinum.
Her guest spots kept pace. Both Missy Elliott's "Lose Control" and Bow Wow's "Like You" peaked at number 3 in the United States. Ciara opened for Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Tour in 2005, then toured in December with Chris Brown and Bow Wow on the Holiday Jam Tour. At the 48th Annual Grammy Awards she won Best Short Form Music Video for "Lose Control." Her own second album was already taking shape.
On the 5th of December 2006, Ciara released Ciara: The Evolution. She said the title was "about so much more than just my personal growth," and meant to cover music, dance and fashion. Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna shaped its sound. In its first week it sold 338,000 copies, which made it her first and only number 1 on the Billboard 200. It later went platinum and, by one sales tracker's count, reached 1.3 million copies.
"Get Up," featuring Chamillionaire, reached number 7 in the United States and turned platinum. The song also appeared in the film Step Up. "Promise" reached number 11 on the Hot 100 and became her third number 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Like a Boy" landed in the top 20 in the United Kingdom, Finland, France, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
She took the album on the road in October 2006, in her first headlining tour, across seventeen clubs in American cities. Reviewers disliked the pre-recorded backing tracks but praised the choreography. In August 2007 she co-headlined Screamfest '07 with T.I. She also supported Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in the United Kingdom, alongside Chris Brown and Akon.
Acting came in May 2006, when MTV Films released All You've Got. Ciara played Becca Whiley, a teenager competing in a volleyball tournament. Reviews called the film predictable but enjoyable.
In October 2008, Billboard named her its Woman of the Year, citing her success and her leadership in a changing music business. Her third album, Fantasy Ride, had been due that September. After several delays it came out in May 2009, mixing her R&B roots with pop and dance. "I'm not holding back, there's freedom," she told MTV News. It became her first top 10 album in the United Kingdom.
"Go Girl" started as the lead single, flopped in most places, was downgraded to a promotional song and still topped the charts in Japan. "Love Sex Magic," with Justin Timberlake, reached the top 10 in 20 countries and number 10 on the Hot 100. It earned a nomination at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, plus a 2009 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Choreography in a Video.
Fantasy Ride also introduced "Super C," an alter ego Ciara described as her "inner strength and aggressive persona." The character was a futuristic, superhero-style woman, loosely modeled on the robot Ciara played in the "Go Girl" video. She explained that blogs and negativity pushed her to invent it. In her words, she refused to let that energy "tear me down."
In June 2009 she played eight nights at London's O2 Arena, supporting Britney Spears's Circus tour, to rave reviews. A July 2009 outing with Jay-Z drew mixed notices, since critics found her dancing top-notch but her connection to the crowd weak. Enrique Iglesias's "Takin' Back My Love," with Ciara, hit the top 10 in over 15 countries. In February 2010 she and Pitbull joined Ludacris on a remix of "How Low."
Basic Instinct, her fourth album, arrived on the 14th of December 2010 and opened at number 44 on the Billboard 200. First-week sales of 37,000 copies made it her first album to miss the top three. She framed it as a return to the R&B basics of the "Goodies" days, executive-produced with her A&R agent Mark Pitts and the duo Tricky Stewart and The-Dream. "Ride," with Ludacris, peaked at number 42 on the Hot 100 and number 3 on the R&B chart. Its video won Best Dance Performance at the 2010 Soul Train Music Awards. Two follow-up singles, "Speechless" and "Gimmie Dat," peaked at 74 and 63 on the R&B chart.
In February 2011, after rumors that Jive Records had dropped her, Ciara posted a statement on Facebook. She said the label had underfunded and under-promoted her, and that she had even paid for promotion of "Gimmie Dat" herself. She asked to be released. By May 2011 she was gone from the Jive roster. On the 12th of July 2011 came a report that she had reunited with L.A. Reid, now at Epic Records, and the deal was confirmed in September.
In February 2012 she told the radio program Sway in the Morning that she meant to take her time on the next record. Her collaborators included Hit-Boy, Diane Warren, Tricky Stewart and The Underdogs. In May 2012 she announced the album as One Woman Army. Its lead single, "Sweat," with 2 Chainz, premiered online on the 4th of June 2012. Its planned iTunes release was scrapped at the last minute, for reasons that were never given.
"Sorry" took over as lead single and reached number 40 on the R&B chart. "Got Me Good" followed, with a video by Joseph Kahn that premiered on the Sony JumboTron in Times Square on the 25th of October 2012. Then on the 15th of April 2013 came the news that the album was now titled Ciara. Because those three singles had done poorly, the label cut them from the track list. "Body Party" took the lead instead, reaching number 22 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the R&B chart, and later went double platinum.
The album came out on the 9th of July 2013 and debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 with 59,000 copies sold. Beside it, 2012 brought two film roles: Amara Winter in the straight-to-DVD Mama, I Want to Sing! and Brie in the comedy That's My Boy. On the 26th of March 2013, she appeared as herself in the Season 6 premiere of BET's The Game, as Lauren London's best friend, and stayed on as a recurring cast member for the season.
In April 2014, Ciara told W magazine that her sixth album would draw mostly on her fiance, the rapper Future. Months earlier, on the 2nd of February 2014, she had premiered the studio version of "Anytime," a track featuring him and produced by Boi-1da and Katalyst. Her son was born in May 2014. After reports of Future's infidelity, the engagement ended, and the album slipped into 2015 while she quietly recorded and focused on motherhood.
"I Bet" came out on the 26th of January 2015. The album Jackie followed on the 1st of May, debuting at number 17 with 25,000 units, the lowest first week of her first six albums. A month-long Jackie Tour began in Chicago on the 3rd of May and ended in San Francisco on the 31st. It was her first headlining tour in six years. After appearing on the talent show I Can Do That, she hosted the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. Later she announced a pregnancy from the American Music Awards red carpet.
On the 12th of May 2016, she signed a modeling contract with IMG. She also became a Global Brand Ambassador for Revlon, the company whose fragrance had given her a name. On the 27th of January 2017, she signed with Warner Bros. Records. "Level Up" arrived on the 17th of July 2018 with a video. The album Beauty Marks followed on the 10th of May 2019, and it also produced "Freak Me," "Dose," "Greatest Love" and "Thinkin Bout You."
"Level Up" became probably the most widespread hit of her career. A #LevelUp dance challenge spread online, and the song was pushed to the front of Arizona politician Mark Kelly's winning Senate campaign. It is also credited with carrying Jersey and Baltimore club music, the former built into its production, toward the mainstream. Pitchfork's Katherine St. Asaph called her career "improbably resilient" in response to her 2018 return.
In July 2019 she became a judge on Nickelodeon's America's Most Musical Family, with David Dobrik and Debbie Gibson. That December she joined the remix of Blanco Brown's "The Git Up." After a break for her pregnancy, she released "Rooted," featuring Ester Dean, on the 13th of August 2020.
In March 2022 she joined the cast of The Color Purple as Nettie Harris. The film reached American theaters on Christmas Day 2023. That same year she was on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, only the third musician to appear there since 1964. On the 29th of June 2022, she signed with Republic and Uptown Records, in partnership with her own Beauty Marks Entertainment. "Better Thangs," with Summer Walker, followed on the 28th of September 2022 and became her first top 20 hit on the Adult R&B chart, at number 13. A remix with GloRilla came that November.
In 2023 she released "Da Girls" and joined Jackson Wang on stage at Coachella for a medley of her hits. Her EP CiCi came out on the 18th of August 2023, with "How We Roll," featuring Chris Brown, and "Forever," featuring Lil Baby. In summer 2024 she supported Missy Elliott on the Out of This World tour, with Busta Rhymes, across 24 dates. On the 28th of July 2024, Atlanta gave her an official day.
She released "Ecstasy" on the 4th of April 2025 and the album CiCi on the 22nd of August 2025, after a date change. On the 1st of June 2025 she headlined the Mighty Hoopla festival in London. On the 31st of December 2025 she took the stage at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and sang six songs, from "1, 2, Step" to "Nice n' Sweet."
The Washington Post's Allison Stewart praised a "reedy, agile voice," while others describe Ciara's vocals as a breathy soprano. Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times called her the most synthetic of the R&B divas, favoring stark 808 beats and futuristic bleeps. Reviewing The Evolution, Entertainment Weekly's Jody Rosen noted that she "whispers, coos, wails" with nimble ease. Her base is contemporary R&B, mixed with hip hop, crunk, dance-pop, electropop and funk. She has also tried gospel, country and afrobeats.
Watching Destiny's Child and Janet Jackson on television first made her want a music career. She names Janet and her brother Michael as her biggest inspirations. Of Michael she said, "He's everything to me." TLC, Jodeci, Sade, Frank Sinatra, Aaliyah and Whitney Houston also shaped her. While making her 2013 self-titled album, she drew on Al Green and Missy Elliott.
On stage, reviewers have praised her. The Morning Call's Dalondo Moultrie, after a show at Crocodile Rock, admired her "incredible" steps and the flawless sync with the music. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times was less moved, writing that her "lack of vocal presence guarantees that it is easier to connect with her music physically than emotionally." Bill White of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said the high energy made backing tracks matter little.
The Guardian's Bim Adewunmi wrote that her dancing was "damn near untouchable." Her style is generally street, though she has also used ballroom and step. Her tomboyish, androgynous look stands out in the videos for "1, 2 Step" and "Like a Boy." In the "I Bet" video she danced an interpretive routine in pointe shoes, which drew backlash from the ballet community.
By the end of 2004, "Goodies" and Usher's "Yeah!" were the top mainstream hits of the year, and the first to bring the blend called crunk&B to a wide audience. That year every number 1 on the Hot 100 came from an African-American artist, among them OutKast, Snoop Dogg and Terror Squad. Chris Molanphy of The Village Voice said that by then "urban music was pop music." Electropop replaced crunk&B on the charts in 2008. Her debut album is credited with helping return R&B to Atlanta.
As of 2019 she has won a Grammy Award, two BET Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, eight Soul Train Awards and fifteen Ascap Music Awards. Billboard Women in Music named her Woman of the Year. The Fader argued that the gender-swapping looks of "Like a Boy" predated similar moves by Beyoncé and Lady Gaga. It also said her dance videos provided a template for Tinashe.
The list of artists who cite her runs from Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift to Normani, Girls' Generation and Haim. The Canadian producer Jacques Greene decided to put his music first after his song "Another Girl," built on her vocals, gained traction. Rauw Alejandro admired her early on because her music was club-friendly and ripe for remixing.
Ciara and the rapper Bow Wow began dating in October 2004. They became engaged but split in 2006. She started dating the NFL quarterback Russell Wilson in early 2015, and they announced their engagement on the 11th of March 2016. They married on the 6th of July at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England, and she took his last name. They have three children, born in 2017-2020 and 2023. She identifies as a Christian. Her breakups have even inspired songs, since K. Michelle and Summer Walker each released a track titled "Ciara's Prayer."
Her business life began early. In summer 2007 she became the face of Jay-Z's Rocawear and spokesperson for the "I Will Not Lose" women's campaign. That October's Vibe cover appeared to show her nude. She said the magazine had airbrushed her clothes away, and she was hurt, and she later confirmed she had been clothed. In 2009 she signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Wilhelmina Models. A June 2008 plan for a clothing line with Steve & Barry's never happened. On the 9th of November 2009 she was announced as a model for German Vogue. In March 2010 Adidas Originals made her a spokesperson.
In August 2019 she and Wilson joined the ownership group of Seattle Sounders FC. In 2020 they founded the fashion house The House of LR&C with the entrepreneur Christine Day. It earned B Corp status a year after the 2021 launch of its Dare To Roam collection of recycled plastic bags. Their company Why Not You Productions has been affiliated with Amazon Prime Video since 2021. That October she became an investor and co-owner of Ten To One Rum. Her children's book Why Not You?, cowritten with JaNay Brown-Wood, came out from Random House on the 1st of March 2022. It earned a starred review from School Library Journal and became a New York Times bestseller. She later launched a skincare line called On A Mission.
Giving back began in September 2008, when she joined fifteen other female artists to perform "Just Stand Up!" on the 5th of September for the Stand Up to Cancer television special. The event helped raise $100 million for cancer research. In 2009 she fronted Dosomething.org's "Do Something 101" school-supply drive. In December 2017 she joined the board of the Why Not You Foundation, which opened the charter school Why Not You Academy in June 2021. In May 2021, with the NFL Players Association and Goalsetter, the foundation donated $35,000 to open student bank accounts at Denny International Middle School. During the COVID-19 pandemic she donated one million meals to Food Lifeline in the Puget Sound region.
On the 26th of July 2025, Ciara received citizenship from Benin as part of the Blaxit movement. That December she and Wilson gave $3 million to Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital in New York City for a therapeutic play and creative arts space. The same month, their foundation gave $500,000 for food access in southwest Atlanta. Her filmography already lists one more title, The Devil Wears Prada 2, dated 2026.
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What was Ciara's first number one hit?
Her debut single "Goodies," with Petey Pablo, reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent seven weeks there.
What is crunk&B?
It is a blend of crunk, a loud Southern club style, with contemporary R&B. "Goodies" and Usher's "Yeah!" were the first tracks to bring it to the public.
Which Ciara album reached number 1 on the Billboard 200?
Ciara: The Evolution, released on the 5th of December 2006, is her first and only number 1 album on the Billboard 200.
What is Super C?
Super C is an alter ego Ciara introduced with Fantasy Ride in 2009, a superhero-style persona representing her inner strength.
Why did Ciara leave Jive Records?
In 2011 she said the label gave her inadequate promotion and funding, even paying for some single promotion herself, and she asked to be released.
What are Ciara's most recent releases?
Her eighth studio album, CiCi, came out on the 22nd of August 2025, preceded by the single "Ecstasy."
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- 168About Ciara
- 169Ciara Talks About JackieApril 14, 2015
- 1707 Artists Who Have Been Influenced By Aaliyah's LegacyJanuary 16, 2022
- 171Ciara Pays Tribute To Whitney Houston Five Years After Her DeathFebruary 11, 2017
- 173Ciara Looks To 'Friend' Missy Elliott For Album AdviceNadeska Alexis — November 7, 2012
- 174NewsThe Week in ReviewDalondo Moultrie — November 4, 2006
- 175NewsNew Ciara: Grown-Up, Self-Made, UnmussedSia Michel — December 12, 2006
- 176NewsEnergetic Ciara keeps the crowd in a sweatBill White — November 16, 2006
- 177NewsGrammy-Winner Ciara Dances Her Way Through Debut in Atlantic CityVincent Jackson — Abarta — December 11, 2006
- 179Why I love… CiaraNovember 19, 2016
- 182Watch Ciara Break Down 5 Iconic Dance Moves to Her New Single, "Dose"October 29, 2018
- 184Meet The Choreographers Behind Ciara's Most Iconic Two StepsAugust 16, 2016
- 186Ciara's Music Video Style Is Just As Sexy As EverJuly 18, 2015
- 187Ciara Shows Off Dance Moves At Sprite Step Off CompetitionApril 4, 2011
- 188Ciara Wears Pointe Shoes, Dancers Everywhere CringeMarch 9, 2015
- 189MagazineCiara Becomes Super C OnstageNovember 5, 2008
- 190Super C: Behind Ciara's Superhero Alter Ego – Fashion, Beauty and Retail BlogsNick Axelrod — WWD.com — April 2, 2009
- 191MagazineCiara, Princess of CrunkOctober 20, 2004
- 193Ciara The Evolution Album ReviewDan Gennoe — Yahoo! Inc — April 13, 2007
- 194NewsSoul Bounce: Crunk 'n' B 101Julianne Shepherd — August 18, 2006
- 195MagazineThe Hot 100 : June 26, 2004 | Billboard Chart ArchiveJune 26, 2004
- 196100 & Single: The R&B/Hip-Hop Factor In The Music Business's Endless SlumpChris Molanphy — The Village Voice Blogs. Village Voice Media — July 16, 2012
- 19915 Years Later: A Look Back on Ciara's 'Goodies' AlbumSeptember 28, 2019
- 201NewsA Voice That Oozes Instead of ShoutsJon Caramanica — October 3, 2014
- 202Cherish: Back For The First TimeJune 2006
- 205The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)December 2013
- 20620 best songs of 2013 Critics PicksDecember 18, 2013
- 2082015 Gold & Platinum Awards – Year In ReviewJanuary 14, 2016
- 209"Level Up" CiaraJuly 18, 2018
- 21510 Artists Who Should Remix Ciara's 'Body Party'April 24, 2013
- 217Why You Don't Want To Miss Rauw Alejandro LiveMarch 24, 2022
- 218Ciara to Host Billboard's Women in Music AwardsJanuary 31, 2022
- 220A music and fashion icon moves beyond the stageJanuary 2020
- 221Ciara honored with her own official day in AtlantaJuly 30, 2024
- 222Ari Lennox Went from Uber Driving to Headlining Her Own TourJune 17, 2019
- 223MagazineBaby Tate is All Grown Up
- 224The Kids Are More Than Alright: Chloe × Halle Are Killing ItJune 11, 2020
- 226Thank U 2 everyone who loved the renegades dance story & the queens who inspired me as a dancer Janet, Ciara, Mya, Aaliyah, Missy, MadonnaDawn — October 10, 2017
- 227MagazineDua Lipa Recovered from a Rough Modeling Career to Become a Pop SensationJanuary 31, 2017
- 229BookSoul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-popCrystal S. Anderson — University Press of Mississippi — August 25, 2020
- 231HaimJuly 15, 2020
- 232Evapora
- 233Watch Jackson Wang and Ciara perform XG's 'Left Right' at CoachellaApril 17, 2023
- 2375 questions for … KeKe PalmerShirley Henderson
- 238NewsKyla enjoys performing more than recordingMary Ann Bautista — May 7, 2005
- 239New Music: Latocha – Knee DeepJune 26, 2015
- 243Masego Wants to Be More Than A Sax-Wielding Ladies ManNovember 16, 2020
- 247In Conversation With Tate McRaeNovember 5, 2021
- 2512NE1 announce Hong Kong concert in March to support new album, CrushFebruary 26, 2014
- 253A Look Back At the Famous Men Ciara Dated and Was Engaged to Before Russell WilsonMichelle Kapusta — 2018-08-06
- 255Ciara and Russell Wilson EngagedMarch 11, 2016
- 256NewsCiara and Russell Wilson Are Married!Lily Harrison — NBCUniversal — July 6, 2016
- 257Ciara Took New Husband Russell Wilson's Last Name When They MarriedUs Weekly — July 15, 2016
- 258NewsCiara and Russell Wilson Welcome Daughter Sienna PrincessKaren Mizoguchi et al. — April 29, 2017
- 260Ciara Welcomes Baby No. 4, Daughter Amora Princess with Russell WilsonAndaloro Sacks et al.
- 264Ciara à Cotonou : la star attendue au Bénin, sur la terre de ces ancêtresBrice Déo-Gracias MENAÏ — July 25, 2025
- 265Benin to give nationality to descendants of those deported as slavesNovember 30, 2024
- 266Ciara Insists: I Wasn't Nude In Vibe MagazineChris Harris — September 23, 2009
- 268Ciara
- 269Ciara Shoots for 'Vogue,' Signs on as LG SpokeswomanNovember 9, 2009
- 271NewsRussell Wilson, Ciara, Macklemore, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and more join Sounders ownershipJayda Evans — August 13, 2019
- 272MagazineCiara's New Accessories Line is All About a Chic BackpackShelby Ying Hyde — August 11, 2021
- 273Russell Wilson and Ciara's House of LR&C opens in Park MeadowsDennis Huspeni — July 26, 2022
- 274Ciara Becomes An Investor And Co-Owner Of Ten To One RumGina Pace — October 1, 2021
- 275Ciara and Russell Wilson Want to Inspire Kids to Pursue Their Dreams With New Picture BookSam Gillette — September 29, 2021
- 276Why Not You?
- 278Ciara Is About to Drop a Skin-Care Line Filled With GoodiesAugust 29, 2022
- 279NewsMariah Carey, Beyonce, Rihanna, Fergie, Miley Cyrus, More Collaborate On Cancer Benefit SingleGil Kaufman — August 19, 2008
- 280MagazineSingers Stand Up To Cancer
- 282Join Ciara and help a student in need.Staples.com
- 284Russell Wilson, Ciara fund charter school in Seattle areaApril 20, 2021
- 288Russell Wilson And Ciara Donate $3M To Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital In NYCJeroslyn JoVonn — December 29, 2025
- 289Russell Wilson and Ciara Donate $500K to Atlanta Hunger Relief EffortsBernadette Gacomazzo — December 31, 2025
- 290MagazineMissy Elliott to Embark on First Headlining Tour Ever, With Busta Rhymes, Ciara and Timbaland as SupportChris Willman — April 8, 2024