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Albums by Avant
ALBUMEunoiaAvant
ALBUMCan We Fall in LoveAvant
ALBUMThe VIIIAvant
ALBUMFace the MusicAvant
ALBUMThe LetterAvant
ALBUMAvantAvant
ALBUMDirectorAvant
ALBUMPrivate RoomAvant
ALBUMEcstasyAvant
ALBUMMy ThoughtsAvant
Avant's Popular Music Videos
Separated (Remix)
Avant featuring Kelly Rowland
Skies Wide Open
Brian Culbertson & Avant
Makin' Good Love
Avant
Nothing In This World (feat. Avant)
KeKe Wyatt
Stickwitu (feat. Avant)
The Pussycat Dolls
Read Your Mind
Avant
4 Minutes
Avant
Don't Take Your Love Away (Director's Cut With Titles)
Avant
Skies Wide Open (feat. Avant) [Closed-Captioned]
Brian Culbertson
Can We Fall In Love
Avant
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Avant Essentials
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Artist Biography
Since his introduction in the early aughts, Avant has excelled at creating mood-setting R&B. Born Myron Lavell Avant in Cleveland in 1978, the singer/songwriter developed his sound by listening to soul artists who came before him and molded the genre, like Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson. With a foundation of influence in place, Avant began writing songs as a teen before releasing his 2000 debut album, My Thoughts, which featured the vulnerable breakup single “Separated” and “My First Love,” a revamped yet true rerecording of René & Angela’s 1983 duet of the same name, with R&B vocalist KeKe Wyatt. Avant would work consistently in the vein of romantic balladry across his singles: The lustful “Makin’ Good Love” from 2002’s Ecstasy was followed by the provocative “Read Your Mind” from 2003’s Private Room. For his 2006 album, Director, Avant took the cinematic route, highlighting his versatility with the dramatic single “4 Minutes,” a song about having a brief window of time to convince a lover to give an imperfect partnership another shot. He continues to find new ways to breathe life into his craft: In 2020, Avant released the earnest, sentimental Can We Fall in Love, a fully realized example of his secure grasp on ever-evolving soul music.
Hometown
Cleveland, OH, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul