Career
Deemi was raised in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, New New York She started singing at an early age. Her song of choice was Whitney Houston"s "Greatest Love of All." She was accepted into Manhattan"s Talent Unlimited High School to perfect her craft.
She would later drop out of the school but returned to receive her General Educational Development. Things from that point fell apart.
She stated that at first it was verbal abuse but physical abuse soon followed. lieutenant got to the point she could not cover the bruises on her face.
Deemi openly talks about her life and the struggle. She talks about her relationship with her mom and that she was in an abusive relationship with the father of her two kids.
In the song "Wasn"t Surprised" she talks about his death.
In 1998, she met producers Chris Styles and Bruce Waynne. The two helped her create a demo. Instead of merely talking about common relationship themes, they instead encouraged her to talk about her own life (including physical abuse at the hands of her father, as well as being the mother of two children prior to turning 21).
Her first single is called "Soundtrack of My Life." Her debut album titled the same name, "Soundtrack of My Life" was supposed to be released on July 10, 2007.
In "Soundtrack of My Life", she talks about her life story from the relationship with her mother, cutting crack for her boyfriend, and drug and alcohol consumption. Eventually the album was shelved and she left Atlantic.
In 2013, after years of hiatus she"s finally resumed her musical career by uploading new songs on her official YouTube accountant