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{{short description|American singer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = V. Bozeman
| name = V. Bozeman
| image = V._Bozeman_2015.png
| image = V._Bozeman_2015.png
| caption = Bozeman in 2015
| caption = Bozeman in 2015
| birth_name = Veronika Jean Bozeman<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/410595512|title = ACE Repertory}}</ref>
| alt =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|9}}
| birth_name= Veronika Jean Bozeman<ref>https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/410595512</ref>
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|9}}
| occupation = {{Flat list|
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]]
*Singer
| occupation =
*songwriter
| net_worth =
*actress
| years_active = 2011–present
}}
| website = {{URL|http://thatgirlv.com/|thatgirlv.com/}}
| net_worth =
| background = solo_singer
| years_active = 2011–present
| genre = {{Flat list|
| website = {{URL|http://thatgirlv.com/|thatgirlv.com/}}
*[[Pop music|Pop]]
| genre = {{Flat list|
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[Pop music|pop]]
*[[Soul music|soul]]}}
*[[Soul music|soul]]}}
| label = {{Flat list|
| label = {{Flat list|
* [[Mosley Music Group|Mosley Music]]
* [[Mosley Music Group|Mosley Music]]
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* Artistry Worldwide
* Artistry Worldwide
}}
}}
| associated_acts =
| associated_acts = {{Flat list|
{{Flat list|
*[[Timbaland]]
*[[Timbaland]]
*[[Timothy Bloom]]
*[[Timothy Bloom]]
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'''Veronika Jean Bozeman'''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Introducing… V|url = http://monica-payne.com/v_bozeman/introducing-v/|website = monica-payne.com|access-date = 2015-10-31}}</ref> (born January 9, 1988)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=VeronikaBozema|author=Veronika Bozeman|number=553751601979334656|date=10 January 2015|title=THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BIRTHDAY I'VE EVER HAD ....THANK YOU GOD|access-date=2015}}</ref> is an American [[Soul music|soul]] singer, record producer and actress, best known for her recurring role as Veronica in the [[Fox broadcasting company|Fox]] [[primetime]] musical drama television series ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''. Bozeman began her career [[Vocal coach|vocal producing]] songs such as "[[Lay It Down (Lloyd song)|Lay It Down]]" by [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]] in 2011.
'''Veronika Jean Bozeman'''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Introducing… V|url = http://monica-payne.com/v_bozeman/introducing-v/|website = monica-payne.com|access-date = October 31, 2015|archive-date = November 22, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151122055200/http://monica-payne.com/v_bozeman/introducing-v/|url-status = dead}}</ref> (born January 9, 1988)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=VeronikaBozema|author=Veronika Bozeman|number=553751601979334656|date=January 10, 2015|title=THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BIRTHDAY I'VE EVER HAD ....THANK YOU GOD}}</ref> is an American singer and actress best known for her recurring role as Veronica in the [[Fox broadcasting company|Fox]] [[primetime]] musical drama television series ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''. Bozeman began her career [[Vocal coach|vocal producing]] songs such as "[[Lay It Down (Lloyd song)|Lay It Down]]" by [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]] in 2011.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Bozeman was born and raised in the South region of Los Angeles, California. She attended [[Crenshaw High School]] and [[California State University, Long Beach]].<ref name="essence.com">{{Cite web|title = 7 Things To Know About 'Empire' Star, Singer V Bozeman|url = http://www.essence.com/2015/01/21/7-things-empire-singer-v-bozeman|website = Essence.com|access-date = 2015-10-31}}</ref> She had the dream of being a singer since early childhood.
Bozeman was born and raised in the South region of Los Angeles, California. She attended [[Crenshaw High School]] and [[California State University, Long Beach]].<ref name="essence.com">{{Cite web|title = 7 Things To Know About 'Empire' Star, Singer V Bozeman|url = http://www.essence.com/2015/01/21/7-things-empire-singer-v-bozeman|website = Essence.com|access-date = October 31, 2015}}</ref> She had the dream of being a singer since early childhood.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Bozeman is currently under the label [[Mosley Music Group]]. She has previously been featured in music by [[Timbaland]], [[CeeLo Green]], [[Timothy Bloom]], and [[Rihanna]]. Her manager is Monica Payne, formerly of the short-lived new jack swing groups The Gyrlz and [[Terri & Monica]].<ref>{{cite web|title=V. Bozeman – biography|url=http://thatgirlv.com/wp-content/themes/veronika/pdf/v-bozeman_blastpage_press-1Sheet_v2.pdf|website=thatgirlv.com|access-date=2015-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Monica Payne – Bio|url=http://monica-payne.com/bio/|website=monica-payne.com|access-date=2015-11-25}}</ref>
Bozeman is currently under the label [[Mosley Music Group]]. She has previously been featured in music by [[Timbaland]], [[CeeLo Green]], [[Timothy Bloom]], and [[Rihanna]]. Her manager is Monica Payne, formerly of the short-lived new jack swing groups The Gyrlz and [[Terri & Monica]].<ref>{{cite web|title=V. Bozeman – biography|url=http://thatgirlv.com/wp-content/themes/veronika/pdf/v-bozeman_blastpage_press-1Sheet_v2.pdf|website=thatgirlv.com|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215205/http://thatgirlv.com/wp-content/themes/veronika/pdf/v-bozeman_blastpage_press-1Sheet_v2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Monica Payne – Bio|url=http://monica-payne.com/bio/|website=monica-payne.com|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=January 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118070319/http://monica-payne.com/bio/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Bozeman performed "What is Love" on the pilot of the hit show ''Empire''. [[Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1|The show's debut soundtrack album]] peaked at number one on the ''[[Billboard 200]]'' chart in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Empire Cast – Chart history Billboard|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=305|website = www.billboard.com|access-date = 2015-12-10}}</ref> The music video of the song garnered more than 100 million views on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Citation|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRC6NEdSLIA|access-date = 2015-10-31|title = V. Bozeman "What is Love"}}</ref>
Bozeman performed "What is Love" on the pilot of the hit show ''Empire''. [[Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1|The show's debut soundtrack album]] peaked at number one on the ''[[Billboard 200]]'' chart in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Empire Cast – Chart history Billboard|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=305|website = www.billboard.com|access-date = December 10, 2015}}</ref> The music video of the song garnered more than 100 million views on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Citation|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRC6NEdSLIA|access-date = October 31, 2015|title = V. Bozeman "What is Love"| date=January 14, 2015 }}</ref>


Bozeman appeared as the love interest of [[Raheem DeVaughn]] in his 2019 music video, "Just Right".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Gail |title=Raheem DeVaughn Finds 'Just Right' Love: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8524179/raheem-devaughn-just-right-video-premiere |website=billboard.com |publisher=Prometheus Global Media, LLC. |access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>
Bozeman appeared as the love interest of [[Raheem DeVaughn]] in his 2019 music video "Just Right".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Gail |title=Raheem DeVaughn Finds 'Just Right' Love: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8524179/raheem-devaughn-just-right-video-premiere |website=billboard.com |publisher=Prometheus Global Media, LLC. |access-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref>

In [[2023]], she was featured on the soundtrack of the musical movie [[The Color Purple (2023 film)|The Color Purple]] with the song "Girls", collabing with Dyo and Ludmilla.


==Discography==
==Discography==

=== Studio album ===

* ''Music Is My Boyfriend'' (TBA)<ref name="essence.com"/>


===Singles===
===Singles===
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[R&B Songs|US<br />Adult R&B]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6744333/v-bozeman/chart?f=404 |title=V. Bozeman - Chart history {{!}} Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924091039/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6744333/v-bozeman/chart?f=404 |archive-date=2016-09-24}}</ref>
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique|FR]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = lescharts.com – Empire Cast feat. V. Bozeman – What Is Love|url = http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Empire+Cast+feat.+V.+Bozeman&titel=What+Is+Love&cat=s|website = lescharts.com|access-date = 2015-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = France Top 100 Singles|url = http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=charts&chid=5|website = www.musicharts.net|access-date = 2015-12-10}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique|FR]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = lescharts.com – Empire Cast feat. V. Bozeman – What Is Love|url = http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Empire+Cast+feat.+V.+Bozeman&titel=What+Is+Love&cat=s|website = lescharts.com|access-date = December 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = France Top 100 Singles|url = http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=charts&chid=5|website = www.musicharts.net|access-date = December 10, 2015|archive-date = December 11, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151211090957/http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=charts&chid=5|url-status = dead}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "Race Jones"
! scope="row"| "Race Jones"
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! scope="row"| "[[What is Love (V. Bozeman Song)|What is Love]]"
! scope="row"| "[[What is Love (V. Bozeman Song)|What is Love]]"
| rowspan="3"| 2015
| rowspan="3"| 2015
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| 112<ref>http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ts_chart_artistname%3Av%20bozeman&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f2=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=v%20bozeman {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> || 13<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=1230 |title=Empire Cast - Chart history {{!}} Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305054134/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=1230 |archive-date=2015-03-05}}</ref>|| —|| 39<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=367 |title=Empire Cast - Chart history {{!}} Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712012722/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=367 |archive-date=2015-07-12}}</ref> || 67
| *US: 54,000<ref>{{Cite web|title = Why Isn't 'Empire's' Music Topping the Billboard Charts?|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-isnt-empires-music-topping-777500|website = The Hollywood Reporter|access-date = 2015-12-10}}</ref>
| *US: 54,000<ref>{{Cite web|title = Why Isn't 'Empire's' Music Topping the Billboard Charts?|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-isnt-empires-music-topping-777500|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = February 25, 2015|access-date = December 10, 2015}}</ref>
| rowspan=2|''[[Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1|Empire Soundtrack from season 1]]''
| rowspan=2|''[[Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1|Empire Soundtrack from season 1]]''
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! scope="row"| "Smile"<br><small>(featuring [[Timbaland]])</small>
! scope="row"| "Smile"<br /><small>(featuring [[Timbaland]])</small>
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! scope="row"| "You Can't Break Me"<br><small>(featuring [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]])</small>
! scope="row"| "You Can't Break Me"<br /><small>(featuring [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]])</small>
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| rowspan="3"|2016
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! scope="row"| "Dear Officer"<br><small>(featuring [[Young Life]])</small>
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! scope="row"| "Juicy" <small>(solo or ''remix'' featuring [[Trina]] and [[Too $hort]])</small>
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! scope="row"| "Resolve"
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Adult R&b|Adult R&B]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title = Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/429983/timothy-bloom/chart?f=404|website = www.billboard.com|access-date = 2015-12-11}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Adult R&b|Adult R&B]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title = Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/429983/timothy-bloom/chart?f=404|website = www.billboard.com|access-date = December 11, 2015}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "'Til The End Of Time" <small>([[Timothy Bloom]] featuring V. Bozeman)</small>
! scope="row"| "'Til The End Of Time" <small>([[Timothy Bloom]] featuring V. Bozeman)</small>
| rowspan="1"| 2011
| rowspan="1"| 2011
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| ''The Budding Rose EP''
| ''The Budding Rose EP''
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====Other Song====
====Other Songs====
* [[2015 in music|2015]] : ''[[Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1#Track listing|Hourglass]]'' <small>(prod by [[Max Beesley]] & [[Terrence Howard]])</small><ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6708148/empire-song-premiere-hourglass-v-bozeman</ref>
* 2015 : ''[[Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1#Track listing|Hourglass]]'' <small>(prod by [[Max Beesley]] & [[Terrence Howard]])</small><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6708148/empire-song-premiere-hourglass-v-bozeman|title = 'Empire' Cast Premieres 'Hourglass' feat. V. Bozeman: Exclusive Early Listen|magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
* 2023 : ''[[The Color Purple (2023 soundtrack)#The Color Purple (Music from and Inspired By)|Girls (From the Original Motion Picture "The Color Purple")]]'' (with [[Dyo]] and [[Ludmilla (singer)|Ludmilla]])


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Films===
* 2010 : ''The Blue Wall'' : Kendra <small>(short)</small>
* 2015–2019 : ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'' : Veronica <small>(recurring role, 7 episodes)</small>
* 2010 : ''The Blue Wall'': Kendra <small>(short)</small>
* 2016 : ''The Black Book'' : herself <small>(short – starring [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]] & [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]])</small><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QmaKInS-I4</ref>
* 2016 : ''The Black Book'': herself <small>(short – starring [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]] & [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]])</small><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/1QmaKInS-I4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160329095256/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QmaKInS-I4&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QmaKInS-I4| title = "The Black Book" Starring Tyrese Gibson (WSHH Exclusive - Short Film / Music Video) | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* 2016 : ''90 Days'' : Samantha <small>(short – starring [[Teyonah Parris]] – [[Jennia Fredrique]])</small>
* 2016 : ''90 Days'': Samantha <small>(short – starring [[Teyonah Parris]] – [[Jennia Fredrique]])</small>
* 2016 : ''[[Boy Bye (2016 film)|Boy Bye]]'' : Melanie <small>(starring [[Shondrella Avery]] – starring [[Tammy Townsend]] and [[Omar Gooding]])</small>
* 2016 : ''Boy Bye'': Melanie <small>(starring [[Shondrella Avery]] – starring [[Tammy Townsend]] and [[Omar Gooding]])</small>
* 2017 : ''Versus'' <small>(short – starring [[Jesse Williams (actor)|Jesse Williams]])</small>
* 2017 : ''Versus'' <small>(short – starring [[Jesse Williams (actor)|Jesse Williams]])</small>
* 2019 : ''[[BET+#Film|Sacrifice]]'' : Tamika
* 2019 : ''[[BET+#Film|Sacrifice]]'' : Tamika
* 2020 : ''[[Paydirt (film)|Paydirt]]'' : Cici
* 2020 : ''[[Paydirt (film)|Paydirt]]'': Cici
* 2021 : ''[[Karen (film)|Karen]]'' : Fatima
* 2021 : ''Howard High'' : Tracy
* 2023 : ''Still Here'' : Jennifer Law
* 2024 : ''Snatched'' : Angela


==Note==
===Television===
* 2015–2019 : ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'': Veronica <small>(recurring role, 7 episodes)</small>
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* 2017 : ''[[The Simpsons]]'' : additional voices <small>(1 episode)</small>
* 2021 : ''[[Sacrifice (TV series)|Sacrifice]]'' : Tamika <small>(main role, 1 episode)</small>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://thatgirlv.com/}}
* {{Official website|http://thatgirlv.com/}}
* {{Allmusic |id = mn0002952391}}
* {{AllMusic |id = mn0002952391}}
* {{Discogs artist|Veronika Bozeman}}
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 25 August 2024

V. Bozeman
Bozeman in 2015
Bozeman in 2015
Background information
Birth nameVeronika Jean Bozeman[1]
Born (1988-01-09) January 9, 1988 (age 36)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2011–present
Labels
Websitethatgirlv.com/

Veronika Jean Bozeman[2] (born January 9, 1988)[3] is an American singer and actress best known for her recurring role as Veronica in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire. Bozeman began her career vocal producing songs such as "Lay It Down" by Lloyd in 2011.

Early life

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Bozeman was born and raised in the South region of Los Angeles, California. She attended Crenshaw High School and California State University, Long Beach.[4] She had the dream of being a singer since early childhood.

Career

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Bozeman is currently under the label Mosley Music Group. She has previously been featured in music by Timbaland, CeeLo Green, Timothy Bloom, and Rihanna. Her manager is Monica Payne, formerly of the short-lived new jack swing groups The Gyrlz and Terri & Monica.[5][6]

Bozeman performed "What is Love" on the pilot of the hit show Empire. The show's debut soundtrack album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.[7] The music video of the song garnered more than 100 million views on YouTube.[8]

Bozeman appeared as the love interest of Raheem DeVaughn in his 2019 music video "Just Right".[9]

In 2023, she was featured on the soundtrack of the musical movie The Color Purple with the song "Girls", collabing with Dyo and Ludmilla.

Discography

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Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Sales Album
US
US
R&B
US
Adult R&B

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US
R&B/HH

FR[11][12]
"Race Jones" 2014
"What is Love" 2015 112[13] 13[14] 39[15] 67 *US: 54,000[16] Empire Soundtrack from season 1
"Black and Blue"
"Smile"
(featuring Timbaland)
20 TBA
"You Can't Break Me"
(featuring Tyrese)
2016 26
"Something In My Heart"
"GO" 24
"Dear Officer"
(featuring Young Life)
"Juicy" (solo or remix featuring Trina and Too $hort) 2020
"Resolve" 2023
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V. Bozeman performing in June 2015
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
US US
Pop
US
R&B
Adult R&B
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"'Til The End Of Time" (Timothy Bloom featuring V. Bozeman) 2011 82[18] 28 The Budding Rose EP
"Bad Girl" (Serayah McNeill featuring V. Bozeman) 2015 Empire Soundtrack from season 1
"Happy Alone" (Matrix & Futurebound featuring V. Bozeman)

Other Songs

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Filmography

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Films

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Television

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  • 2015–2019 : Empire: Veronica (recurring role, 7 episodes)
  • 2017 : The Simpsons : additional voices (1 episode)
  • 2021 : Sacrifice : Tamika (main role, 1 episode)

References

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  1. ^ "ACE Repertory".
  2. ^ "Introducing… V". monica-payne.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Veronika Bozeman [@VeronikaBozema] (January 10, 2015). "THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BIRTHDAY I'VE EVER HAD ....THANK YOU GOD" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "7 Things To Know About 'Empire' Star, Singer V Bozeman". Essence.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "V. Bozeman – biography" (PDF). thatgirlv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Monica Payne – Bio". monica-payne.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "Empire Cast – Chart history Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  8. ^ V. Bozeman "What is Love", January 14, 2015, retrieved October 31, 2015
  9. ^ Mitchell, Gail. "Raheem DeVaughn Finds 'Just Right' Love: Watch". billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "V. Bozeman - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016.
  11. ^ "lescharts.com – Empire Cast feat. V. Bozeman – What Is Love". lescharts.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  12. ^ "France Top 100 Singles". www.musicharts.net. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  13. ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ts_chart_artistname%3Av%20bozeman&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f2=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=v%20bozeman [dead link]
  14. ^ "Empire Cast - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "Empire Cast - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015.
  16. ^ "Why Isn't 'Empire's' Music Topping the Billboard Charts?". The Hollywood Reporter. February 25, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  17. ^ "Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  18. ^ "Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  19. ^ "'Empire' Cast Premieres 'Hourglass' feat. V. Bozeman: Exclusive Early Listen". Billboard.
  20. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Black Book" Starring Tyrese Gibson (WSHH Exclusive - Short Film / Music Video). YouTube.
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