Biography
Some performers, such as for example Florence Ballard, were floor up in the Motown hitmaking machine — and some, like Syreeta, found their callings and success in other areas from the music business. Created in Pittsburgh, Rita Wright experienced her sights arranged on a carrying out career, and fortunately her family relocated to Detroit when she is at her teenagers and she experienced the skill to back again up the target. She found the company being a secretary and was afterwards uncovered by Brian Holland, 1 / 3 from the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting group, who started using her being a back-up singer on several information and brought her to Berry Gordy’s interest. He was therefore impressed with Wright’s tone of voice that he agreed upon her up and afterwards provided her a melody, “I CANNOT SURRENDER the Love PERSONALLY I THINK for you personally,” co-authored by Holland, Ashford, and Simpson, that originally have been designed for Diana Ross. In Wright’s hands (acknowledged to Rita Wright), the one did sufficiently, especially abroad, where she afterwards discovered she acquired a serious pursuing. Wright afterwards met and fell deeply in love with Stevie Question, and both were wedded in Sept of 1970 — by that point, she was utilizing the name Syreeta, that is how she became most widely known to the general public. The non-public union lasted just two years, nonetheless it led her right into a brand-new section of music, being a lyricist. Question began setting up her poems to music, and she understood that she could write music; their cooperation as composers and performers outlasted the relationship by 3 years, and resulted in some superb function in both departments. Their following hits jointly included “IN THE EVENT THAT YOU REALLY LIKE Me,” “Agreed upon, Covered, Delivered,” and “From the Pity” — her biggest strikes, “Spinnin’ and Spinnin'” and “Your Kiss Is normally Sweet,” had been also Wonder/Wright collaborations. Syreeta released her initial record under that name in 1972, over the Motown MoWest imprint — Syreeta, made by Stevie Wonder, was one of the most beautifully made information issued with the label in the 1970s and provided her voice the very first completely realized display it ever endured. They released two even more albums collectively, and she continued to be using the label for nine even more years, within the tiny band of “inside” performers (alongside her former mate) who have been more than simply business acquaintances. She obtained lots five strike in 1980 using the ballad “ALONG WITH YOU I’m Created Once again,” a duet with Billy Preston, and in addition documented duets with Jermaine Jackson, among additional performers within the label, through the early ’80s. Syreeta retired from full-time music function in the middle-’80s to be able to devote herself to her personal existence and family members, but she continued to be a much-loved designer from Motown’s metallic age. Following a long struggle with tumor, Syreeta passed on July 6, 2004.
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1 | Berry Gordy chose her to replace Diana Ross as lead singer of The Supremes, but Mary Wilson vetoed it. |
2 | Recorded last album in 1983 titled "The Spell". |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Nunca es tarde | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Samba | 2014 | performer: "To Know You, Is t Love You" / writer: "To Know You, Is t Love You" - as Syreeta Wright | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The X Factor | 2011-2013 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
The Voice of the Philippines | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Levenslied | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2013 music - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
Glee | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Dancing with the Stars | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Duets | 2012 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
The Three Stooges | 2012 | writer: "It's A Shame" - as Syreeta Wright | |
The Office | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011-2012 | TV Series writer - 4 episodes | |
Joyful Noise | 2012 | writer: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - as Syreeta Wright | |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Valentine's Day | 2010/I | writer: "Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours" - as Syreeta Wright | |
The Young and the Restless | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Idols | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Doctors | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Idols | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Holiday | 2006 | writer: "It's a Shame" 1970 - as Syreeta White | |
Idols | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Australian Idol | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Canadian Idol | 2003-2005 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
Junebug | 2005 | performer: "Harmour Love" | |
Malaysian Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
American Idol | 2002-2004 | TV Series writer - 4 episodes | |
Naked Fame | 2004 | Documentary writer: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - as S. Write | |
Laws of Attraction | 2004 | writer: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - as Syreeta Wright | |
Johnson Family Vacation | 2004 | performer: "Come Inside" | |
Idols! | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Idols | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The West Wing | 2002 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
You've Got Mail | 1998 | writer: "Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours" - as Syreeta Wright | |
Overnight Delivery | 1998 | Video writer: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - as Syreeta Wright | |
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | 1998 | Video performer: "Across the Sea of Time" | |
Now and Then | 1995 | writer: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | |
Chicago Hope | 1995 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Crooklyn | 1994 | writer: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | |
Poetic Justice | 1993 | writer: "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" - as Syreeta Wright | |
Class Act | 1992 | writer: "It's a Shame My Sister" - as Syreeta Wright | |
Designing Women | 1987-1989 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
The Last Dragon | 1985 | performer: "First Time On a Ferris Wheel" | |
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues | 1984 | Video writer: "Signed, Sealed and Delivered" | |
Happy Endings | 1983/II | TV Movie performer: "HAPPY ENDINGS", "I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN" | |
Body and Soul | 1981 | performer: "You Make Me Feel Born Again" - as Syreeta Wright | |
Time Bandits | 1981 | performer: "Dream Away" - uncredited | |
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | 1981 | performer: "It's So Easy" | |
Happy Birthday to Me | 1981 | performer: "Happy Birthday to Me" | |
Loving Couples | 1980 | performer: "AND SO IT BEGINS", "TURN UP THE MUSIC" | |
Top of the Pops | 1979-1980 | TV Series performer - 3 episodes | |
Fast Break | 1979 | "He Didn't Stay Long Enough to Say Goodbye" / performer: "With You I'm Born Again" uncredited, "Go for It", "Go for It Disco" uncredited | |
The Secret Life of Plants | 1978 | Documentary performer: "Come Back as a Flower" | |
The Krofft Comedy Hour | 1978 | TV Movie writer: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | |
Thank God It's Friday | 1978 | performer: "Let's Make a Deal" | |
Saturday Night Live | 1975 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Aloha, Bobby and Rose | 1975 | writer: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - uncredited |
Actress
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Don't Forget the Motorcity | 2008 | Video |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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New American Bandstand 1965 | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
Soul Train | 1974-1982 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Guest |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1981 | TV Series | Herself - Vocalist |
The John Davidson Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1974-1980 | TV Series | Herself - Vocalist |
Search for a Star | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Top of the Pops | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Herself |
Saturday Night Live | 1975 | TV Series | Herself on Fancy Lady |
Dinah! | 1974 | TV Series | Herself |
In Session | 1974 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Top of the Pops | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Herself |
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