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Biography
Green was born in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and took an interest in singing, playing the piano, and songwriting at a very young age. At the age of thirteen, she became a member of a female quintet called Younique. Also, she is a graduate of Parkway Northwest High School for Peace and Social Justice.
In 1994 she wrote songs for many artists, including Britney Spears.
Green received her big break at the age of nineteen when she became a backup singer for Jill Scott, who took her on an international tour. She signed to Columbia Records in November 2001.
Green released her debut album, A Love Story, in November 2002 in the U.S. and February 2003 in the United Kingdom, featuring the hit "Emotional Rollercoaster". Three years later she released her second album Vivian which featured the hit lead single "Gotta Go, Gotta Leave (Tired)".
During her three-year hiatus she had a son, Jordan, with ex-husband Erik Tribbet, a drummer from nearby Camden, New Jersey. At a recent gig, Green announced that she is currently recording her third album on Koch Records.
In 2004 Green made a cameo appearance in the Cole Porter biopic De-Lovely singing a cover version of Porter`s 1930 song "Love for Sale", which made the film`s soundtrack album. She also played Brenda Holloway in an episode of the first season of NBC`s drama series American Dreams, entitled "The Carpetbaggers" (originally aired on April 6, 2003), performing a rendition of Holloway`s 1964 hit "Every Little Bit Hurts".
In 2005 she appeared on Cyndi Lauper`s The Body Acoustic album on the tracks "I`ll Be Your River" and "Sisters of Avalon".
In 2007 Green appeared on Guru`s album Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4: The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back to the Future on the track "Fine and Free".
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