Virenia Gwendolyn Peeples (born December 10, 1961 in Hollywood, California)… Read Full Bio ↴Virenia Gwendolyn Peeples (born December 10, 1961 in Hollywood, California), better known as Nia Peeples, is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Nicole Chapman on the hit 1980s television series Fame. Most recently, she portrayed Karen Taylor Winters on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.
Her maternal grandparents are both immigrants from the Philippines. Her father has Scottish, Irish, English, Native American and Italian ancestry. Her mother is of Filipino, German and Spanish descent. She was raised in West Covina, California. She attended UCLA on a music scholarship, during which time she performed as Liberace's opening act in Las Vegas on weekends. Peeples was married to Lauro Chartrand (1997 - 2004) (divorced) has a child and is an ex-wife (1989 - 1993) (divorced) of singer Howard Hewett and they have a son, Christopher (b. 1990). She was also married to American telenovelas actor Guy Ecker (1984 - 1986) (divorced).
Music:
In 1988 she hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Trouble," which climbed to #35 on the Hot 100. Her most successful single is "Street Of Dreams," which hit #12 on the Hot 100 in 1991.
She made a music video in 1986 of "All You Can Dream", directed by Alan Bloom and conceptualised by Keith Williams, for the purposes of promoting the values of UCLA. She appeared in Prince's video for Raspberry Beret.
Acting:
Notably, Peeples portrayed performing arts student Nicole Chapman on the hit TV series Fame. In 1987 she was in the movie North Shore as Kiani. She hosted the short-lived American version of Top of the Pops as well as a weeknight dance music program called The Party Machine, and portrayed Texas Ranger Sydney Cooke in the CBS hit series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1999-2001.
Nia Peeples joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 2007, playing the role of Karen Taylor, and was released from the role in the spring of 2009. Her last air date was in May 2009.
Her maternal grandparents are both immigrants from the Philippines. Her father has Scottish, Irish, English, Native American and Italian ancestry. Her mother is of Filipino, German and Spanish descent. She was raised in West Covina, California. She attended UCLA on a music scholarship, during which time she performed as Liberace's opening act in Las Vegas on weekends. Peeples was married to Lauro Chartrand (1997 - 2004) (divorced) has a child and is an ex-wife (1989 - 1993) (divorced) of singer Howard Hewett and they have a son, Christopher (b. 1990). She was also married to American telenovelas actor Guy Ecker (1984 - 1986) (divorced).
Music:
In 1988 she hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Trouble," which climbed to #35 on the Hot 100. Her most successful single is "Street Of Dreams," which hit #12 on the Hot 100 in 1991.
She made a music video in 1986 of "All You Can Dream", directed by Alan Bloom and conceptualised by Keith Williams, for the purposes of promoting the values of UCLA. She appeared in Prince's video for Raspberry Beret.
Acting:
Notably, Peeples portrayed performing arts student Nicole Chapman on the hit TV series Fame. In 1987 she was in the movie North Shore as Kiani. She hosted the short-lived American version of Top of the Pops as well as a weeknight dance music program called The Party Machine, and portrayed Texas Ranger Sydney Cooke in the CBS hit series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1999-2001.
Nia Peeples joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 2007, playing the role of Karen Taylor, and was released from the role in the spring of 2009. Her last air date was in May 2009.
You Make Me Wanna
Nia Peeples Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'You Make Me Wanna' by these artists:
Alice Cooper You're the star, you're the face You got the look that…
Atmosphere Rock the house "You make me wanna die" He said it like…
B.L.U.E You know you make me wanna... You know you make me…
Blue You know you make me wanna... You know you make me…
Blue - One Love (You know, you make me wanna) (You know, you make me…
Chai T This is what you do This is what you do This is…
Dead or Alive I'm like a dog-dog-a-doggy that is on heat And I been…
Dean-E-G You make me wanna quit everything for you You make me…
Eclipse This is what you do This is what you do This is…
Jadakiss feat Mariah Carey Lets go [Chorus] K-I-S-S me And I just want to make Lo…
Kamaliya You Make Me Wanna You caught my eye in a smoky…
L.A. Session Singers It's a cold game but the players gon play It's a…
Lewis Taylor What is this we're doing now You sure it'll be alright,…
Manian & Ryan T. Vs. Partytrooperz Riot on the streets, the touch beneath the sheets It's only…
Manuel Seal Jr. This is what you do This is what you do This is…
Mariah Carey Feat. Jadakiss Lets go [Chorus] K-I-S-S me And I just want to make Lo…
Michael Sweet Been running round and around with you If you go down…
P. Diddy ft Usher Houl, houl, houl, houl, houl, houl, houl, houl - yea Houl,…
SoMo [Intro:] You make me wanna You make me wanna… [Chorus:] You…
Symon B.I. 我愿用我有限的永远 交换曾经快乐的泪水 穿越不安地带 穿越所有危险 来到你身边 我有时相信美丽的预言 却又不想如此心甘情…
The Hit Crew You've got a cute way of talking You got the…
The Last Skeptik its just turned midday gotta get out of bed hard to find…
Usher This is what you do This is what you do This is…
usher feat. Timbaland Houl, houl, houl, houl, houl, houl, houl, houl - yea Houl,…
Usher ft. Timbaland This is what you do This is what you do This is…
Usher Raymond This is what you do This is what you do This…
Usher(亚瑟小子) This is what you do This is what you do This is…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Nia Peeples:
Faces Of Love You're just a young boy Caught up in your dreams You think…
Kissing The Wind There's a shadow on my window Visions in my head I wonder…
Street Of Dreams Mama always used to say Good things come to those who…
The Entity Is this the age of the thunder and rage? Can you…
This Time I'll Be Sweeter Darling, can't you see What losing you has done to me? I'm…
Trouble I must be out of my head Or just plain crazy…
You Don't Have To Ask Me Twice I bet you're nervous; well so am I There's something…
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ma nu
This is my favourite song on her album. Thanks for the upload
Smoakinglanekent
ouah,nia is so beautiful!!this is my favourite actress
snoops71
She is so beautiful!
Karina
But are you sure you don't know a place where I can look for this? I want that video (Songs of the Cinema concert) so bad!.
Karina
Can you add to YouTube the whole video of Songs of the Cinema I want to see it but I heard that is not available in any store.
mark1814
I only have a preview of the show which I will look at posting as soon as possible