This article is about the singer. For the singer's eponymous debut album, see Ralph Tresvant (album).
Urban One Inc’s Reach Media Announces R&B Superstar Ralph Tresvant of New Edition as Host of “Love and R&B”
Ralph Tresvant
Birth name
Ralph Edward Tresvant
Also known as
Rizz
Rizzo
Born
(1968-05-16) May 16, 1968 (age 56) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
Genres
R&B
new jack swing
Occupation(s)
Singer
rapper
songwriter
record producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
drums
Years active
1981–present[2]
Labels
Xzault
MCA
Geffen
Interscope
Website
Official website
Musical artist
Ralph Edward Tresvant (born May 16, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the lead singer of R&B group New Edition.[3][4] As a solo artist, Tresvant released his double platinum-selling debut album Ralph Tresvant (1990).[5] In 2008, he began touring with Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill in a new group named Heads of State. October 13 is Ralph Tresvant Day in Boston, MA and Little Rock, AR. In 2019 and 2020, Gill and Tresvant released two new singles, Perfect and All Mine. On February 3, 2023, Urban One Inc's Reach Media and Radio One announced that Ralph Tresvant, lead singer of famed supergroup New Edition, is now the new host of the network's long-running syndicated show "Love and R&B," heard nightly on all affiliate stations, effective February 13.[6] Tresvant shares the same birthday as Janet Jackson, May 16.
^Ed Hogan. "Ralph Tresvant". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^"'The New Edition Story' Part One: Humble Beginnings To Harsh Realities". Essence. January 25, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
^King, Aliya S. (December 30, 2015). "Remember When Ralph Tresvant Went Solo?". Retrieved March 6, 2017.
^"Bobby Brown's Uneasy Passage". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
^Inc, Urban One. "Urban One Inc's Reach Media Announces R&B Superstar Ralph Tresvant of New Edition as Host of "Love and R&B"". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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