| Intro | American actress | ||
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Singer Actor |
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| From | United States of America | ||
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Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music |
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| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 1 September 1993, Santa Monica, USA | ||
| Age: | 26 years | ||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||
| Residence | Los Angeles, USA | ||
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Skylar Christan “Skye” Townsend (born September 1, 1993) is an American actress, R&B-soul and pop singer. She is the youngest daughter of actor, director and comedian, Robert Townsend.
Music career
2012: Recording and releasing Vomit EP
Townsend released her debut EP album Vomit online via Digital Download on May 5, 2012. The EP featured collaborations from artist like Karina Pasian & Chris O’Bannon” on (“Go Fish!”), “Micky Munday” on (“Hazel”) and Wyann Vaughn on (“Free”) inspired by Deniece Williams’s 1976 hit “Free”. The majority of Vomit was produced by Jonathan “JMBeatz” Malone, Waren Vaughn, Vybe, Rey Reel and more. Later on, videos were directed by her father Robert Townsend, for “Go Fish” and “It’s Normal” during the month of June 2012.
2015: Recording and releasing “Rocking Chairs” EP
In mid to late 2014, Townsend began constructing her second studio EP album, titled “Rocking Chairs”. The project included 5 tracks along with a feature from rapper, “DEVEY2G” on a song, titled (“Always”).
Albums
Extended Play
| Title | Album details |
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| Vomit (EP) |
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| Rocking Chairs |
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Notable Songs
- 2012: “Go Fish!” (Produced by JM)
- 2012: “Its Normal” (Produced by JM)
- 2013: “Noreg” (Produced by IrateGenius & KayJayBeatz)
- 2013: “X-Talk” (Produced by Augie Ray)
- 2013: “Pineapple Diet (ft. Micky Munday)” (Produced by Drupiano)
- 2015: “Rocking Chairs” (produced by JM)
- 2015: “Always (ft. DEVEY2G)” (produced by JM)
Acting
Townsend made her acting debut on BET’s web series 8 Days a Week, portraying the character “Jade Taylor”. The show ended after 10 episodes. Skye just completed a new film titled “Playing for Love” and played the character Maya Hardaway on camera (the lead cheerleader).. She also guest starred in the popular TV series Lucifer as Axara. She has also been cast in the role of Lola in the upcoming feature film Chase, shooting in summer 2018.
Personal life
Townsend currently resides in Los Angeles. She has one brother named Isiah and an older sister named Sierra. She was in a relationship with model Geron McKinley,which began in 2012 and ended in 2019.