V. Bozeman Explained

V. Bozeman
Birth Name:	Veronika Jean Bozeman^[1]
Birth Date:	9 January 1988
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years Active:	2011–present

Veronika Jean Bozeman^[2] (born January 9, 1988)^[3] is an American singer and actress best known for her recurring role as Veronica in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire. Bozeman began her career vocal producing songs such as "Lay It Down" by Lloyd in 2011.

Early life

Bozeman was born and raised in the South region of Los Angeles, California. She attended Crenshaw High School and California State University, Long Beach.^[4] She had the dream of being a singer since early childhood.

Career

Bozeman is currently under the label Mosley Music Group. She has previously been featured in music by Timbaland, CeeLo Green, Timothy Bloom, and Rihanna. Her manager is Monica Payne, formerly of the short-lived new jack swing groups The Gyrlz and Terri & Monica.^{[5] [6]}

Bozeman performed "What is Love" on the pilot of the hit show Empire. The show's debut soundtrack album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.^[7] The music video of the song garnered more than 100 million views on YouTube.

Bozeman appeared as the love interest of Raheem DeVaughn in his 2019 music video "Just Right".^[8]

In 2023, she was featured on the soundtrack of the musical movie The Color Purple with the song "Girls", collabing with Dyo and Ludmilla.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Year	Peak chart positions					Sales	Album
US	US R&B	US Adult R&B ^[9]	US R&B/HH	FR^[10] ^[11]
"Race Jones"	2014	—	—	—	—	—
"What is Love"	2015	112^[12]	13^[13]	—	39^[14]	67	US: 54,000^[15]	Empire Soundtrack from season 1
"Black and Blue"		—	—	—	—	—
"Smile" (featuring Timbaland)		—	—	20	—	—		rowspan="6"
"You Can't Break Me" (featuring Tyrese)	2016	—	—	26	—	—
"Something In My Heart"		—	—	—	—	—
"GO"		—	—	24	—	—
"Dear Officer" (featuring Young Life)	—	—	—	—	—
"Juicy" (solo or remix featuring Trina and Too $hort)	2020	—	—	—	—	—
"Resolve"	2023	—	—	—	—	—

As featured artist

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Year	Peak chart positions				Album
US	US Pop	US R&B	Adult R&B ^[16]
"'Til The End Of Time" (Timothy Bloom featuring V. Bozeman)	2011	—	—	82^[17]	28	The Budding Rose EP
"Bad Girl" (Serayah McNeill featuring V. Bozeman)	2015	—	—	—	—	Empire Soundtrack from season 1
"Happy Alone" (Matrix & Futurebound featuring V. Bozeman)		—	—	—	—

Other Songs

• 2015 : Hourglass (prod by Max Beesley & Terrence Howard)^[18]
• 2023 : Girls (From the Original Motion Picture "The Color Purple") (with Dyo and Ludmilla)

Filmography

Films

• 2010 : The Blue Wall: Kendra (short)
• 2016 : The Black Book: herself (short – starring Tyrese & Tank)^[19]
• 2016 : 90 Days: Samantha (short – starring Teyonah Parris – Jennia Fredrique)
• 2016 : Boy Bye: Melanie (starring Shondrella Avery – starring Tammy Townsend and Omar Gooding)
• 2017 : Versus (short – starring Jesse Williams)
• 2019 : Sacrifice : Tamika
• 2020 : Paydirt: Cici
• 2021 : Karen : Fatima
• 2021 : Howard High : Tracy
• 2023 : Still Here : Jennifer Law
• 2024 : Snatched : Angela

Television

• 2015–2019 : Empire: Veronica (recurring role, 7 episodes)
• 2017 : The Simpsons : additional voices (1 episode)
• 2021 : Sacrifice : Tamika (main role, 1 episode)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ACE Repertory.
2. Web site: Introducing… V. monica-payne.com. October 31, 2015. November 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151122055200/http://monica-payne.com/v_bozeman/introducing-v/. dead.
3. VeronikaBozema. Veronika Bozeman. 553751601979334656. January 10, 2015. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BIRTHDAY I'VE EVER HAD ....THANK YOU GOD.
4. Web site: 7 Things To Know About 'Empire' Star, Singer V Bozeman. Essence.com. October 31, 2015.
5. Web site: V. Bozeman – biography. thatgirlv.com. November 25, 2015. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215205/http://thatgirlv.com/wp-content/themes/veronika/pdf/v-bozeman_blastpage_press-1Sheet_v2.pdf. dead.
6. Web site: Monica Payne – Bio. monica-payne.com. November 25, 2015. January 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118070319/http://monica-payne.com/bio/. dead.
7. Web site: Empire Cast – Chart history Billboard. www.billboard.com. December 10, 2015.
8. Web site: Mitchell . Gail . Raheem DeVaughn Finds 'Just Right' Love: Watch . billboard.com . Prometheus Global Media, LLC. . August 10, 2019.
9. Web site: V. Bozeman - Chart history Billboard . www.billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160924091039/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6744333/v-bozeman/chart?f=404 . 2016-09-24.
10. Web site: lescharts.com – Empire Cast feat. V. Bozeman – What Is Love. lescharts.com. December 10, 2015.
11. Web site: France Top 100 Singles. www.musicharts.net. December 10, 2015. December 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211090957/http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=charts&chid=5. dead.
12. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ts_chart_artistname%3Av%20bozeman&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f2=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=v%20bozeman
13. Web site: Empire Cast - Chart history Billboard . www.billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150305054134/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=1230 . 2015-03-05.
14. Web site: Empire Cast - Chart history Billboard . www.billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712012722/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6438154/empire-cast/chart?f=367 . 2015-07-12.
15. Web site: Why Isn't 'Empire's' Music Topping the Billboard Charts?. The Hollywood Reporter. February 25, 2015. December 10, 2015.
16. Web site: Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard. www.billboard.com. December 11, 2015.
17. Web site: Timothy Bloom – Chart history – Billboard. www.billboard.com. December 11, 2015.
18. 'Empire' Cast Premieres 'Hourglass' feat. V. Bozeman: Exclusive Early Listen. Billboard.
19. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Black Book" Starring Tyrese Gibson (WSHH Exclusive - Short Film / Music Video) . YouTube.