Bobby V

== Life and career ==

== Life and career ==

=== 1980–2004: Early life and career beginnings ===

=== 1980–2004: Early life and career beginnings ===

Bobby Marcel Wilson{{Cite web |title=Bobby Marcel Wilson |url=https://it.warnerchappell.com/composer-songs/WILSON+BOBBY+MARCEL |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930211556/https://it.warnerchappell.com/composer-songs/WILSON+BOBBY+MARCEL |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |website=Warner Chappell Music}} was born on February 27, 1980, in [[Jackson, Mississippi]].{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|title=Bobby Valentino – Biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p699184|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=November 2, 2008}} He later moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. Growing up, Wilson listened to [[Michael Jackson]], [[Tony! Toni! Tone!|Tony! Toni! Toné!]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Jodeci]], and [[The Isley Brothers]]. Those were the artists that inspired him to become a [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer. Wilson entered the music scene in 1996 as a member of the R&B youth [[quartet]] [[Mista (band)|Mista]], at this time using his real name, Bobby Wilson.{{cite web|url=http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1996/oct/10-10-96/arts/art8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517193835/http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1996/oct/10-10-96/arts/art8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2006|title=The Michigan Daily Online|date=May 17, 2006}} The new teenage R&B group released their first record.[http://www.hiponline.com/music-artists/mista/ Mista]. hiponline.com (February 17, 2008) Under the production of [[Organized Noize]] ([[TLC (group)|TLC]]'s "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]"), the group released their [[Mista (album)|self-titled debut album]], which produced the hit single "[[Blackberry Molasses]]". However, the album did not follow in the same success and despite a second album being produced by [[Tim & Bob]], it was never released. Due to management issues the group split in 1997. Wilson later enrolled at [[Clark Atlanta University]] majoring in [[mass communication]]s. While in school, Wilson continued to record in his free time in hopes of one day returning to the stage.

Bobby Marcel Wilson{{Cite web |title=Bobby Marcel Wilson |url=https://it.warnerchappell.com/composer-songs/WILSON+BOBBY+MARCEL |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930211556/https://it.warnerchappell.com/composer-songs/WILSON+BOBBY+MARCEL |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |website=Warner Chappell Music}} was born on February 27, 1980, in [[Jackson, Mississippi]].{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|title=Bobby Valentino – Biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p699184|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=November 2, 2008}} He later moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. Growing up, Wilson listened to [[Boy George]], [[Tony! Toni! Tone!|Tony! Toni! Toné!]], [[Adam Ant]], [[Jodeci]], and [[The Isley Brothers]]. Those were the artists that inspired him to become a [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer. Wilson entered the music scene in 1996 as a member of the R&B youth [[quartet]] [[Mista (band)|Mista]], at this time using his real name, Bobby Wilson.{{cite web|url=http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1996/oct/10-10-96/arts/art8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517193835/http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1996/oct/10-10-96/arts/art8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2006|title=The Michigan Daily Online|date=May 17, 2006}} The new teenage R&B group released their first record.[http://www.hiponline.com/music-artists/mista/ Mista]. hiponline.com (February 17, 2008) Under the production of [[Organized Noize]] ([[TLC (group)|TLC]]'s "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]"), the group released their [[Mista (album)|self-titled debut album]], which produced the hit single "[[Blackberry Molasses]]". However, the album did not follow in the same success and despite a second album being produced by [[Tim & Bob]], it was never released. Due to management issues the group split in 1997. Wilson later enrolled at [[Clark Atlanta University]] majoring in [[mass communication]]s. While in school, Wilson continued to record in his free time in hopes of one day returning to the stage.

[[File:Bobbyv.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Bobby V performing in [[Southeast Missouri State University]] during the ''Xi Gamma'' chapter of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]]'s ''Miss Black and Gold Pageant'', 2006]]

[[File:Bobbyv.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Bobby V performing in [[Southeast Missouri State University]] during the ''Xi Gamma'' chapter of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]]'s ''Miss Black and Gold Pageant'', 2006]]