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Erykah Badu is an American recording artist, record producer, and actress who is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre. She is often referred to as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul" due to her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion. Badu is also recognizable for wearing very large and colorful headwraps, and has been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday. She was a core member of the Soulquarians and has appeared in a number of films, playing a range of supporting roles in movies such as Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules, and House of D. She is also very prominent in the documentary film Before the Music Dies. Erica Abi Wright, better known by her stage name Erykah Badu, was born on February 26, 1971.