Conya Doss
Conya Doss is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, and educator. She is known as The Queen of Indie Soul.
In the late 1990s, Doss formed a music duo called Lyrik. After the duo disbanded, she released her debut album A Poem About Ms. Doss, which featured the single "Coffee", which gained substantial airplay from the Cleveland area radio stations. In 2004, Doss formed her own independent record label Conya Doss Songs, Inc. and released her second album, Just Because.
She released seven more albums on her own label including: Love Rain Down, Still..., Blü Transition, A Pocketful of Purpose, Seven: VII, Clear, and Through Rose-Colored Glasses.
Early life
Conya Doss was born on April 13, 1972, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Carolyn Pruitt, a therapeutic program worker, and Ronald Pruitt. She also has two other siblings Devaughn Reed and Tamara Pruitt. Doss enrolled in the Cleveland School of the Arts where she graduated in 1990. She received her teaching credential from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and became a teacher of special education.Career
1995–2004: Career beginnings
In 1995, Doss performed background vocals on Elaine Richardson's song "The Whole Shebang". In the late 1990s, Doss formed a short-lived music duo called Lyrik with childhood friend and singer Stacy Richardson. In 2000, Doss worked with American girl group 3LW. She co-wrote the song "I Think You Should Know" and vocally arranged the song "Ocean" for their debut self-titled album in December 2000. Doss released her debut album A Poem About Ms. Doss in August 2002 on Orpheus Records. The album featured the single "Coffee", a minor local hit in the Cleveland area.In November 2004, she released her second album Just Because on her own independent record label Conya Doss Songs, Inc. The album spawned the singles "Missin' You" and "Damn That".