Ralph Tresvant biography

Ralph Edward Tresvant was born in Boston in 1968 and grew up with an older sister and younger brother at Orchard Park Projects. He is the lead singer of the Rhythm and Blues group New Edition and has also released some solo albums. He began his school career when he was young, singing with friends from around the age of ten.

High school friends

In high school, at one of the local talent shows he had participated in with childhood friends, he was spotted by songwriter Brooke Payne, who was just beginning to make a name for herself. He is the one who gave the four friends Ralph, Bobby Brown, Rickey Bell and Michael Bivins, the name New Edition. With this name, he intended to convey the concept that this group could be a new edition of the Jackson Five. This description allowed the group to be signed by Maurice Starr, who was looking for a new pop act based on the Jackson Five, and his songs were to appear on his independent label Streetwise Records. A fifth person, Ronnie DeVoe, was added to the group. The debut album of this exciting new group New Edition was released in 1983. Candy Girl was a huge success for the group, followed by Popcorn Love and Is This The End. Like teenage sensations in the ’80s, the four friends could move out of the Boston housing projects.

Net worth

Today, due to New Edition’s successful singing career, numerous singles, and 2008 touring initiative with the Head of State band alongside Johnny Gill and Bobby Brown, Ralph’s popularity has risen sharply and his net worth is now at about eight million dollars.

Successful solo career

All members of the group have had their own solo artist reached number one on the charts, and Ralph Tresvant was the last to release a song on his own. Bobby Brown had sung Girlfriend, and Bell, Bivins, and DeVoe had combined with the song Poison. New Edition as a group had also had four number one songs, so Ralph Tresvant had certainly had some good hits to compete with. In some ways, it was to his advantage as he was able to see what the fans were expecting and what they would like. Tresvant is normally an introverted character and was a bit nervous about going public with a solo effort, but his song Sensitivity sold over a million copies and stayed on the top 10 R&B list in America for weeks.

Movies and a radio show

After discussions about money, New Edition left Starr’s record label and signed up with the leading company MCA Records. New Edition’s second album was released and success continued with the song Cool It Now. Tresvant’s soft singing style had become a recognized asset to the group. He was also asked to sing a few numbers on the film’s Mo ‘Money and The Preacher’s Wife soundtracks, and even made a short film debut by appearing in the comedy House Party 2.

Today, Ralph Tresvant hosts a radio show in Boston, combining R&B with other categories of music such as soul and hip hop. He is a generous man and started his radio show with a charity campaign.