18/11/2025
Happy 57th Birthday to Ralph Edward Tresvant.
Born May 16, 1968, He is a singer, songwriter, actor and record producer, best known as the lead singer of R&B group New Edition.
When he was in junior high school, some friends got the idea to put a group together, Tresvant and three others – Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell and Michael Bivins – started performing at local talent shows.
They were spotted by a local up-and-coming producer and songwriter, Brooke Payne, a local manager and choreographer, who encountered the boys at a local talent show in Roxbury. After an audition for Payne, he gave them the name New Edition to signify they were a new edition of the Jackson 5.
Maurice Starr, who wanted to create a “newer edition” of the pop act The Jackson 5, signed them to his independent Streetwise Records label and a fifth member, Ronnie DeVoe (Payne’s nephew), was added to the group. Releasing their debut album, Candy Girl, in 1983. The album was a successful launching pad for the group, spawning the teen-oriented hit singles “Popcorn Love,” “Is This the End” and the title track.