Heather Headley was born on October 5, 1974 is a Trinidadian R&B and soul singer and actress. She has won a Tony Award and received two Grammy Award nominations.

At age 4, Headley began playing the music of her native Trinidad, including calypso, reggae, and soca. In 1989 she moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the United States at the age of fifteen with her mom Hannah and brother Junior, when her father was offered a job as pastor of McKee Street Church of God.

After graduating from Northrop High School, Headley attended Northwestern University to study communications and musical theatre until the last day of her her junior year, when she made the difficult decision to become a part of the musical Ragtime and drop out of school.

On 6 September 2003, Headley married Brian Musso, formerly of the New York Jets. Headley released her debut album, This Is Who I Am, in October 2002 on RCA Records.

Her second album, In My Mind, was delayed due to the various executive shake-ups associated with RCA parent BMG's merger with Sony. Headley joked that it should have been called Caught Up instead.

Under BMG North America chairman/CEO Clive Davis for the first time, Headley released her second album In My Mind in January 2006. The title track "In My Mind" was released as the first single; and its music video was directed by Diane Martel.

The song reached number-one on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The second single "Me Time" was released to Urban AC outlets only. The third and final single is set to be "Am I Worth It", which will also serve to promote Headley's New March of Dimes Educational Campaign "I Want My 9 Months".