The woman who back in the day shocked the world with her ivory skin yet colorful and soulful voice; before the Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke and Jon B.'s We were all entertained and enjoyed as she called her self in the R & B hit "Square Biz" 'Vanilla Child." She has shocked us yet again with her untimely death. At age 54 Marie passed away this past weekend after suffering from a Gran Mal Seizure last month. Her daughter Alia Rose reported finding her mother and confirmed that the singer stopped taking her medication for the seizures due to it's depressing side effects. The lack of medication is said to be the cause of death but is yet to be confirmed, the autopsy which will be performed this week will give the cause of death by the coroner. Thus far officials have released a statement that natural causes are the source of death.
Here are what many Celebrities had to say after learning the news of the "Ivory Queen" of soul's death, many took to twitter and other social network cites to express their emotions:
�We�re shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Teena Marie. She was one of the most memorable, soulful and unique R&B vocalists to?come out of Motown. We send or condolences to Teena�s family, the entire Motown family and of course, our dear friend Berry Gordy.�
-Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff, R&B pioneers
"God Bless Teena Marie & her family! Sending blessings & prayers. I was just saying that fire & desire is 1 of the most beautifully performed songs"
-Alicia Keys, Singer
"Teena Marie always wonderful to me. I met her on the TJMS Cruise. Let us pray for her family. God bless her soul."
-Sheryl Underwood, Comedienne
"R.I.P. TO ONE OF THE BEST VOICES OF MUSIC TEENA MARIE!!!!!!!"
-Swizz Beatz, Producer/Rapper
"Teena Marie was so souldul not just n voice but n spirit also resy n peace my sweet blue-eyed soul sister."
-Donnie Simpson, Original Host of BET's "Video Soul"
"She was an amazing, soulful person. She�s a phenomenon to me. You have to say it. She had all of the street vibes and all of the R&B vocals...If there is a word called talent or talented, it was pouring out of her veins. She was an amazing phenomenon."
-Lionel Richie, Singer/Songwriter
"Teena was a fire and desire. She was everything. She was a special person. If you got a chance to know her � more than her voice � she was a kind person. She was a student of music. She was a gift to us from God, and being a Caucasian woman, the voice that came out of her had to be a gift. We�ll miss her and God rest her soul.�
- Kevin Liles, Former Vice Chairman of Warner Music Group
�My heart is broken. Teena Marie was an R&B Empress, a music pioneer, a brilliant songwriter/ producer with the most original powerhouse vocals ever. Nobody sang like Teena! But above all she was an exceptional human being, a humanitarian and an authentic friend who I will miss dearly. Rest With Angels Lady T.�
- Holly Robinson Peete, Actress
"In terms of vocals, she was one of the blackest people I know. She was one of the great R&B performers of our time. She was a great person; just a nice person. And she loved to perform. She got along well with everyone; even the promoters love her. She is going to be sorely missed.?There a lot of black people who swore by her and believed in her, as far as her music was concerned. She was a good mom, and to me, that is saying a lot.��
-Eddie Levert, Singer
�Teena was a black voice tapped in a white body. I would always tell her that she was one of the greatest vocalists of our time. I watched as she raised that child, and that�s very difficult being a single mother. She did an exemplary job with her child.�?
-Cathy Hughes, Founder of Radio One
"The enduring influence of Teena's inspirational, trailblazing career, could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing, showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of R&B, hip-hop, and soul,"
-Gene Rumsey, Concord Music Group Chief Label Officer
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