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Mixed Tenses (with passive) – fill in:

Lumidee Cedeño (be) ______born in August 24, 1984 in Spanish Harlem, New York. She (be) ______a female American R&B singer and rapper. Most people (know) ______her as Lumidee. After her father (die) ______in 1995, she and her four siblings (raise – passive) ______in Spanish Harlem by her grandparents. She (begin) ______(sing) ______and (rap) ______at the age of twelve. After she (graduate) ______high school, she (collaborate) ______with DJ Tedsmooth (record) ______her debut single, "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)". After that, she (sign) ______a contract with Universal Records, where she (release) ______her debut album, Almost Famous, on June 23, 2003. Her single (reach) ______#3 in the U.S. and #2 in the UK charts, but so far, it (be) ______her only hit. At the beginning of 2007, Lumidee (release) ______her new single "She's Like The Wind". Lumidee (also feature – passive) ______on a song for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Album Soundtrack which (entitle – passive) ______'Dance' and (feature) ______a sample of the classic track I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Her second album (expect – passive) ______for release later this year. In an interview, Lumidee (state) ______that the album (call – passive) ______'Unexpected'. It will be the follow-up to 2003's "Almost Famous," which (sell) ______276,000 copies in the United States up to now. Of course, Lumidee (hope) ______that her new album (have) ______even more success.

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