The Austin born, Atlanta bred soulstress got her start with fun dance hits Goodies, 1 2 Step and Oh. It wasn`t long before Ciara was commanding the attention of industry icons Missy Elliot and Ludacris. Soon she became something of Elliot prot??g?? and won her first Grammy for the work she did on Elliot`s Loose Control. Her second album, Ciara: The Evolution, produced Promise and Like A Boy, two steamier songs that show she has truly evolved. Ciara briefly dated rapper Bow Wow. She is set to tour with Rhianna for the UK portion of Rhianna`s Good Girl Gone Bad Tour.