Famous for her membership in the female R&B quartet Ex Girlfriend, Francis is also well known for her participation in season one of The X Factor. Also an Actress, she appeared in episodes of Third Watch, Phil of the Future, and Half & Half.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, she performed in Broadway productions of Footloose, Street Corner Symphony, and Smokey Joe's Cafe.
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, she is the daughter of an African-American mother and an Italian-American father. She later raised two children of her own.
In 2013, she and Chante Moore both joined the cast of the reality television series R&B Divas: Los Angeles.
