Yes, that's Chris Tucker intently listening right beside her. Performed by is the original recording of the song 'Beautiful Flower.' This was recorded and shot in one take by Brian David Hardin and a friend of India Aries. Written by India Arie Simpson and Joyce Anne Simpson. Please check out the video of India.Arie’s enchanting live performance of “Beautiful Flower.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“When Elton John said I was one of his favorite artists - now, that was success.” “I’m happy that the people who inspired me like my music,” she said. The daughter of a Motown songstress and a former NBA basketball player, India.Aria has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, and has sold more than 10 million records worldwide. “But the truth is that it was my message to myself because I was yearning to know the peace of a self-defined life.” “Putting spiritual and empowerment ideals into music concepts… that’s always been the core message of my music-and it seemed I was talking to others…” India.Arie told an online publication. In 2007, she appeared in Winfrey’s documentary, “Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy.” The documentary chronicled Winfrey’s five-year mission to create an academy for disadvantaged girls in South Africa. Oprah Winfrey became an avid fan of India.Arie’s music and invited her to appear on her TV show to discuss her music and activism. India.Aire was named an Ambassador for UNICEF and traveled to Africa extensively to address the AIDS crisis. She’s also an activist for global health and human dignity. India.Arie sings, “There is nothing in the world that you cannot do/ When you believe in you.”īorn India Arie Simpson, India.Arie (punctuation intended) is a talented singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Written to support Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, “Beautiful Flower” delivers the motivational message that young South African girls have the talent, intelligence and drive to become a new generation of leaders.

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India.Arie delivers a message of inspiration and empowerment in her 2007 Grammy-nominated “Beautiful Flower.” In the song, she tells young women struggling with their identities that they are beautiful, brilliant, powerful, resilient and “more valuable than a diamond.” Embed from Getty Images

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