but she is going to be in the pantheon of prince and stevie wonder and gladys knight.e learned that you can cle -- i've been listening to her, and i've learned that you can clean the house to her, you can read to her, you can have sex to her, you can drink to her. she is the full service performer. so i want you to give it up for her. you're going to have a wonderful time, and she's going to be in rotation on your favorite play list. please welcome ledeci. [♪] ["come together"] >> is it too early? it's never too early. here's a song my dad used to sing to me. [♪] >> when i decided to really get out there, i'm originally from new orleans, louisiana, but i was raised in oakland, california, east bay. [applause] >> 96 and holly, to be exact. and everywhere i went, i was met with resistance to appreciate me and my -- my presence. said i wasn't pretty enough or good enough to make it in this industry, and here i am, ten albums later, 12 grammy nominations. i'm an author, an actress, all these wonderful things, but it took a woman, one woman, when i was ready to give up, i w