About Terence Trent D'Arby
Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard; March 15, 1962), who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987). The album includes the singles "If You Let Me Stay", "Sign Your Name", "Dance Little Sister", and "Wishing Well". Maitreya is a multi-instrumentalist and noted for his soulful voice and flamboyant, charismatic and androgynous persona. == Early life == Sananda Francesco Maitreya was born Terence Trent Howard in Manhattan, New York, in 1962 to a father of Scotch-Irish and Native American descent and his mother, Frances Howard, is a gospel singer, teacher, and counselor. His biological father's name according to an Instagram post from June 5, 2024, commemorating his son Francesco Mingus' 14th birthday, was Robert Bell. Frances Howard married Bishop James Benjamin Darby, who became his stepfather and raised him. He took his stepfather's last name and later added the apostrophe. In his youth, Maitreya resided in Daytona and in Deland, Florida. Maitreya trained as a boxer in nearby Orlando, Florida. In 1980 he won the Florida Golden Gloves lightweight championship.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.