Claudette Ortiz (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, model and television personality, best known as a member of the R&B trio City High.
However, Pardlo's friend Ryan Toby and the producers decided that it should be a two-man group featured on the album.
[5] The trio focused on trying to create lyrics that told a story, with Toby noting that he drew inspiration for this from country music.
[7] In November 2002, Ortiz appeared as Amber, in the episode titled "Jr's Dating Dilemma", on ABC's My Wife and Kids.
[8][9] Additionally, Ortiz worked with producers will.i.am, Pharrell, So Klassik, Noize Trip, and Jerry Wonda for her postponed debut album around 2014.
In 2013, Ortiz was a castmate in TV One's reality show R&B Divas: Los Angeles, which also featured Chanté Moore, Michel'le, Lil' Mo, Dawn Robinson, and Kelly Price.
After their break-up, Ortiz began a romantic relationship with group member Ryan Toby, whom she divorced in 2007 after three years of marriage.
I saw a rumor on Wikipedia a while back saying I was dating him and had a child by him… I was in the studio with Bryan Michael Cox and we were laughing about it… I wasn’t even pregnant with my daughter yet… I don’t know that guy and never met him.
"[11] In 2013, Ortiz was contemplating joining the U.S. Air Force Reserves, when she was contacted by TV One's producer Phil Thornton to do R&B Divas.