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Apart from her acting she launched a music career in the fall of 2010 with the release of her singles "Whip My Hair", "21st Century Girl", and signing to her current mentor Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation. The single peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video was nominated for Video of the Year at the BET Awards of 2011.
Personal life
Smith is the daughter of musician-actor Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett Smith. She has an older half-brother, Trey Smith, and an older brother, Jaden Smith; both are also child actors. Smith is African-American on her father's side, and of West Indian, Creole, and Portuguese-Jewish ancestry on her mother's side. Smith and her brothers are youth ambassadors for Project Zambia, which provides assistance for Zambian children orphaned by AIDS in conjunction with Hasbro.
On January 20, 2011, Will Smith announced he is planning to produce a remake of the famous comic strip Little Orphan Annie starring Smith in the title role. Jay-Z is also in talks to provide the music for the film and possibly create brand new songs.
Music career
2010-present: Willow: You Think You Know Me
In June 2010, Smith's mother Jada Pinkett Smith announced in an interview on Lopez Tonight that Smith would be releasing an album. Smith then released her first single, "Whip My Hair", which went platinum in the US and peaked at number 11. In the UK the single peaked a number 2. Smith soon after announced her next single, "21st Century Girl". After she performed the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she released it the next day on February 3, 2011. The video was released March 9, 2011. The single had poor chart performance both in the US and UK.
On Oct 6th 2011, "Fireball", a collaboration between Smith and rapper Nicki Minaj, was released.
Smith's producer announced that they are almost finished working on her debut album, Willow: You Think You Know Me, and it should be done soon. He also said it has a similar style to "Whip My Hair". He confirmed that the next single would be "Rock Star".
Discography
Whip my Hair
Whip my Hair (ft. Tinie Tempah)
21 Century Girl
Fireball (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Rock Star Note: Rock Star will release in 2012, as Willow's next single)
Albums
Willow: You Think You Know Me (April 3, 2012)
Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
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Willow Smith at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Concert. (Photo: Harry Wad).