Antonique Smith

Antonique possesses the melodic soul of Adele, the acrobatic notes of Celine Dion, and the high energy of Beyonce. Her voice can make you cry or make you dance!

Her shows and set lists are tailored based on the audience, venue and occasion.

For live performances, she can give you the option of:
- Acoustic (Guitar, and/or piano, with/without percussion)
- Tracks (Requires a DJ or sound man to play the tracks)
- Electric (with the sound of a full band, without needing to hire a full band)
- Full band with 4 to 7 members

Already having made waves in the Broadway, Television, Film and Music industries, the versatile Antonique Smith is now a Grammy nominated artist, receiving a 57th Annual Grammy Awards nomination for “Best Traditional R&B Performance”.

Antonique is an actress, singer and writer. The New Jersey native is most famous for her starring role as Faith Evans in "Notorious" where she received rave reviews and was praised by critics, including Jeffery Lyons who called her “one to watch”.

Antonique first garnered attention in her buzz­worthy leading role in "Rent" on Broadway as Mimi Marquez. She became the international poster girl for the show. Antonique played CIA agent Sandra Burns in “Abduction” opposite Taylor Lautner and Alfred Molina, and in “Yelling To The Sky", playing the starring role of Ola O'Hara, opposite Zoe Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe and Jason Clarke. Antonique had a featured role in the Golden Globe nominated "Across The Universe" and has also guest starred and recurred on numerous hit TV shows including “Law & Order”, HBO's “Bored To Death” and "100 Centre Street". She recently starred in the TV One romantic comedy Stock Option, which premiered to record ratings for the network.

Antonique is currently shocking the world with the release of her first body of work, her EP "Love Is Everything", stemming from her successful Kickstarter campaign where Smith raised over $50,000 in 30 days from her fans. ‘Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)’ is the Grammy nominated, edgy, up­tempo, future meets retro, soul pleaser that is currently rising up the charts!

Having just completed a 20 city "Act On Climate" tour with the Hip Hop Caucus and also singing for the Pope's climate rally for over 100,000 people on the National Mall in D.C., Antonique is a serious advocate for climate justice and human rights. She is also the older sister to Antonia, born with special needs, who Antonique calls her "favorite person in the world." Her relationship with her sister is why Antonique has a heart for people with disabilities.

Heralded as "an amazing actress with a great career ahead of her" by the legendary director Sidney Lumet, Antonique is following the career path of Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross and Whitney Houston; pursuing a career in film while also continuing to make her dream of a Grammy ­winning recording career into the most amazing of realities.