Zakiya Cox

Zakiya Shalai Cox is a female singer from Brooklyn, New York. In 1992, she won Hal Jackson's Talented Teens, an international talent contest for young minority women.

Career
Cox won the judges' approval at the Apollo Theatre in New York City during her Amateur Night performance. She was later signed to Ric Wake's production company as part of the female group Faces, which was produced by Shedrick Guy and included a cover of Michael Jackson's "I Wanna Be Where You Are." Her self-titled debut album Zakiya, released in 1996, included her first R&B hit single "Love Like Mine". In 1997, she released the minor R&B hit single "My Love Won't Fade Away" on DV8/A&M Records. Another single, "When The Last Teardrop Falls", which would later be covered by the R&B trio Blaque, was released in the late 1990s.

Cox's follow-up album was shelved during the corporate restructuring of A&M Records in the late 1990s. One 12-inch vinyl of her follow-up single "I Like" was released in limited quantities.

Personal life
Cox had a twin sister, Naeemah Jamilah, who died in utero before Zakiya was born.

Cox is married with children. She currently resides in Pennsylvania.