Siedah Garrett (born June 24, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter, who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry, such as
Michael Jackson,
The Pointer Sisters,
Brand New Heavies,
Quincy Jones,
Tevin Campbell,
Donna Summer,
Madonna,
Jennifer Hudson among others. Garrett has been nominated for two
Academy Awards for
Best Original Song, and won the
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the
50th Grammy Awards for co-writing "
Love You I Do" (performed by
Jennifer Hudson) for the 2006 musical film,
Dreamgirls.