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Brandy
Edit- Born:
- February 11, 1979, she's 33 and American.
- Birthname:
- Brandy Norwood.
- Snapshot:
- An Artist with 29 releases, and credited 5 times on others' music. 10 collaborations and 3 musical relatives.
Biography
EditR&B singer Brandy became a huge star in the US at the age of 15 with her debut self-titled album, before gaining international recognition when a duet with Monica, “The Boy is Mine”, topped pop charts worldwide.
15 year old Brandy released a debut self-titled album in 1994. It was a slow-burner, but thanks to three Hot 100 Top 10 singles – “I Wanna Be Down”, “Baby” and “Brokenhearted” – it eventually achieved four million US sales. In 1995 she earned two Grammy nominations for her previous album, and “Sittin’ Up in My Room”, from the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack, hit No.2. The following year she got her own sitcom to star in: Moesha followed the escapades of a high school student living in LA.
After the success of that debut album, the pressure was on to repeat it with the follow-up. Never Say Never (1998) fulfilled all her fans expectations, earning good reviews and selling over five million in the US. “The Boy is Mine”, a duet with Monica, topped the Hot 100 for 13 weeks, becoming one of the biggest-selling singles of the decade. It was also the breakthrough single for both artists in overseas markets, achieving impressive positions in charts from South America to Europe, Asia and Australia. “Have You Ever” also topped the Hot 100, before Brandy took a break to concentrate on her acting.
In 2001, Brandy’s version of Phil Collins’ “Another Day in Paradise” (recorded with brother Ray J) was a hit throughout Europe. Full Moon (2002) featured a huge hit in “What About Us?”, but was otherwise considered a disappointing third full-length. Brandy roped in Timbaland to produce Afrodisiac (2004), and though it won good reviews it was under-promoted and didn’t sell well.
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