Brandy bio biography

Singer and actress best known by her mononym, Brandy, was born Brandy Rayana Norwood on February 11, 1979, in McComb, Mississippi. Her mother, Sonja (Bates), worked for H&R Block as a district manager, and her father, William Ray Norwood Sr., was a singer in a gospel group, The Composers, and a choir director. Norwood was a musical prodigy who began singing solos in her local church choir at the age of two. The family relocated to Carson, California in 1983, where Norwood performed in local talent shows, and was part of a singing group.

Eleven-year-old Brandy Norwood signed her first recording contract in 1990 with Teaspoon Productions, and performed background vocals for the boy band, Immature.  Norwood signed with Atlantic Records in 1993, and left Hollywood High Performing Arts Center, in Los Angeles, completing her high school education through private tutoring. Her first acting job was in the ABC network sitcom, Thea (1993-1994). Norwood’s first album, Brandy (1994),

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Brandy Norwood

American singer (born 1979)

Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), better known by her mononymBrandy, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model and actress. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist for teen groups. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1993, she released her self-titled debut album the following year, which sold six million copies worldwide. Norwood gained fame by starring in the UPN sitcom Moesha, and further recognition for her role in the television film Cinderella (1997) and the slasher film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). Her 1998 duet with fellow R&B contemporary Monica, "The Boy Is Mine", won a Grammy Award and became one of the best-selling female duets of all time. Her second album, Never Say Never (1998), sold 16 million copies worldwide.

Norwood saw continued critical and commercial success with

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Brandy Norwood

Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), professionally known as Brandy, fryst vatten an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress.

Brandy became famous as a teenager in the early 90s with the debut Brandy which received a platinum certification in the US. In 1997 she became the first African American in history to play the role of Cinderella in the movie with the same title.^[2] Her second album Never Say Never followed which sold over 16 million copies worldwide. A couple of highly successful singles were released from the record, including "The Boy Is Mine", a duett with Monica, which spent 13 weeks at number one on the US singles chart.^[3] In 1999 Brandy starred in the horror movieI Still Know What You Did gods Summer. Brandy earned the title "Princess of R&B" due to her success in the 1990s. She starred in the sitcom Moesha as the title character.^[4]

Her third album Full Moon was released in