Brandy date of birth

Fast Facts

Full Name:

Brandy Rayana Norwood

Nickname:

The Vocal Bible

Birth date:

February 11, 1979

Relationship Status:

Single

Background

Brandy Rayana Norwood, famously known as Brandy, has been a household name for decades. The talented artist was born to her father, Willie Norwood, and mother, Sonja Norwood. Her father was a gospel singer and choir director, while her mother ran H&R Block as the district manager. They lived in McComb, Mississippi, together with her younger brother Ray J. Brandy was raised with Christian values and even started singing in her father’s church choir. She attended Hollywood High Performing Arts Center in 1983 when her parents relocated to Carson, California. In 1990, she got a job as the backing vocalist for the R&B boy band Immature after signing with Teaspoon Productions. In 1993, she signed with Atlantic Recording Corporation through her parents while still in talks with East West Records. Her mother resigned from her job and became her manager, and she started homeschooling.

In 1994, she released her first album

Brandy Norwood

Major Works

Songs

  • Baby
  • I Wanna Be Down
  • Brokenhearted
  • Sittin Up In My Room
  • The Boy  Is Mine
  • AngelHave You Ever

Albums

  • Brandy (1994)
  • Never Say Never (1998)

Television Shows

Films

  • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Brandy Norwood: A Biography(to 1999)

by Shea Williams (SHS)

Shea Williams (SHS Researcher)

Brandy, Brandy, Brandy!  This famous Rhythm and Blues “Soul” singer began her career at the age of fifteen. Her first album, Brandy, opened up a whole new world for her.  This talented, intelligent female from Mississippi did not just stop at singing but went on to acting.  She has her own sitcom, Moesha, and she also had a minor role in the sitcom, Thea.

Brandy co-writes some of her  material.  She has recently made history by having the major role in the first mixed-cast performance of Cinderella.   Brandy also won the 1996 Lady Of Soul “Entertainer” of the Year” Award, and her career continues to move forward.  But where did Brandy begin?

Brandy Rayanna Norwood was bor

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 her third and fourth albums, Full Moon (2002) and Afrodisiac (2004). She served as a judge on t

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