Brandy

Brandy Rayana Norwood is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi, raised in Carson, California.

R&B Singer Brandy was born in McComb, Mississippi, on February 11, 1979 at 8:56 PM EST to a church pastor and singer; she was 11 years old when she released her self-titled debut album, which featured the single hit, “I Wanna Be Down”

Brandy is the only daughter and oldest child of William Ray Norwood Sr., a church pastor, and his wife, Sonja Norwood. She’s the elder sister of Ray J, a singer and actor and cousin to Snoop Dogg, a rapper, actor and music promoter.

Brandy started singing in her family’s church choir. Recognizing both of their children were gifted performers, William and Sonja left Mississippi for Los Angeles, California, in the early 1980s in hopes of helping their children launch their careers.

Sonja Norwood quit her job at H&R Block in order to manage Brandy and Ray J.

She attended Pepperdine University in 1999 but dropped out because of her busy schedule.

Before long, with her parents’ help, Brandy was performing at a variety of showcases and talent shows. When she was in the ninth grade, Brandy got her huge break: she landed a recording contract with Atlantic Records. That same year, she was cast in the short-lived ABC Sitcom “Thea”. While the show failed to resonate with audiences, Brandy and her powerful voice did not. From that time she debuted on the show, she was popular with viewers.

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She released her debut album in 1994. The R&B album featured the hit single, “I Wanna Be Down”. The song was immediately popular, quickly climbing to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, where it stayed for four weeks.

Brandy was managed by her mother, Sonja Norwood in the early stage of her career, and she was careful not to sing anything that her mother did not approve of.

In 1996, Brandy returned to acting, starring in the UPN Sitcom Moesha. The series remained on the air for six full seasons.

Even with a busy acting career, Brandy continued to sing. In 1998, she released her second album, “Never Say Never”, which featured the song, “The Boy Is Mine”. The song performed by Brandy and fellow R&B Singer, Monica, was a great hit.

She released her third album, “Full Moon”, in 2003, the same year that she had her child, a female named “Sy’rai Iman Smith” with her then boyfriend, Robert Smith, a music producer.

In 2004, Brandy released her fourth album, Afrodisaic. She didn’t treat her fans to her follow-up record, “Human”, until four years later.

In 2008 Brandy released “Human” after she was involved in a car accident that claimed the life of another driver. Brandy was never arrested or charged with a crime, but the accident made her a more sober person. According to the singer, 2008’s “Human” (released after the accident) is one of her “Most Personal and emotional albums”

In 2010, Brandy returned to television, performing as a contestant on the hit dance-competition show “Dancing with the Stars”. That same year, she starred in a VH-1 reality TV series, Brandy and Ray J: A family business, along with her bother and parents.

In 2012, Brandy released her sixth studio album, “Two Eleven”.

Brandy is worth over $60 million.

Brandy has a daughter born on June 16, 2003

Brandy was chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. She was also one of the Teen People Magazine’s “21 Hottest Stars Under 21”.

Quotes by Brandy

“I just feel my sexuality is private. I’m very shy about being sexy. That part of me has been so closed to the public eye. I’ve sold millions of records with my clothes on” (Vibes, June 2004).

“I’ll be a nun, raise my daughter, and make albums”

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