[225][226], In 1996, Norwood along with her brother Ray J, created the Norwood Kids Foundation. It's the fashion, and it just seemed like you had to be really talented to make it back in the '90s. ", "It's my final night on @NBCTheVoice mentoring Team Legend tonight! I love you all so much", "Congratulations to Brandy on her first ever nomination at the 2022 @afrimaofficial Awards for "Best Global Act", "All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2022: Public Voting Starts Sunday September 25", "All Africa Music Awards unveils 2022 nominees", "Brandy & Rita Ora Among 7 Cast In 'Descendants' Sequel 'The Pocketwatch' At Disney+", https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/every-original-movie-coming-to-netflix-in-2023/2900-4620/, "10 Little Known Facts About Brandy Norwood", "COVER STORY: BRANDY CHATS GROWTH, BOUNCING BACK FROM ADVERSITY", "2017 tour of Chicago starring Brandy Norwood (review)", "UP AND COMING: Brandy; At 16, Her Debut Is a Sweet Success (Published 1995)", "Fans Will Get A New Taste Of Brandy On Full Moon", "Brandy Gets Love From Kanye, Timbaland On New Album", "Brandy remembers Whitney Houston: "She's definitely one of my Angels", "TrueExclusives UpClose and Personal interview with Brandy", "US Superstar Brandy LIVE in the Hangout", "Rome News-Tribune Google News Archive Search", "Web Exclusive: Brandy Fan Questions Interview", "Brandy Outdoes Herself With Multiplatinum Certifications", "The Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years The Juice", "Celebrities Congratulate Brandy on 20 Years & She Reacts! She was born on February 11, 1979, in McComb, Mississippi, to a family involved in music. [16] In 1996, she had a brief relationship with future Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant, whom she accompanied to his prom at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. "[48] Within the coming year, Norwood and Robert "Big Bert" Smith began writing and producing for other artists such as Toni Braxton, Kelly Rowland, and Kiley Dean. 12:51 PM PT -- Brandy just addressed her health issue, telling fans, "To my beloved fam, friends, and starz thank you for sending love and light my way. [82] Later that same year, Norwood returned to acting roles with recurring appearances on The CW's teen drama series 90210, and in the fourth season of the Lifetime's comedy series Drop Dead Diva, in which she played the role of Elisa Shayne. Her musical breakthrough came with the wildly successful single "The Boy Is Mine" (1998), a duet with fellow R&B contemporary Monica, which went on to become one of the best selling female duets of all time and won her the Grammy for Best R&B Vocal by a Duo or Group. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqOmJO0ptmmHrsOnR3oPtTA Thank you for stopping by the channel! About her dad, Brandy states: I grew up singing in church with my dad, where he was the musical director and we sang gospel songs in a cappella almost exclusively. Norwood starred in the UPN sitcom Moesha as the title character, which lasted six seasons and resulted in numerous other roles. With her sitcom Moesha being added to Netflix and the 1997 live-action TV film Cinderella streaming on Disney+, Brandy is having her own '90s resurgence: "It's just great that a new generation gets to feel the magic.". [73] Executive produced by the Norwood family, the season concluded after eleven episodes, and was renewed for a second season, which began broadcasting in fall 2010. She also represented the brands Candie's in 1998 and DKNY in the Spring of 2000. My daughter always says, "I wish I was from the '90s." [84] She became a regular cast member by the next season. [37][38], After backing out of a role in F. Gary Gray's 1996 film Set It Off,[39] Norwood made her big screen debut in the supporting role of Karla Wilson in the slasher film, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. "[207] The oft-praised vocal work on the album sparked the idea of Norwood gaining the subjective nickname the "vocal bible".
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