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Brandy Norwood

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Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Dubbed the "Vocal Bible", she is known for her distinctive sound, characterized by her peculiar timbre, voice-layering, and intricate riffs. Brandy is often regarded as an influential figure in contemporary R&B. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi, Brandy was raised in Carson, California, where she began her career as a backing vocalist for youth music groups. After signing to Atlantic Records, she rose to prominence in the mid-1990s with her debut studio album, Brandy (1994), which spawned the US Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles "I Wanna Be Down", "Baby", and "Brokenhearted". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Brandy Norwood is the 527th most popular singer (up from 2,416th in 2024), the 3,246th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,108th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Singer.

Brandy Norwood, commonly known as Brandy, is an American singer, actress, and songwriter best known for her R&B hits in the 1990s and early 2000s, such as "The Boy Is Mine" and "Have You Ever," as well as starring in the TV sitcom "Moesha."

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Among Singers

Among singers, Brandy Norwood ranks 527 out of 4,381. Before her are Anne Sofie von Otter, Juan Gabriel, Darío Moreno, Billy Preston, Patrick Hernandez, and Séverine. After her are Dinah Washington, Mari Boine, Marek Grechuta, Mos Def, Gary Brooker, and Héctor Lavoe.

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Among people born in 1979, Brandy Norwood ranks 29. Before her are The Game, Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Eric Abidal, Rosamund Pike, Stormy Daniels, and Prabhas. After her are Miklós Fehér, Vidya Balan, Simão Sabrosa, James McAvoy, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Jawed Karim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brandy Norwood ranks 3,246 out of 20,380. Before her are John C. Breckinridge (1821), Larry David (1947), Fife Symington (1945), Nikki Sixx (1958), Debra Paget (1933), and Aldrich Ames (1941). After her are Jill Clayburgh (1944), Peter Gallagher (1955), Edna Parker (1893), Dinah Washington (1924), William Wallace Campbell (1862), and Berenice Abbott (1898).

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Among Singers In United States

Among singers born in United States, Brandy Norwood ranks 173. Before her are Natalie Cole (1950), Randy Newman (1943), Brenda Lee (1944), Bobby Brown (1969), Dusty Hill (1949), and Billy Preston (1946). After her are Dinah Washington (1924), Mos Def (1973), KRS-One (1965), Tracy Chapman (1964), Neil Sedaka (1939), and Michael Bolton (1953).

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