description Brandy Overview
Brandy Norwood, known professionally as Brandy, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress born in McComb, Mississippi in 1979. Her self-titled debut album released in 1994 achieved quadruple platinum status and featured the hit single 'I Wanna Be Down.' Her 1998 duet 'The Boy Is Mine' with Monica topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks and earned a Grammy Award. Brandy also starred in the UPN sitcom 'Moesha' from 1996 to 2001 and appeared in the 1997 television film 'Cinderella.'
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Brandy ranks #149 of 225 in the Singer ranking, behind Miguel, ahead of Neil Diamond.
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Who sings with Brandy on "The Boy Is Mine"?
Monica shares the duet with Brandy. Released in 1998, it appears on Brandy's Never Say Never and Monica's The Boy Is Mine.
Was Brandy the first Black actress to play Cinderella on television?
Brandy played Cinderella in the 1997 television production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. The deliberately multicultural cast included Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother, Whoopi Goldberg as Queen Constantina and Paolo Montalban as Prince Christopher.
Is Moesha based on Brandy's real life?
Moesha is a fictional sitcom rather than a direct biography. Brandy stars as Los Angeles teenager Moesha Mitchell, and the UPN series ran from 1996 to 2001.
Why do singers call Brandy the Vocal Bible?
The nickname reflects other vocalists' admiration for her layered harmonies, tone and intricate background-vocal arrangements. Albums such as Never Say Never and Full Moon are especially influential among modern R&B singers.
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