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Brandy Rayana Norwood Better Known By Her Mononym Brandy Is An American Singer Songwriter Record Producer Actress And Model. She Is Known For Her Distinctive Sound Characterized By Her Peculiar Timbre Voice-Layering And Intricate Riffs Which Has Earned Her The Title Of "the Vocal Bible". As Of August 2020 She Has Sold Over 40 Million Records Worldwide With Approximately 8.62 Million Albums Sold In The United States Alone. Her Work Has Earned Her Numerous Awards And Accolades Including A Grammy Award And An American Music Award. Born 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 Brandy The Following Year Which Sold Six Million Copies Worldwide. Norwood Ventured Into Acting With The UPN Sitcom Moesha 1996–2001 Which Won Her An NAACP Image Award And Resulted In Numerous Other Roles Such As The Titular Character In The Television Film Cinderella 1997 And Karla Wilson In The Slasher Film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 1998 . 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. Her Second Album Never Say Never Won Norwood Her First Grammy Award. In 2002 Norwood Starred In The Reality Series Brandy Special Delivery Documenting The Birth Of Her Daughter. Her Third And Fourth Albums Full Moon 2002 And Afrodisiac 2004 Were Released To Critical Success. Norwood Served As A Judge On The First Season Of America's Got Talent Before Being Involved In A Heavily Publicized Car Accident In 2006. Norwood's Fifth Album Human 2008 Was Released To Positive Reviews Although It Was A Commercial Failure. In 2010 She Returned To Television As A Contestant On The Eleventh Season Of Dancing With The Stars And Starred In The Reality Series Brandy & Ray J A Family Business. She Was A Series Regular In The BET Series The Game 2012–2015 And Released Her Sixth Album Two Eleven 2012 Thereafter Both Earning Her Critical Praise. In April 2015 Norwood Made Her Broadway Debut As Roxie Hart In The Musical Chicago. She Starred In And Executive Produced A Sitcom Titled Zoe Ever After On BET Which Premiered In January 2016. In July 2020 Norwood Released Her Seventh Studio Album B7 Also Her First Project As An Independent Artist To Critical Acclaim. In 2021 Norwood Starred Alongside Naturi Naughton Eve And Nadine Velazquez In American Broadcasting Company's Music Drama Series Queens To Critical Acclaim. In June 2022 Norwood Announced Her Major Label Return After Signing With Motown Records Under Which She Is Expected To Preprare Her Eighth Studio Album. read less