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Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her intricate vocal riffs, and is regarded as an influential figure in contemporary R&B.
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entertainment · American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1979) · singer · actor · singer-songwriter · composer · dancer · model · television actor · record producer · film actor · socialite · also Brandy Norwood, Brandy Rayana Norwood, Bran' Nu, Brandy, B Rocka, Norwood
Born 11 February 1979 · Q690974
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2026· 14 entries
Public attention spiked: 7,240 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 2,403, with 1 article edits. Coverage that week: “Adrien Broner Clocks Brandy Norwood, Turns Hello Into Drama” (Yahoo).
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Yahoo: Adrien Broner Clocks Brandy Norwood, Turns Hello Into Drama
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Yahoo: Brandy Norwood to Sing Theme Song for Netflix’s Reboot of Iconic Show
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Public attention spiked: 12,025 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5× the usual 2,403, with 0 article edits.
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Published video “Brandy Receives Her Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - March 30, 2026”.
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Published video “Brandy - Afrodisiac (Full Album)”.
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Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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HELLO BEAUTIFUL: Brandy Norwood Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
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Published video “Brandy - The Best of Brandy (Full Album)”.
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Yardbarker: Brandy Norwood’s Remarkable Career Earns Her an Iconic 2026 Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
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Published video “Brandy - Never Say Never (Full Album)”.
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Published video “Brandy - Brandy (Full Album)”.
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Published video “Brandy - Full Moon (Full Album)”.
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2025· 9 entries
Published video “Christmas Everyday Premieres 11/29 on Lifetime 🎄❤️”.
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Published video “The Boy Is Mine Tour - Tickets On Sale Now”.
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Published video “Kehlani & Brandy - Folded”.
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EURweb: Brandy Norwood and Daughter Sy’Rai Smith Shine Together in Lifetime’s ‘Christmas Everyday’
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UPI: Brandy Norwood, daughter Sy'Rai Smith star in Lifetime Christmas film
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Deadline.com: Brandy Norwood To Star Opposite Daughter Sy’Rai Smith In Lifetime Holiday Movie ‘Christmas Everyday’
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Published video “Brandy & Monica | The Boy Is Mine Tour”.
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The Grio: Brandy Norwood’s biggest hits and Hollywood journey
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Deadline.com: ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Director On Brandy Norwood’s Return: “You’ll Have To Go See The Movie”
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2024· 3 entries
collider: Check Out Brandy Norwood's Other Horror Movie Before 'I Know What You Did Last Summer 4' on Streaming Next Month
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Grande released "The Boy Is Mine (Remix)", which features both Norwood and Monica
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Norwood performed at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards; Burna Boy's single, "Sittin' on Top of the World", which heavily sampled Norwood's own "Top of the World", had been nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance
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2023· 2 entries
Norwood performed "Someday at Christmas" at the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Rolling Stone ranked Brandy at number 193 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album for B7 (2021).
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2019· 1 entry
Norwood was honored with the BMI President's Award at the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, organized by Broadcast Music, Inc
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2018· 1 entry
Also appeared in a PSA for the American Heart Association and Hands-Only CPR with fellow Chicago the Musical cast members
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2015· 2 entries
Norwood appeared on British house duo 99 Souls's mashup single "The Girl Is Mine", for which she re-recorded her vocals from "The Boy Is Mine"
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Portraying Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago
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2014· 4 entries
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for The Game (2014).
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Norwood teamed up with "text4baby", which spreads health and wellness to expecting moms via text message, and became an honorary co-chairman of the 2014 Unstoppable Foundation
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“as a professional musician, I would say that Whitney Houston is the greatest voice of all time.”
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Norwood made guest appearances on VH1's Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood and the TV Land sitcom The Soul Man
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2012· 2 entries
Released her sixth studio album, Two Eleven
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Norwood was eager to scale back her previous album's pop style and return to R&B on her sixth album Two Eleven
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2011· 1 entry
Norwood joined the cast of the BET comedy series The Game, playing the recurring role of Chardonnay, a bartender
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2010· 3 entries
Brandy returned to television as a contestant on the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars
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Billboard included Norwood in their Top 50 R&B and Hip Hop Artists list of the past 25 years
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Norwood became involved with Get Schooled, a national non-profit mobile phone calls by celebrities to wake up students for school
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2009· 1 entry
“The whole experience did completely change my life, and I can say that I think I”
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2008· 2 entries
Billboard ranked her song "The Boy Is Mine" third on a special The 40 Biggest Duets of All Time listing
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Brandy teamed up with shoe company Skechers' "Nothing Compares to Family" campaign
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2006· 3 entries
While driving on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, Norwood struck a Toyota driven by 38-year-old Awatef Aboudihaj, who later died from her injuries at the L
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With the win of 11-year-old singer Bianca Ryan
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And explored pop on her fifth album, Human (2008)
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2005· 1 entry
Brandy became the spokesperson for Ultima, a company for hair weaves and wigs
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2004· 4 entries
Her recent motherhood, life experiences, and growing affinity for British rock band Coldplay, caused her to shift toward a more experimental vision for her fourth album Afrodisiac
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Norwood began a relationship with NBA guard Quentin Richardson, who was then playing for the Los Angeles Clippers
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Smith revealed that the pair had never been legally wed, but that they had pretended to marry to preserve Norwood's public image
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The couple became engaged in July 2004, but Norwood ended their 14-month engagement in September 2005.
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2002· 2 entries
With the MTV series Diary Presents Brandy: Special Delivery; the show documented the final months of Norwood's pregnancy and the birth of her daughter Sy'Rai
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They kept their relationship secret until February 2002, when Norwood announced that she was expecting her first child.
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2001· 2 entries
Awarded Stellar Awards (2001).
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When she and brother Ray J were asked to record a cover version of Phil Collins' 1990 hit "Another Day in Paradise" for the tribute album Urban Renewal: A Tribute to Phil Collins
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2000· 4 entries
Awarded Congress of Racial Equality (2000).
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Awarded BMI Film & TV Awards (2000).
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Along with another "Brandy Doll"
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Brandy donated $100,000 to 2000 WATTS, an entertainment community center founded by singer and actor Tyrese Gibson in the underprivileged community of Watts, Los Angeles, California
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1999· 9 entries
Awarded Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Female Artist (1999).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (1999).
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Billboard ranked Norwood among the top 20 of the Top Pop Artists of the 1990s
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Co-starred with Diana Ross in the telefilm drama Double Platinum about an intense, strained relationship between a mother and daughter
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Consisting of shows in Europe, Asia, and the United States
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Became a CoverGirl, appearing in a number of commercials
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Mattel released the Brandy Doll
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Brandy was the first international spokesman person for youth by UNICEF
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Its goal is to "use performing arts as a catalyst to shape the youth of today into self-confident, disciplined, responsible, and caring individuals capable of making a positive impact in their communities." In 1999, Brandy was the first international spokesman person for youth by UNICEF.
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded California Music Awards (1998).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for The Boy Is Mine (1998).
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1997· 2 entries
Norwood was hand-picked by producer Whitney Houston to play the title character in Rodgers and Hammerstein's television version of Cinderella featuring a multiracial cast that also included Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldbe
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Brandy, Ray J, and their parents started The Norwood Kids Foundation, which helps disadvantaged, at-risk youths in Los Angeles and Mississippi through the arts and self-help programs
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1996· 8 entries
Awarded American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist (1996).
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Awarded Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for Brandy (1996).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist for Brandy (1996).
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Awarded MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie (1996).
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Norwood, along with her brother Ray J, created the Norwood Kids Foundation
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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
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Her short-lived engagement on Thea led Norwood to star in her own show, the UPN-produced sitcom Moesha
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Norwood also collaborated with Tamia, Chaka Khan, and Gladys Knight on the single "Missing You", released from the soundtrack of the F
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1995· 3 entries
Awarded Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (1995).
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Awarded Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist (1995).
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Finished a two-month stint as the opening act on Boyz II Men's national tour, and contributed songs to the soundtracks of the films Batman Forever and Waiting to Exhale, with the single "Sittin' Up in My Room" becomi
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1993· 1 entry
Amid ongoing negotiations with East West Records, Norwood's parents organized a recording contract with the Atlantic Recording Corporation after auditioning for Darryl Williams, the company's director of A&R, and general
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1990· 1 entry
Signed with Teaspoon Productions, headed by Chris Stokes, who arranged for her to record backing vocals for the R&B group Immature and facilitated the production of a solo demo following unsuccessful plans to place h
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1989· 1 entry
Norwood met producer Marcus Aurelius, who undertook efforts to promote her career but was unsuccessful in obtaining a contract with a major record label
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1983· 1 entry
Her parents relocated to Carson, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, after her father accepted a position as minister of music at Southside Church of Christ
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1979· 2 entries
In McComb, Mississippi, the daughter of Willie Norwood, a gospel singer and choir director, and Sonja Norwood (née Bates), a district manager for H&R Block
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Born 1979-02-11.
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