“I love my boys because my boys help me be a better girl. My choreographer and my video director are gay, and they”
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Toni Braxton
Toni Michele Braxton is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades. In 2011, Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 2017, she was honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards.
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entertainment · American singer (born 1967) · actor · singer · singer-songwriter · composer · pianist · record producer · film actor · recording artist · songwriter · musician · also Toni Braxton, Toni Michele Braxton, Toni Michelle Braxton, Braxton
Born 7 October 1967 · Q155412
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2026· 20 entries
“a finer-tuned ear. [...] The church pulpit is the stage. You got the congregation, that”
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EURweb: Toni Braxton Celebrates Two Years of ‘Bliss’ — Sounds Good, but Where’s Birdman? | PICs
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People: Toni Braxton Shares Rare Wedding Photos as She Celebrates 2 Years of Marriage to Birdman
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Bossip: Toni Braxton And Birdman Are Celebrating Two Years Of Marriage
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Public attention spiked: 6,326 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.7× the usual 1,336, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Toni Braxton Celebrates Two Years of ‘Bliss’ — Sounds Good, but Where’s Birdman? | PICs” (EURweb).
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Yahoo: Grammy winner Toni Braxton pays off nearly $600,000 in federal back taxes
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The Blast: Toni Braxton Swiftly Closes Chapter On Her Massive Tax Lien
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Yahoo: Toni Braxton Has a Response to Her New IRS Tax Lien
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Yahoo News UK: Toni Braxton’s Rep Says Nearly $600,000 Federal Tax Debt Has Been Resolved
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Published video “Toni Braxton - "New Edition Way Tour LA"”.
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Published video “The perks of being the only girl on tour! 😂 Thank you @neweditionofficial! 🧡”.
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Published video “B-More, Jersey, & Boston really showed up and showed out!”.
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Published video “It's FRIDAY and we're outside all weekend! New Jersey TONIGHT. B-More TOMORROW. Boston SUNDAY.”.
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Published video “4 shows down, 26 more to go! #NewEditionWayTour”.
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Published video “Thank you Kayla Nicole for everything! You were spectacular niece. 🧡”.
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Published video “You know what they say...what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! Thank you for another SOLD OUT show.”.
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Published video “The BAY showed out! Vegas, night two begins TONIGHT! #NewEditionWayTour”.
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Published video “OAKLAND!!! Y'all ready? Me and the guys will see y'all TONIGHT! Show starts at 8PM. DON'T be late!”.
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Published video “We had way too much fun this day. 😂 Tour starts in just two days… coming to a city near you!”.
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2023· 2 entries
Released album “Your Baby”.
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Rolling Stone ranked Braxton at No
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2021· 1 entry
Braxton competed on season six of The Masked Singer as "Pufferfish"
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2020· 11 entries
Braxton released a video for her song "Gotta Move On"
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Released album “Spell My Name”.
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Braxton released the song "Nothin'"
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Released album “Home All Alone”.
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Braxton released the music video for "Dance", directed by Mike Ho
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Released album “You're Makin' Me High: The Best of Toni Braxton”.
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Released album “Un‐Break My Heart: The Best of Toni Braxton”.
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Missy Elliott appeared on the official remix to the single "Do It"
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Released album “You Mean the World to Me: The Best Love Songs of Toni Braxton”.
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Released album “Breathe Again: The Best of Toni Braxton”.
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Released ep “Dance (Dave Audé remix)”.
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2018· 4 entries
Released album “Best Of Toni Braxton”.
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Snopes rated the claim “Singer Toni Braxton has passed away at age 50 of unknown causes.” False.
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Released album “Sex & Cigarettes”.
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Braxton and Uncle Bud's Hemp products created a joint marketing campaign for the latter's products, which Braxton noted as helpful in her battle against lupus
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2017· 2 entries
Released ep “Coping (Remixes)”.
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Was honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards
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2016· 4 entries
Released album “Finally”.
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The city and county officials of Atlanta, Georgia, named June 2 as Toni Braxton Day
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Braxton began dating rapper Birdman in May 2016, and the couple announced their engagement in February 2018.
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On June 2, 2016, the city and county officials of Atlanta, Georgia, named June 2 as Toni Braxton Day.
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2015· 2 entries
Braxton's attorney, Antavius Weems, announced that Braxton had settled her contentious child support case with her former husband, Keri Lewis
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for Love, Marriage & Divorce (2015).
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2014· 2 entries
Released album “Love, Marriage & Divorce”.
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Braxton and former label boss Babyface released the duet album Love, Marriage & Divorce (2014), which won Best R&B Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards
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2013· 2 entries
Released album “Original Album Classics”.
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Braxton and longtime creative music partner Babyface began work on their collaborative studio album Love, Marriage & Divorce which was released in February 2014 under Motown Records
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2012· 2 entries
Released album “The Best Of”.
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Braxton made the list for VH1's 50 Greatest Women in Music
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2011· 3 entries
Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
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Braxton signed with WE tv for a reality series, Braxton Family Values
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Braxton topped the list for the Grammy Award's best dressed of the decade
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2010· 3 entries
Braxton revealed to CBS News that she had been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease
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Released album “Pulse”.
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Released album “Essential Mixes”.
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2009· 3 entries
Released album “Breathe Again: The Best Of”.
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Braxton signed to Atlantic Records and began work on her next studio album
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Released album “Flashback”.
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2008· 3 entries
Released album “Playlist: The Very Best of Toni Braxton”.
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Near the end of her two-year run at the Flamingo Hotel, Braxton was briefly hospitalized and the remaining dates on the show, which was scheduled to end on August 23, 2008, were cancelled
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Had a benign lump removed from her breast
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2007· 4 entries
Released album “The Best So Far”.
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Released album “The Essential Toni Braxton”.
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Braxton filed a $10 million lawsuit against her former manager Barry Hankerson, alleging "fraud, deception and double dealing", in addition to mismanaging her relationship with Arista Records
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“Holiday time makes me feel happy and festive and excited. I got a three-picture deal at Lifetime and I thought a Christmas movie would be the perfect way to come out and introduce it.”
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2005· 4 entries
Released ep “The Time of Our Lives”.
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Released album “Libra”.
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Released album “Breathe Again: Toni Braxton at Her Best”.
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Released album “Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection”.
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2004· 2 entries
Released album “Platinum & Gold Collection”.
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Released album “Artist Collection”.
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2003· 1 entry
Released album “Ultimate Toni Braxton”.
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2002· 4 entries
Released album “More Than a Woman”.
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In 2002, while gearing up for the release of her fourth studio album, Braxton discovered she was pregnant with her second child; the complicated pregnancy confined her to bed rest.
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While gearing up for the release of her fourth studio album, Braxton discovered she was pregnant with her second child
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While gearing up for the release of her fourth studio album, Braxton discovered she was pregnant with her second child; the complicated pregnancy confined her to bed rest
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2001· 2 entries
Released album “Snowflakes”.
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Braxton made her movie acting debut in director Doug McHenry's comedy film Kingdom Come opposite an ensemble also starring LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Whoopi Goldberg
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2000· 1 entry
Released album “The Heat”.
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1999· 1 entry
The lawsuit against LaFace Records was settled and Braxton was given back all her possessions, giving her time to record The Heat, her first album in four years
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1996· 1 entry
Released album “Secrets”.
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1994· 3 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best New Artist (1994).
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Including "You Mean the World to Me", "Seven Whole Days", and "I Belong to You/How Many Ways"
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And another one in 1995 (for Favorite Soul/R&B Album)
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1993· 1 entry
Released album “Toni Braxton”.
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1967· 1 entry
Born 1967-10-07.
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