Brandy (singer)

Brandy (2011)

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Brandy (* 11. February 1979 in McComb , Mississippi , civil Brandy Rayana Norwood ), as a rapper under the stage name B-Rocka or Bran'Nu known, a US R & B - singer , songwriter , actress , rapper , and occasional Music and film producer . With more than 50 million records sold, she is considered one of the most successful R&B interpreters.

childhood

Brandy Norwood was born in McComb , Mississippi in 1979 , the first child of choir director and gospel singer Willie Norwood and his wife, H&R Block employee Sonja Bates-Norwood . She is the older sister of the singer and actor William Raymond "Ray" Norwood Jr (* 1981) and the cousin of the musicians Snoop Dogg and Bo Diddley . When the family moved to California in the summer of 1988 , the two managers Earl Harris and Chris Stokes helped her to get engagements as background singers for groups such as Norment and Immature.

Career

1994–1997: First commercial success

The brandy logo on the Brandy (1994) and Never Say Never (1998) albums

In 1993, Norwood signed her first recording deal with Atlantic Records at the age of 14 . Her debut album Brandy was released a year later . The record went straight to the top 20 of the US Billboard charts and was awarded platinum four times by the RIAA . The following year Brandy was nominated for three Grammy Awards ( Best Rap Performance by a Group , Best Female R&B Performance , Best New Artist ); There were also awards such as the Billboard Music Award , MTV Video Music Award and the Lady of Soul Train Award.

Norwood then worked on various soundtracks for successful films such as Batman Forever (1995), and with the two singles Sittin 'up in My Room and Missing You (in collaboration with Gladys Knight , Chaka Khan and Tamia ) two successful theme songs for the films Warten Mr. Right (1996) and Set It Off (1996). In addition, she was in 1996 as the lead actress in the UPN - sitcom Moesha undertake that you also helped as an actress to break through.

1998–2000: worldwide fame

In the summer of 1998, the single The Boy Is Mine , a duet with singer Monica, was released as the first release from the second album Never Say Never . Both the single and the album exceeded the success of the previous record and helped to its first success on international terrain. The Boy Is Mine stayed at number 1 on the US charts for thirteen weeks and became the best-selling single of the year; in Germany the number became a top 5 hit. Brandy's second album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and at number 2 on the US Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop albums chart, it became a global success. The record received five platinum awards from the RIAA, followed by five Grammy nominations and several American Music Awards. Four more singles were then released from the album, including Norwood's second number 1 hit Have You Ever , the international hit single Top of the World , Almost Doesn't Count and U Don't Know Me (Like U Used to ) . In addition, Angel in Disguise placed 72nd on the official US Billboard charts without official publication. Never Say Never sold more than 14 million copies and was one of the best-selling of the year.

In the years that followed, the singer also concentrated more on acting: in 1999 she co-starred in I still know what you did in front of the camera last summer ; on television she starred alongside Whitney Houston and Diana Ross in Cinderella (1997) and Double Platinum (1999). At the same time, Norwood shot another three seasons for her TV series Moesha before deciding to phase out the sitcom in 2001.

2001–2003: New image and marriage

After a long break and a role as voice actress in the animated film Osmosis Jones (2001), Norwood began to work harder on her new album. At the end of 2001 Brandy released the Phil Collins cover Another Day in Paradise together with his brother Ray-J , which reached number two in the German single charts . A few months later, Grammy- nominated Full Moon was the singer's third studio album, What About Us? and Full Moon had two more top 20 hits and also went platinum in the States.

In July 2002, Norwood gave birth to their daughter Sy'rai Iman, whose father is the music producer Robert "Big Bert" Smith, under the observation of the cameras of the music channel MTV as part of the five-part reality show MTV Diary Presents: Brandy - A Special Delivery . The partnership with Smith, published as “marriage”, came to an end one year later after almost two years: As soon afterwards it turned out, the wedding ceremony that took place in the summer of 2001 was not a legally valid marriage . With the separation from Smith, previously joint works and the studio albums of other artists such as Toni Braxton , Jennifer Lopez or Kelly Rowland were passed on; the untitled album planned for spring 2003 could not be implemented until 2004.

2004–2006: Change of producer and label

Brandy on the Afrodisiac Promo Tour (2004)

In 2004 Brandy met Quentin Richardson , to whom she became engaged in July 2004. The 15-month relationship with the professional basketball player lasted until October 2005.

The brandy logo for the album Afrodisiac (2004)

In June 2004 Brandy released her Timbaland- produced album Afrodisiac . In addition to individual recordings with Warryn Campbell, Mike City, Organized Noise and Ron Feemster, executive producer Graig Robertson also managed to hire rapper Kanye West for two more songs in early 2004 . The time they spent together in the studio resulted in Where You Wanna Be , a collaboration with rapper TI , and the later first release, Talk About Our Love . The album received mostly positive reviews (another Grammy nomination followed), but only achieved gold status in the United States. At the beginning of 2005 the singer separated from the label Atlantic Records , which - due to Brandy's contractual obligation of five albums - released the singer's first collection of singles, The Best of Brandy .

In the summer of 2006, Brandy appeared as a judge in the casting format America's Got Talent , in which the singer Bianca Ryan was discovered. At the end of the same year, she was held accountable for allegedly causing a serious road accident on the California freeway in which a woman was killed. Because of this, she was replaced by Sharon Osbourne for the second season .

2007–2009: attempted comeback

Logo for the album Human (2008)

In December 2008 the singer released her fifth studio album Human in the States, which was released after signing a contract with Epic Records . Norwood worked with a variety of musicians on the project, including producers Toby Gad and RedOne, and songwriters Bruno Mars and Natasha Bedingfield . Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins , who was initially not involved in the recordings after a discrepancy with Norwood regarding her work with Timbaland on her previous album Afrodisiac , eventually contributed most of the compositions; including the first release of the album, Right Here (Departed) , which was presented on August 14, 2008 on Norwood's official website. Human was first available in stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on March 27, 2009 . While Right Here (Departed) was able to build on the earlier commercial success, the album only managed to place itself in the US charts. In total, it sold almost 215,000 copies there. The second and last single, Long Distance, missed entry into the regular single charts, but reached the top of the dance charts in various countries. The subsequent Human World Tour took Norwood through Europe, Asia and North America with almost 30 concerts until mid-2009. The recording of this album was the most emotional and strongest time of her life for Brandy, she was able to deal with the difficult time very well through the music. Another version of their hit Right Here (Departed) starring Sean Kingston was released in Japan. The song Piano Man was published on the Internet as a promotion song .

2010 – today: Current activities

As a consequence of the disappointing sales of Human , Brandy lost her recording contract with Epic Records in July 2009 .

In February 2010 she appeared on the song We Are The World 2010 with over 100 other artists. The proceeds were donated to the victims of the earthquake disaster in Haiti that same year .

In April 2010, their reality TV series Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business premiered on VH1 . The series got into the program with good ratings. Over 1.5 million people watched the first episode of the docu-soap . From September to November 2010 Brandy was a candidate for the 11th season of Dancing with the Stars , the American version of Dancing Stars , and took 4th place here.

Brandy's sixth studio album will be called Two Eleven and will be released in August 2012. Pharrell , will.i.am , Danja , Akon , Timbaland , Darkchild , Ne-Yo , Dawn Richards , The-Dream , Stargate and Tricky Stewart are involved as producers and songwriters . On May 8, 2012, the single Put It Down , a duet with Chris Brown , was released.

Musical style

Brandy has developed a lot stylistically since she was 15 in 1994. Together with her mother and manager Sonja Norwood , Brandy acquired a “good girl” image with a touch of hip-hop. As the largest musical idols and inspirations, the singer referred Whitney Houston , Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey . For example, Brandy performed the songs Vision of Love and Greatest Love of All while auditioning for Atlantic Records and thus received her recording contract .

Brandy's original sound has strong roots in the gospel music of her father Willie Norwood as well as in the soul of the 1980s, which culminated in contemporary rhythm and blues with the influence of commercial pop music . Her lyrics deal with different forms of love, from platonic relationships and friendships, to romantic and spiritual affairs. Influenced by singers such as Houston and Carey, their second studio album Never Say Never included typical heartbreak ballads and soulful mid-tempo pop songs , as well as danceable collaborations with rappers . For the third studio album Full Moon , she left her image as a teen star behind her in order to be perceived as an adult and sensual woman with rough edges. With her image, the singer's voice and singing skills also changed enormously. So she lost her “girlish and juvenile” voice for a now deeper and warmer voice, which is characterized by a “smoky and scratchy certain something”. Furthermore, changes in content can also be seen in their music, titles such as When You Touch Me and Like This for the first time explicitly tell of sexual issues and their music is influenced for the first time on Full Moon by genres such as UK garage , dubstep and dance and is sometimes therefore increasingly referred to as "futuristic". In 2004 it was events such as motherhood , her divorce , but also the growing interest in rock bands such as Coldplay , which influenced and shaped their music and the lyrics on their fourth studio album, Afrodisiac , which means aphrodisiac in German . On the promo tour and in the accompanying press photos for publication, Brandy is more lascivious, erotic and natural. Furthermore, she lets elements of blues music flow into her songs to create a nostalgic effect on the listener. After a break of more than four years, sometimes due to a life-changing car accident , Brandy returned to the music business to present herself with Human , her fifth studio album, as "people like you and me". The album dealt with topics such as the vulnerability and fallibility of humans, stressful long-distance relationships, infidelity and honesty. For the first time, the contemporary R&B album does not contain any so-called club bangers and is characterized by - unusual for an R&B album - strong country and Christian contemporary influences. For the next studio album, scheduled for summer 2012, Brandy is heading for a more hip-hop- heavy sound, so she appeared for the first time in 2009 under the pseudonym "Bran'Nu" as a rapper on the Timbaland album Shock Value II . In addition - inspired by the success of her colleague Monica - the album should be influenced by the "true R&B" of the 1990s and contain songs "from the heart and soul" and "with goose bumps".

influence

Brandy's range extends over three octaves. Often referred to as "B-Rocka" , the interpreter has received many praise for the smoky, clear, charismatic sound and the volume of her voice. Josh Love of Stylus Magazine calls her voice “gorgeous” and “un-pathetic”, while Nicolas Paul Godkin of Designer Magazine thinks that “her smoky, yet lovely sound is the most impressive.” Andy Kallman of the All Music Guide reports on one voice , "Which looks damn good to its slightly worn scratchiness". David Browne of Entertainment Weekly compares her voice to a "soft pillow" and Keya Modessa of The Situation thinks the singer's voice is "deep, hot-blooded, and unique". Characteristic features in the music of Brandy are virtuoso melisms and - as usual in gospel - ad libs as well as the excessive use of multi-track recorders with their own voice in order to create high-quality and harmonically extremely complex backing vocals , a technique that becomes another characteristic became the artist.

“[…] It's not mentioned enough that she does more than enough with what she's got. She never leaves her voice hanging in spotlit scarcity, folding it variegated terracing, whispering out the lead track, shouting in the back-up, and piling each song with enough interlocking sounds to create the tightly packed illusion of vocal massiveness. "

"[...] she does more than enough with what she has [voice potential]. She never lets her voice stand in sole simplicity, more she folds the most diverse and colorful mixed environments, so she whispers z. B. on the main track, screams in the background track, and lets the sounds of her voice interact in such a way that the illusion of vocal violence arises "

- TERRY SAWYER REVIEW ALBUM Afrodisiac AT PopMatters

Brandy is one of the most respected and authoritative artists in the hip-hop and R&B music scene. Established singers, rappers and groups mention the singer as the main inspiration for their own music, including Kanye West , Rihanna , Chris Brown , Keyshia Cole , Jazmine Sullivan , Danity Kane , Tyra Banks , Melanie Fiona , John Legend , India.Arie , Nivea , Nadja Benaissa , Tyrese , Day26 , Ciara , Keke Palmer , Tynisha Keli and Kelly Rowland among others. The Barbadian singer Rihanna revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that her 2007 platinum album , Good Girl Gone Bad , was influenced primarily by Brandy and her music. In the interview she says that Afrodisiac is the album that she “listened to day and night [in the studio] and is her great inspiration. She admires that every song is great . You can listen to the whole album without having to skip a track. ”Brandy's work impressed the young singer so much that“ she just thought: 'You know what? I have to do an album like this' ”. The Canadian singer Melanie Fiona simply describes Brandy as the “queen of harmonies” and knows “all of her songs”. She is "one of the most talented artists in the music industry ". The album Full Moon gave direction to their music. For the singers and members of the bands Day26 Qwanell Mosley and Willie Taylor, as well as Danity Kane and Diddy member Dawn Richards, brandy is the biggest influence on their music. Singer Chris Brown is one of the singer's biggest fans, so he knows every song she has recorded and, in addition to all of the singer's regular studio albums, has acquired various leaks that are difficult to get hold of. The first concert American dance-pop artist Lady Gaga attended was a brandy concert in 1998, where she was impressed by her hit The Boy Is Mine .

Nevertheless, many see brandy as a muse rather than an independent artist. Her talent allows her producers and songwriters to fully exploit their artistic and creative energy with her. This claim is supported by Brandy's artistic partnership with producer Rodney Jerkins - both of whom have recorded the most and most successful songs together - which has resulted in heaps of songs without any songwriting or production credits for singer Brandy. The dozens of titles recorded with Timbaland are also distinguished by their clear distribution: Timbaland produces and writes. Brandy contributes the vocal arrangements, the harmonies and the ad-libs. Nevertheless, Brandy also acted as a successful songwriter. Tracks written by her ended up on the albums of singers such as Toni Braxton , Jennifer Lopez , Kelly Rowland , Monica and Olivia . For her work as a musician, Brandy received over 100 renowned music awards worldwide from 1995 to 2005 and is also considered one of the most influential singers of our time in the music industry .

Discography

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• 1994: Brandy
• 1998: Never Say Never
• 2002: Full Moon
• 2004: Afrodisiac
• 2008: Human
• 2012: Two Eleven

Filmography

TV Shows

• 1993-1994: Thea
• 1996: New York Undercover (1 episode)
• 1996-2001: Moesha
• 1999: The Parkers ( The Parkers ) (1 episode)
• 2004: American Dreams (1 episode)
• 2005: Dr. House ( House ) (1 episode)
• 2006: One on One (4 episodes)
• 2008: The Hills (cameo)
• 2011: 90210 (5 episodes)
• 2011–2012: Drop Dead Diva (5 episodes)
• 2012–2015: The Game

Movies

• 1990: Arachnophobia
• 1997: Cinderella ( Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella )
• 1998: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer ( I Still Know What You Did Last Summer )
• 1999: Double Platinum - double platinum! ( Double Platinum )
• 2001: Osmosis Jones
• 2006: Sesame Beginnings: Beginning Together
• 2013: Temptation - Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

Reality shows

• 2002: Brandy: Special Delivery
• 2002: American Idol (1 episode; as guest juror)
• 2006: America's Got Talent (1 season)
• 2009: For The Love of Ray J (2 episodes, guest appearances)
• 2010: Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business

Awards

Grammy Awards

• Best New Artist, Nominated (1996)
• Best Female R&B Performance, "Baby", Nominated (1996)
• Best Female Rap Performance by Duo or Group, "I Wanna Be Don (Remix)" nominated (1996)
• Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, "Missing You", Nominated (1997)
• Best Female R&B Performance, "Sittin 'up in My Room", nominated (1997)
• Best R&B Song, "Sittin 'up in My Room", nominated (1997)
• Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal, "The Boy Is Mine", Won (1999)
• Best R&B Album, "Never Say Never", Nominated (1999)
• Record Of The Year, "The Boy Is Mine", Nominated (1999)
• Best R&B Song, "The Boy Is Mine", Nominated (1999)
• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, "Almost Doesn't Count", Nominated (2000)
• Best Contemporary R&B Album, "Full Moon", Nominated (2003)
• Best Remixed Recording (Non Classical), "What About Us?", Nominated (2003)
• Best Contemporary R&B Album, "Afrodisiac", Nominated (2005)

MTV Awards

• Best Choreography, "Baby", Nominated (1995) (VMAs)
• Best Rap Video, "I Wanna Be Down", Nominated (1995) (VMAs)
• Best Cinematography, "Brokenhearted", Nominated (1996) (VMAs)
• Best Video From a Film , "Sittin 'Up in My Room" (from Waiting for Mr. Right ), Nominated (1996) (VMAs)
• Best Song from a Film, "Sittin 'Up in My Room", Won (1997) (Movie Awards)
• Best R&B Video , "Have You Ever?" Nominated (1999) (VMAs)
• Best Breakthrough Performance - Female, "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" Nominated (1999) (Movie Awards)
• Viewer's Choice Award, "What About Us", Nominated (2002) (VMAs)
• Best R&B Video for "Talk About Our Love", Nominated (2004) (VMAs)
• Best Dance Video for "The Girl Is Mine", Nominated (2016) (VMAs)

Soul Train Music Award

• R&B Hip-Hop New Artist of the Year, Won (1995)
• R & B / Soul Artist, Female, "I Wanna Be Down", Won (1995)
• Best R & B / Soul Album of The Year, Solo, Brandy , Won (1996)
• Best R&B / Single, Solo, "I Wanna Be Down", Won (1996)
• Best R & B / Soul Song of The Year, "I Wanna Be Down", Won (1996)
• Best R & B / Soul Single Solo, "Top of the World", Nominated (1999)
• Best R & B / Soul or Rap Music Video, "The Boy Is Mine", Nominated (1999)
• Best R & B / Soul Single-Group, Band or Duo, "The Boy Is Mine", Nominated (1999)
• Best Soul or Rap Album of the Year, "Never Say Never", Nominated (1999)
• Best R&B / Soul Album-Female, "Never Say Never", Nominated (1999)
• Best R&B Single / Solo, "Full Moon", Nominated (2002)
• Best R&B Album / Solo, "Full Moon", Nominated (2002)
• Best R & B / Soul or Rap Song, "Full Moon", nominated (2002)
• Best Soul / R & B Album-Female, "Afrodisiac", Nominated (2005)
• Best Collaboration, "Put It Down", Nominated (2013)
• Lady of Soul Award, Lifetime Achievement, Won (2016)

Image Awards

• Outstanding New Artist, Won (1996)
• Outstanding Youth Actress in a Television Series, Moesha , Won (1996)
• Outstanding Youth Actor / Actress, Moesha, Won (1997)
• Outstanding Comedy Series, "Moesha", Nominated (1997)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series, Cinderella , Nominated (1998)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Moesha , Won (1998)
• Outstanding Music Video, "The Boy Is Mine," Nominated (1998)
• Outstanding Duo or Group, "The Boy Is Mine", Nominated (1998)
• Outstanding Album, "Never Say Never", Nominated (1998)
• Outstanding Comedy Series, Nominated (1998)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, "Moesha", Nominated (1999)
• Outstanding Comedy Series, "Moesha", Nominated (1999)
• Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, "Moesha", Nominated (2000)
• Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, "Moesha", Nominated (2001)
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, "The Game", Won (2014)

See also

• List of songs from brandy

Individual evidence

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Web links

Commons : Brandy  - Collection of Images

• Works by and about Brandy in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website (English)
• Brandy Norwood at the Internet Movie Database (English)