African Celebrities: Brandy Norwood

Monday, 30 September 2013

Brandy Norwood

Brandy Rayana Norwood also known as Brandy is an American recording artist. She was born on February 11, 1979 in McComb, Mississippi She is the daughter of Willie Norwood, a former gospel singer and choir director, and his wife Sonja Norwood, a former district manager for H&R Block. She is the elder sister of entertainer Ray J, as well as a first cousin of Rapper Snoop Dogg Dogg.

Brand released her self-titled debut album; singles "I Wanna Be Down" and "Baby" peaked atop the Billboard Hot R and B Singles chart. She has sold over 8.62 million copies of her first five studio albums in the United States, and over 30 millions records worldwide. Her work has earned her numerous awards and accolades including a Grammy Award, three American Music Awards and seven Billboard Music Awards. Since 1994 Brandy has won over 100 awards as a recording artist. Brandy is the mother of one daughter named Sy'rai Iman Smith who was born on June 16, 2002.