Brandy Norwood

Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979),  known mononymously as Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, model, dancer, and actress. 

Brandy became famous as a teenager in the early 90s with the debut Brandy which received a platinum certification in the US. In 1997 she became the first African American in history to play the role of Cinderella in the movie with the same title. Her second album Never Say Never followed which sold over 16 million copies worldwide. A couple of highly successful singles were released from the record, including "The Boy Is Mine", a duet with Monica, which spent 13 weeks at number one on the US singles chart. In 1999 Brandy starred in the horror movie I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. Brandy earned the title "Princess of R&B" due to her success in the 1990s.  She starred in the sitcom Moesha as the title character.

Her third album Full Moon was released in 2002. The album went platinum a month after its release. The follow-up titled Afrodisiac was released in 2004. Thereafter Brandy's career suffered from several setbacks, most notably the 2006 car accident where another driver was killed. The singer's sixth album was expected for release in 2012. 

To date, Brandy has sold over 30 million records worldwide which makes her one of the best-selling female artists in she is top teen music history. In 2010 she was ranked amongst the 50 most successful teenagers in American history.

Brandy was a contestant in the late 2010 season of Dancing with the Stars.

Discography
Albums
 1994: Brandy
 1998: Never Say Never
 2002: Full Moon
 2004: Afrodisiac
 2008: Human
 2012: Two Eleven
 2020: B7

Additional releases
 1999: U Don't Know Me...Like U Used To  (EP) 
 2000: The Videos  (Video DVD) 
 2005: The Best of Brandy  (Compilation album) 
 2011: A Family Business  (Album together with Ray J and Willie Norwood) 

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