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May 13, 2013

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May 01, 2013

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Apr 08, 2013

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Brandy Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Nashville, TN	War Memorial Auditorium	Sat	Jun 08 / 13	Find Tickets
Chattanooga, TN	Riverbend Festival	Sun	Jun 09 / 13	Find Tickets

Brandy Biography

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Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), known professionally as Brandy or Bran'Nu, is an American recording artist and actress. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, she enrolled in performing arts schools as a child. In 1993, Norwood appeared in a supporting role on the short-lived ABC sitcom ''Thea'' and signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records. The following year, she released her self-titled debut album; singles "I Wanna Be Down" and "Baby" peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart. Norwood starred in the successful UPN sitcom ''Moesha'' in 1996, which lasted six seasons and resulted in roles in the 1998 horror sequel ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'' and the TV films ''Cinderella'' (1997) and ''Double Platinum'' (1999). She resumed her music career in 1998 with the widely successful duet with Monica "The Boy Is Mine" and her second album ''Never Say Never''. The album was certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Throughout the 2000s, Norwood experienced career and commercial turbulence. In 2002, she starred in the reality series ''Brandy: Special Delivery''. Her third and fourth albums ''Full Moon'' (2002) and ''Afrodisiac'' (2004) were released to commercial success. She served as a judge on the first season of ''America's Got Talent'' and began a recurring role on ''The Game'' before being involved in a widely-publicized car accident in 2006. After several lawsuits stemming from the accident, Norwood's fifth album ''Human'' was released in 2008. In 2010, she returned to television as a contestant on the eleventh season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' and starred in the reality series ''Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business'' with younger brother Ray J. She held a recurring role on ''Drop Dead Diva'' in 2011 and released her sixth album ''Two Eleven'' the following year. Within pop music, Norwood has become known for her distinctive sound, characterised by her peculiar timbre, voice-layering, throaty riffs, and beat-driven R&B. She has since been signed to both Epic Records and RCA Records, where she has acquired a catalogue of hits with singles such as "What About Us?," "Full Moon," and "Put It Down" being her most successful. She has sold over 8.62 million copies of her first five studio albums in the United States, and over 30 million records worldwide.

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia.