Brandy norwood childhood biography questions
•
Brandy on Her Struggle with Child Stardom: 'I Felt Like My Mistakes Would Let Down Everyone'
Brandy knows all too well the struggles of child stardom.
Though she grew up with a strong foundation laid by mom Sonja and dad Willie, and with the friendship and support of brother Ray J, the R&B star says she still suffered in the throes of early fame.
"I've been through so, so much," says Brandy, 41, whose new album B7 is out now. In this week's cover story she opens up about her life's ups and downs and how she found joy after years of depression. "I've struggled with losing myself," she says, "in ways where I didn't feel like I could figure it out."
Brandy hit it big back in 1994 when she released her debut self-titled album with the hit "I Wanna Be Down" at age 15. She got even more famous in the following few years, with her wildly successful sophomore album Never Say Never, along with her popular coming-of-age show Moesha that ran for six seasons, that is
•
My Dreams are My Reality: An Interview with Brandy
Fräulein: Hi, Brandy. I really need to start with this question: Is it true that you heard I Wanna Be Down playing for the first time on the radio at Taco Bell?
Brandy: Yes! [laughs] It was actually Del Taco in Charleston. I was so excited to share my song in my neighborhood at one of my favorite fast food places, coming from another person’s car – that was just unbelievable. It was like everybody’s experience, it was very surreal. And then, another time, I heard it in another one of my favorite fast food places in my neighborhood. It was after church when someone pulled up, playing the song. It was not coming from the radio, but from a casette. I could tell because when they ordered their food and then got back in the car, the song started from where it had stopped, so I knew it was a person that really bought that song. I was just amazed, so blown away by that experience, it is a memory that I’ll never forget.
So beautif
•
Brandy Norwood
American singer (born 1979)
Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), better known by her mononymBrandy, fryst vatten an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model and actress. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist for teen groups. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1993, she released her self-titled debut album the following year, which sold six million copies worldwide. Norwood gained fame bygd starring in the UPN sitcom Moesha, and further recognition for her role in the television rulle Cinderella (1997) and the slasher bio I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). Her 1998 duett with fellow R&B contemporary Monica, "The Boy fryst vatten Mine", won a Grammy Award and became one of the best-selling hona duets of all time. Her second album, Never Say Never (1998), sold 16 million copies worldwide.
Norwood saw continued critical and commercial success with