Brandy Norwood
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood, better known mononymously as Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, she began her career as a child and performed as a backing vocalist for teen groups. In 1993, Norwood signed with Atlantic Records. The following year, she released her self-titled debut album, which was certified quadruple Platinum in the US, selling six million copies worldwide. Norwood starred in the UPN...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth11 February 1979
CountryUnited States of America
It just feels like I'm on the right path musically and I'm in the right mindset to continue out my mission in music because I'm not putting myself in a box.
I have so much to talk about. I have so much to share. There are so many different emotions going on inside of me right now.
It feels so great to be back on the scene.
It's VH1, it's everywhere, and you know music is just the world right now. People love music.
To be on this set today, I feel very blessed for the second chance and for the opportunity, my record company believing in me and everybody here just showing me so much love and support.
The hardest part has been maintaining a small head and remaining down to earth. So many people try to make you more than you are.
When I was 17, my producer Rodney Jerkins was working with Michael Jackson at the time. He knew how much I wanted to meet Michael Jackson, so he says, 'Would you like to come and meet him?' I'm like, 'Are you serious? Of course I want to meet Michael Jackson! Where do I meet you? Where do we come?
One day it just hit me. This is it. You are not in love. So either stay in it because you have a child or be brave and find the man of your dreams and marry him for real.
I knew I had to make a sacrifice to do what I've always wanted to do.
I'm my biggest inspiration. And I say this in the most humble way. I've been through so much, just in my life.
The idea of kids helping other kids is such a great way to introduce children to being involved in charitable causes and volunteer work, setting them on the path to doing good for others throughout their lives.
I don't know where to find a good guy. I just think that they're around and I think you have to be good and at some point you'll attract that. I really believe that. First, people should stop looking. The looking thing does not work. Just let love find you.
All I could think about was, 'I just wanna blow him away. I wanna make him proud, because I really wanna sign with Timbaland and spend the rest of my career making music with Tim.'
I've had to come through a lot and I've made a lot of different mistakes, but I realized that I never gave up. I wanted to so badly.