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She is considered Music/{{Monica}}'s LighterAndSofter counterpart, and shares a FriendlyRivalry with her. Her younger brother Music/RayJ is also a singer/entertainer, and she is first cousin to rapper Music/SnoopDogg and wrestler Wrestling/SashaBanks.

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She is considered Music/{{Monica}}'s LighterAndSofter counterpart, and shares a FriendlyRivalry with her. Her younger brother Music/RayJ is also a singer/entertainer, and singer/entertainer.[[note]]And she is first cousin ''might'' be related to rapper Music/SnoopDogg and wrestler Wrestling/SashaBanks.Music/SnoopDogg, see trivia.[[/note]]
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* SelfBackingVocalist: The ''Full Moon'' album helped establish her as of the one of the chiefs of this technique.

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Born into a musical family in [=McComb=], Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, she enrolled in performing arts schools as a child and performed as a backing vocalist for teen groups. In 1993, Norwood appeared in a supporting role on the short-lived ABC sitcom ''Thea'' and signed with Creator/AtlanticRecords. 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 ''Series/{{Moesha}}'' in 1996, which lasted six seasons and resulted in roles in the horror sequel ''Film/IStillKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'' (1998) and the TV films ''{{Film/Cinderella|1997}}'' (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''.

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 ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'' in 2006.

Then, she was involved in a tragic widely-publicized car accident later that year, which led to the death of a female driver. Brandy was accused of rear-ending the woman's car and was charged with vehicular manslaughter. After several lawsuits stemming from the accident, Norwood's career and life went into freefall. However, in early 2008, Brandy was found not at fault for the car crash and both the charges and lawsuits were dropped. Norwood's fifth album ''Human'' was released later that year. In 2010, she returned to television as a contestant on the eleventh season of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and starred in the reality series ''Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business'' with younger brother Ray J. She began a recurring role on both ''Series/DropDeadDiva'' and ''Series/TheGame2006'' in 2011 and released her sixth album ''Two Eleven'' the following year.

Within pop music, Norwood has become known for her distinctive sound, characterized by her peculiar timbre, voice-layering, throaty riffs, and beat-driven R&B. She has since been signed to both Creator/EpicRecords and Creator/RCARecords, 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. Her work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, three American Music Awards, and seven Billboard Music Awards.

She is considered Music/{{Monica}}'s LighterAndSofter counterpart, and shares a FriendlyRivalry with her. Her younger brother Music/RayJ is also a singer/entertainer and she is first cousin to rapper Music/SnoopDogg and wrestler Wrestling/SashaBanks.

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Born into a musical family in [=McComb=], Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, {{UsefulNotes/California}}, she enrolled in performing arts schools as a child and performed as a backing vocalist for teen groups. In 1993, Norwood Brandy appeared in a supporting role on the short-lived ABC Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Thea'' ''Series/{{Thea}}'' and signed with Creator/AtlanticRecords. 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 Brandy starred in the successful UPN Creator/{{UPN}} sitcom ''Series/{{Moesha}}'' in 1996, which lasted six seasons and resulted in roles in the horror sequel ''Film/IStillKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'' (1998) and the TV films ''{{Film/Cinderella|1997}}'' (1997) and ''Double Platinum'' (1999). She resumed her music career in 1998 with the widely successful duet with Monica, Music/{{Monica}}, "The Boy Is Mine" and her second album ''Never Say Never''.

Throughout the 2000s, Norwood Brandy experienced career and commercial turbulence. In 2002, she starred in the reality RealityTV 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 ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'' in 2006.

Then, she was involved in a tragic widely-publicized car accident later that year, which led to the death of a female driver. Brandy was accused of rear-ending the woman's car and was charged with vehicular manslaughter. After several lawsuits stemming from the accident, Norwood's Brandy's career and life went into freefall. However, in early 2008, Brandy was found not at fault for the car crash and both the charges and lawsuits were dropped. Norwood's Brandy's fifth album ''Human'' was released later that year. In 2010, she returned to television as a contestant on the eleventh season of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and starred in the reality series ''Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business'' with younger brother Ray J.Music/RayJ. She began a recurring role on both ''Series/DropDeadDiva'' and ''Series/TheGame2006'' in 2011 and released her sixth album ''Two Eleven'' the following year.

Within pop music, Norwood Brandy has become known for her distinctive sound, characterized by her peculiar timbre, voice-layering, throaty riffs, and beat-driven R&B. She has since been signed to both Creator/EpicRecords and Creator/RCARecords, where she has acquired a catalogue catalog 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, UsefulNotes/UnitedStates, and over 30 million records worldwide. Her work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, UsefulNotes/GrammyAward, three American Music Awards, and seven Billboard Music Awards.

She is considered Music/{{Monica}}'s LighterAndSofter counterpart, and shares a FriendlyRivalry with her. Her younger brother Music/RayJ is also a singer/entertainer singer/entertainer, and she is first cousin to rapper Music/SnoopDogg and wrestler Wrestling/SashaBanks.



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* ''Film/DoublePlantinum'' ''Double Platinum'' (1999)



* ''Series/LeeDanielsStar'' (2018-2019)

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* ''Series/LeeDanielsStar'' ''Star'' (2018-2019)



* GenkiGirl: Particularly when something good happens. She's run to accepted an award more than once and ran away in excitement after meeting her idol Whitney Houston for the first time.
* GirlishPigtails: Wore these on the cover of her her self-titled first album under an orange hat.

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* GenkiGirl: Particularly when something good happens. She's run to accepted accept an award more than once and ran away in excitement after meeting her idol Whitney Houston Music/WhitneyHouston for the first time.
* GirlishPigtails: Wore these on the cover of her her self-titled first album under an orange hat.



* JailbaitTaboo: From 1995-1997, Brandy had secretly started dating her tourmate Wanya Morris of the popular group Music/BoyzIIMen. Morris was in his early 20's at the time while Brandy was 16-18 years old at the time. By the time of her 18th birthday, the two broke up.

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* JailbaitTaboo: From 1995-1997, Brandy had secretly started dating her tourmate Wanya Morris of the popular group Music/BoyzIIMen. Morris was in his early 20's at the time while Brandy was 16-18 16–18 years old at the time. By the time of her 18th birthday, the two broke up.



* QuarrelingSong: "The Boy is Mine", an argument between Brandy and Monica over who the boy they are both in a relationship with loves more.
* SelfBackingVocalist: The ''Full Moon'' album helped establish her as of the chiefs of this technique.

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* QuarrelingSong: "The Boy is Mine", an argument between Brandy and Monica over who whom the boy they are both in a relationship with loves more.
* SelfBackingVocalist: The ''Full Moon'' album helped establish her as of the one of the chiefs of this technique.
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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: In her FriendlyRivalry with fellow R&B diva Monica, Brnady was the Light Feminine, singing on more wholesome and girlish topics such as unrequited love and friendship, where Monica sang on more gritty topics.

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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: In her FriendlyRivalry with fellow R&B diva Monica, Brnady Brandy was the Light Feminine, singing on more wholesome and girlish topics such as unrequited love and friendship, where Monica sang on more gritty topics.

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->''Prince Charming\\
My angel\\
My king\\
And my friend\\
My lover\\
My one\\
He is\\
He is!''
-->--'''He Is''', ''Full Moon'' (2002)



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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: In her FriendlyRivalry with fellow R&B diva Monica, Brnady was the Light Feminine, singing on more wholesome and girlish topics such as unrequited love and friendship, where Monica sang on more sultry topics.

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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: In her FriendlyRivalry with fellow R&B diva Monica, Brnady was the Light Feminine, singing on more wholesome and girlish topics such as unrequited love and friendship, where Monica sang on more sultry gritty topics.


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