Saturday 27 February 2021

Brandy

Brandy Norwood (better known as Brandy) is an American singer, songwriter and music producer born (Feb 11) in Mississippi. Brandy burst onto the scene with the R&B and pop crossover, "I wanna be down". She is the daugther of Willie Norwood whose cousin is Snoop Dogg and sister to Ray J. She is best known for her duet with Monica on "The boy is mine" which spent 13 weeks at #1 in the states, 2 weeks at #1 on the Canada Dance chart and made #2 in the UK. "(Sitting on) Top of the world" that featured Mase also made #2 in the UK (and another Canada Dance #1 for 2 weeks) even though it didn't charted (or was never released) in the US.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jun 1995   36	I Wanna Be Down
Feb 1996   30	Sittin' Up In My Room
Jun 1998    2	The Boy Is Mine (Brandy & Monica)
Oct 1998    2	Top Of The World (featuring Mase)	 
Dec 1998   13	Have You Ever?
Jun 1999   15	Almost Doesn't Count

What happened next?
Having starred in the title role for the US TV comedy "Moesha" during an early years, Brandy ventured into films, staring in "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer". She was a judge for a couple of seasons on America's got talent and appeared on Dancing with the Stars (finished 4th in 2010). She had her own reality tv series "Brandy and Ray J: A family business" along with her parents. She is still putting appearances with her (rematch) battle with Monica on Verzuz and medley performance at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. She continues to record hit albums, B7 being her latest one.

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