Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, television personality, and philanthropist. He began performing with his sisters in a family group known as The Braxtons in the late 1980s, signed for Arista Records.
Braxton drew the attention of producer Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, then recorded a series of songs for them before being signed onto Arista's distributed track, LaFace Records. Her self-titled debut studio album (1993) reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, sold 10 million copies worldwide and saw the international success of the singles "Another Sad Love Song" and " Breathe again ". The album brought Braxton three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist.
Secrets (1996), Braxton's second studio album, saw commercial success, sold 15 million copies and produced the single "You're Makin 'Me High" and "Un-Break My Heart", which became his first single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Secret brings Braxton two additional Grammy Awards, for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.
Her third studio album, The Heat (2000), opened at number 2 on Billboards 200 and saw the success of her lead single, "He Was not Man Enough", which reached number 2 on Billboard Hot 100 and carrying the sixth Grammy Award Braxton, for Best Female V & R Appearance.
The next studio album Braxton, More Than a Woman (2002), Libra (2005) and Pulse (2010), was released amid a contract dispute and health issues, including a lawsuit against his former manager for mismanaginating his relationship with Arista Records. In 2014, Braxton and longtime collaborator Babyface released a duet album titled Love, Marriage & amp; Divorce , which resulted in additional Grammy Award duo for R & amp; B Best in 2015.
Throughout his career, Braxton has sold more than 67 million records, including 41 million albums worldwide. She has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, among many other awards.
In addition to his success in music, Braxton has been a television producer and executive personality, involved in the seventh season of the reality competition series Dancing with the Stars and in a reality series entitled Braxton Family Values ​​, where Braxton is an executive producer and star since 2011 on We TV. Braxton is also an executive producer of spin-offs, starring his sister, Tamar, Tamar & amp; Vince . In 2011, Braxton was sworn in as Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
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Toni Michelle Braxton was born in Severn, Maryland. His father, Michael Conrad Braxton Sr., was a Methodist minister and a power company worker, and his mother, Evelyn Jackson, who is from South Carolina, is a former opera singer and beautician, and a priest. Braxton's maternal grandfather was also a priest.
Braxton is the eldest of six siblings. He has the younger brother of Michael Jr. (born 1968) and four younger sisters Traci (born 1971), Towanda (born 1973), Trina (born 1974), and Tamar (born 1977). They grew up in a strict religious home, and Braxton's first experience was singing in church choirs.
Braxton attended Bowie State University to get a teaching degree, but decided to sing professionally after he was discovered by William E. Pettaway Jr., who reportedly heard him sing for himself while pumping gasoline.
On its appearance May 24, 2014 broadcast NPR Wait Wait... Do not Tell Me! , he stated that he did not sing for himself at the gas station. Pettaway, working as an officer at the Annapolis workshop where he refueled, recognized him from a local show and introduced himself, said he wanted to make it. Though skeptical, Braxton decides to, in his words, "take a chance" and is accepted.
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Careers
1989-95: The Braxtons, Toni Braxton and breakthrough
Braxton and his four sisters (Traci, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar) began appearing as The Braxtons in the late 1980s and signed for Arista Records in 1989. Their first single, "Good Life", was released in 1990. Although the song to no avail, it attracted the attention of Antonio "LA" Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
Reid and Babyface hired him to record the demo "Love Shoulda Brought You Home", a song they wrote for Anita Baker for the soundtrack of Eddie Murphy's movie Boomerang. Baker, who was pregnant at the time, did not record the song but suggested that Braxton record it. The recording is then included on the soundtrack along with "Give U My Heart", duet by Braxton and Babyface. Braxton, meanwhile, signed for the traces of Reid and Edmonds' Arista-distributed, LaFace Records, and immediately began recording his solo debut album.
On July 13, 1993, LaFace Records released Braxton's self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . The album, which was mainly produced by Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons, peaked at number one on the US Billboard album chart 200.
The first single, "Another Sad Love Song", peaked at number seven and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and R & amp; B Singles. The album's second single, "Breathe Again", peaked in the top five of the Hot 100 singles chart and R & B and no 2 in the UK. More singles from Toni Braxton were released in 1994, including "You Mean the World to Me", "Seven Whole Days", and "I Belong to You/How Many Ways".
Braxton's debut album won several awards, including three Grammy Awards (for Best New Artist and two consecutive awards for Best Female R & B Vocal Performance in 1994 and 1995).
She won two American Music Awards (for Favorite Soul/R & B New Artist and Favorite New Contemporary Artist) in 1994 and the other in 1995 (for Favorite Soul/R & B Album). Toni Braxton is certified 8x platinum in the US and has sales of more than 10 million worldwide.
1996-99: Confidential and financial matters
In June 1996, Braxton released his second and most successful album, Secrets . Braxton said of the album: "The motivation for this album is to include a little of everything.Our goal is to come up with the material, which will have a familiar 'feeling' for people, who bought the first album without wasteful music." Together with Babyface, Braxton also worked with R. Kelly, Tony Rich, and David Foster on the album. Braxton co-produced the album and wrote two songs, including the 1997 single "How Could an Angel Break My Heart", which was also later included on Diana Princess of Wales Tribute, a Princess Album memorial Diana.
With the help of the album's first single, "You're Makin 'Me High", which became the number one Braxton hit singles Hot 100, the album reached number two on the Billboard 200 album chart. "You Makin 'I Tall" also topped the R & amp; B for two weeks and see similar successes in Europe and Asia.
The album's second single, "Un-Break My Heart", written and composed by Diane Warren, became the biggest hit in Braxton's career, spending 11 consecutive weeks at number one on Hot 100 and also ranking the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart for eleven year. week and Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts for four weeks. and reached No. 2 in the UK
Other singles from the album include the double A-side "I Do not Want To" ("I Love Me Some Him") (which peaked at number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart) and "How Could an Angel Break" My Heart: "This last Kenny G, with whom Braxton later toured, after 92 weeks on the charts, the Secret is certified 8x platinum, to 8 million Braxton direct sellers. Internationally, Secrets sold over 15 million copies, thereby strengthening Braxton superstar status.Brxton topped the Billboard End of the Year as Top 100 Singles Hot Artist - Female Artist, Top R & B - Women (single and album), Artist & Artist Hot Top R & B Singles - Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist and Top Adult Adult Artist, while "Un-Break My Heart" becomes Top Hot Dance Club Play Single and Top Adult Track Contemporary Adult this year He won two Grammy Awards; one for Pop Wani Vocal Appearances ta Best for "Un-Break My Heart" and Best Female R & amp; B Vocal Performance for "You're Makin 'Me High" as well as two American Music Awards for Favorite Female Soul/R & amp; B Artist and Favorite Album Soul/R & amp; B.
In 1996, Braxton sold more than 20 million records; unfortunately, he is still waiting for his financial rewards, eventually launching a failed lawsuit against Arista and LaFace Records. Soon after, he filed for bankruptcy chapter 7. The public reaction to this incident was very harsh, which had been expressed very clearly in an interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show. After successfully filing for bankruptcy, Braxton relinquished the rights to many of his possessions, including the Grammy and the American Music Awards he had previously been awarded.
Braxton has appeared in two Disney Broadway shows: He made his Broadway debut as Belle on Beauty and the Beast from 9 September 1998 when he replaced Kim Huber. During his run on the show Alan Menken wrote and created a new song for the musical, entitled "A Change in Me", which he wrote and made himself for Braxton, and is still used in musicals at the end of July 2014. He left production on February 28, 1999 and was replaced by Andrea McArdle. Her role in Beauty and the Beast marked the first time (and only) a black woman led the role of Belle on Broadway. (In England, Michelle Gayle plays a role in the West End.) It also marks the first time a black woman will star in Disney musical on Broadway. In 1999, the lawsuit against LaFace Records was settled and Toni was given back all his possessions, giving his time to record his first album Heat, in four years.
2000-01: Heat
After a three-year battle with Braxton LaFace and Arista completed, Toni signed a new contract worth $ 20 million. In March 2000, LaFace Records released "He Was not Man Enough", the first single from Braxton's third studio album, The Heat . In June 2000, the song peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and No. charts. 1 on Hot R & amp; B/Hip-Hop. The Heat was released on April 25, 2000, debuting at number two on the Billboard chart 200 albums with first week sales of 194,448 copies sold, it remained at the top 20 for fifteen weeks in a row. Braxton returned to work with Babyface and Foster manufacturers; also included in the staples are Rodney Jerkins, and new beau musician Keri Lewis.
Braxton takes a more direct approach, writing together and producing multiple tracks. One of the options on The Heat, titled "Gimme Some", features a rap verse from TLC star Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. The album's second single, "Just Be a Man About It", reached number 32 on Hot 100 and number six on R & amp; B Charts. The third single, "Spanish Guitar", reached number 98 on Hot 100 and number one on Hot Dance & amp; Club chart. The fourth single, "Maybe", peaked at 74 on the R & amp; B. Heat is certified double platinum in the US and, in 2002, has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
The Heat was nominated for many awards. At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, the main album, "He Was not Man Enough", was nominated for Best R & amp; B Song and eventually won a Grammy Award for Best Female R & amp; B Vocal Performance, while the album itself is nominated for Album R & amp; B Best. She was also nominated for Best R & amp; B/Soul, Female at the Soul Train Music Awards, but she lost to "Who Is Jill Scott" Words and Sounds Vol 1 "by Jill Scott. She won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R & amp; B Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R & amp; Album B ( The Heat ).
In 2001, he made his film acting debut in the movie Cinema Kingdom.
In 2002, while preparing to release his fourth studio album, Braxton found him pregnant with his second child. Knowing that he would not be able to promote the album properly, he was unable to lobby Arista Records to get a label to delay his release until after she gave birth. Arista Records declined, and the album was released as planned in November 2002. The album received very little promotion either from Arista or Braxton himself, because in Braxton's case in a complicated pregnancy that confined him to rest. Braxton accused the company of not wanting to compromise and punish him for not putting his career on the family.
2002-05: More Than A Woman and Libra
In November 2002, the second studio album Braxton More Than a Woman was released. Opening an instant commercial disappointment, the album peaked at number 13. The first single, The Neptunes-produced "Hit the Freeway", failed on radio and peaked at number 86 on Hot 100. Two singles, which follow ("A Better Man", "Lies , Lies, Lies ") canceled, failed to make a dent and missed Hot 100 completely. More Than A Woman certified gold by RIAA and sold over 800.000 copies worldwide. Before the release of the album, a dispute erupted between Braxton and Irv Gotti, when he played a rough piece "No More Love", a song he produced for the album, which will be the first single. Disagreeing Gotti to broadcast an unfinished song, Braxton kept him from releasing. That same year, Braxton was more disturbed, when Jay-Z used the same sample of 2Pac's "Me and My Girlfriend", which he had used in the song "Me & amp; My Boyfriend" for him and Beyoncà © 's "' 03 Bonnie & Clyde ".
He then starred in Aida as Aida from June 30, 2003 when he replaced Simone and left the player on November 16, 2003 where he was replaced by Michelle Williams.
In April 2003, Braxton abruptly left Arista Records, who had been there for 14 years, and was soon signed to Blackground Records, led by Barry Hankerson, his manager at the time. However, the change of scenery, in the end did not help his record career. As has been the case during his final years at Arista, Braxton's fifth album, and first release in Blackground, Libra (2005) was released.
In 2004, Braxton appeared as himself, voicing the singing character named Toni, in a special episode and DVD release of the Blue's Clues children's television show.
In September 2004, it was announced that Braxton would star in a half-hour sitcom pilot where he would play his own version for the 2006-2007 network of The WB Television Network, although the plan to make the show into full production failed once. The WB announced it would cease to exist in the fall of 2006 (as part of a merger with UPN to form The CW). She also starred in the TV sitcom, Kevin Hill .
In April 2005, Braxton's new label, Blackground/Universal, released "Please", the first single from her fifth album,
Libra is still successfully debuting at number four on Billboards 200 which sold 114,593 copies in its first week. Libra also peaked at number two on Top R & amp; B/Hip-Hop. Although it was strong for an album with little or no promotion, it became another commercial disappointment for Braxton. The album's second single, "Trippin '(That's How Love Works)", received less airplay and peaked at number 67 on the R & B. The failure was attributed to the presence of a single non-video and lack of label support. The album was certified gold by the end of 2005 and has since been sold 679,000 copies worldwide.
2006-07: Toni Braxton: Revealed and conflict label
Braxton recorded a song in 2006 with Il Divo, titled "The Time of Our Lives". The song was used as the official song of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was performed at the opening ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on 9 June. The song was also performed at the closing ceremony making Braxton and Il Divo the first artist to be asked to perform for the opening and closing ceremonies.
Braxton made an appearance in the season finale of American Idol 5, in which he performed Elvis Presley's "In the Ghetto" with the immediate winner of Taylor Hicks.
On May 19, 2006, the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas announced that Braxton will replace Wayne Newton as a new casino headlining action starting August 3, 2006. The show, entitled Toni Braxton: Revealed, will be six nights a week and is scheduled to run until March 2007. Braxton later confirmed that he expanded his show until August 2007. Due to his success, it was reported that Braxton would extend his show until August 2008. The event was later canceled in order. in order Braxton focus on his health.
In an October 2006 concert at Flamingo Las Vegas, Braxton cried when announcing to the audience that shortly before the concert began, he was told that his son, Diezel, had been diagnosed with autism. Braxton has been blatant about his doctor's failure to diagnose Diezel's previous condition, arguing that if he had been diagnosed earlier he could have received previous treatment. In addition to being a spokeswoman for Autism Speaks, he is also a spokesperson for the American Heart Association.
On 12 January 2007, Braxton filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against his former manager Barry Hankerson for $ 10 million, accusing "fraud, fraud and double transactions", in addition to mismanaging his relationship with Arista Records. According to the Braxton lawsuit, Hankerson placed his personal financial interests in front of him using a double-talk to compromise the relationship between Braxton and his former record label, Arista Records, with Hankerson allegedly telling Arista that "Braxton no longer wanted to record for Arista", knew Braxton that "Arista is not interested in working with him anymore".
The lawsuit was settled with Braxton forced to return a $ 375,000 advance to Hankerson, who will also receive a percentage of the album's next sale, and Hankerson releases Braxton from his contract with him. The settlement also limits the companies that can be signed by Braxton. Hankerson claims that the problem originally arose due to a number of disagreements with Braxton and his desire to put her husband into his music.
2008-10: Pulse
In August 2008, various internet websites including TMZ.com and In Touch Weekly magazine began announcing that Braxton would appear in the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars . The full players of the next season of the show were confirmed on August 25, 2008 at Good Morning America, which confirmed Braxton as a contestant this season with his partner being Alec Mazo. They were issued in the fifth week of the competition.
In October 2008, it was announced, that Braxton signed a contract with Atlantic Records. In the November 2008 edition of Jet , Braxton discusses the time spent on Dancing with the Stars and dealing with his son's autism. Braxton also talked about signing a contract with Atlantic Records and his upcoming single debut.
DJ Frank E produced the song "Yesterday" premiered on September 11, 2009 and featured Trey Songz. It was released as the lead single from her sixth studio album Pulse . "Yesterday" peaked at 12th place in the US Billboard Hot R & amp; The B/Hip-Hop Songs chart made it the highest chart performance since the 2000 single "Just Be a Man About It", which peaked at No. 1. 6. The single has been released worldwide on May 3, 2010. In the UK, "Yesterday" became Braxton's first hit single since the release of "Hit the Freeway", peaking at No. 1. 50 on the UK Singles Chart and at No. 17 in UK R & amp; B Singles Chart. The song also became a moderate hit in Europe, peaking at No. 1. 20 on the German Singles Chart, at No. 17 on the Swiss Singles Chart and charting at No. 50 on the European Hot 100.
In November 2009, Braxton announced that he and Lewis had split up. On January 29, 2010, Braxton's official website posted two tracks from the upcoming album, "Hands Tied" and "Make My Heart". Former peak at No. 29 on Hot R & amp; B/Hip-Hop Song, the last one sent to dance/club radio. She performed "Make My Heart" at The Wendy Williams Show.
Braxton released its sixth studio album Pulse on May 4, 2010 in the US and on May 10, 2010 in the UK. Despite the fact that 27 leaked songs, an album consisting of only 11 songs, debuted at No. 1. 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart and reached No. 1 on Billboard's R & amp; B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming the fifth top Braxton AS-sung the album. It also achieves moderate chart success around the world. In Canada it debuted at No. 72 on the Top 100 Albums chart and in the United Kingdom debuted at No. 1. 28 in the Top 40 Albums and at No. 7 on the Album chart R & amp; B. It enters at No. 18 in the German Album Album. In Switzerland, the album reached No. 1. 9. Pulse , despite a commercial failure, became Toni's first album to chart in the Top 100 European Albums since her 2000 album The Heat .
On June 28, 2010, Braxton posted a video for Woman .
Braxton was included as part of the "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" remake of the 1985 hit "We Are the World" to help benefit the people of Haiti after the 7.0 MW earthquake on January 11, 2010 in Haiti. A new version of the song was recorded on February 1, 2010. Music legends Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie acted as Executive Producers and Wyclef Jean. The artists involved include Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Janet Jackson, Tony Bennett, Jean Wyclef, Josh Groban, Pink, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Levine, Justin Bieber, LL Cool J, among others.
According to Braxton, through a lawsuit, TMZ, and VH1's Behind the Music, after the Toni Braxton: Revealed event was abruptly canceled in 2008, insurance agent Lloyd's of London refused to honor his policy that he bought more than $ 70,000 which includes financial compensation for financial losses incurred as a result of concert cancellation. The policy is reported to insure Braxton up to $ 2.8 million.
Lloyd's of London responded with a counterattack seeking redress against Braxton and declared that Braxton's policy was null and void because of an unrelated heart condition that was not realized by the company at the time the petition was filed. Braxton responded to the complaint by saying that he really revealed his full medical history at the time. As a result of the insurance company canceling Braxton's contract, Braxton said that he was on the hook for all damages due to canceled events, sued by several companies, and had to once again file for bankruptcy, as announced on October 7, 2010. Since 2013, Braxton has completed a course of financial management and most of its debt has been released.
Later that year rumors began to circulate that Braxton was in talks to star in his own reality show with Bravo. Braxton will then confirm the rumors during his appearance at Ellen after his single "Make My Heart" performance.
2011-12: Television and early retirement success
In January 2011, WE TV confirmed that they had signed Braxton for the reality series, Braxton Family Values, which was marketed as one of the network's flagship events. The series debuted on April 12, 2011, and looks at the relationship between singer-songwriter Braxton, his mother, and four sisters; Trina, Tamar, Traci and Towanda - all the singer candidates themselves - along with the interpersonal relationships of each family member. The event also saw the massively publicized separation of Braxton from an estranged husband, singer Keri Lewis. Toni parted ways with his old manager Vincent Herbert, who is also the husband of Tamar Braxton's sister, and signed a new management deal with Los Angeles-based 'The Collective' entertainment/production company.
Braxton completed the filming of The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure with Jaime Pressly and Cloris Leachman released in 2012. His character - Rosalie RosebudÃ, - is a singer, whose over-the-top personality was inspired by Mariah Carey.
Later that year Braxton confirmed working on his eighth studio album. Braxton announced at the Fall 2012 Winter/Winter Fashion Week in an interview with Rocco Leo Gaglioti as part of "Fashion News Live", that he will release a new single titled "I Heart You" in March 2012. Braxton aired "I Heart You "on March 9, 2012.
The song peaked at number 1 on Billboard's 2013-14: Love, Marriage and Divorce and Broadway back
In June 2013, Braxton announced that he was returning to music with the Summer Tour and that he was in the studio working on an eighth studio album. He also stated that the album would not be a traditional album but a collaborative album featuring old collaborators Babyface. The album will consist entirely of duets between Braxton and Babyface. Babyface says that "The whole perspective is male and female, Mars vs. Venus, even if you're in love, you fall for a different reason", while Braxton adds: "I think because Babyface and I have passed the divorce we can relate and we can collaborate on this topic and make it so others who have been through this situation can relate ". This album Love, Marriage & amp; Divorce was released on February 4, 2014, under Motown Records. The 2013 Summer Tour starts in Las Vegas on August 9, 2013 and ends in Atlanta on August 31, 2013. The main single from Love, Marriage & amp; Divorce "Hurt You" aired on August 17, 2013. The song achieved success, claiming No. 1 place. 1 on two charts: Billboard Adult R & amp; B Songs for four weeks, and Urban Adult Contemporary (Urban AC) for the week ending December 14, 2013. It marks the seventh No. 1 Braxton on the charts Adult R & amp; B Song and first since its 2000 release "Just Be a Man About It". The song also reached number 16 on Billboard Hot R & amp; B/Hip Hop Airplay chart. The second single from the album, "Where Did We Go Wrong?" peaking at No. 11 on the R & D Songs chart. B Adult. The album was nominated for Best World Album at the World Music Awards 2014. The album won for R & amp; B Best at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015.
In September 2013, it was announced that Braxton would make it back to Broadway with Babyface collaborator at Broadway's After Midnight . They are scheduled to perform from March 18-31, 2014 at Brooks Atkinson Theater. In succession, they will be ranked third in the role of "Special Guests Stars" following Fantasia Barrino and KD Lang.
On January 20, 2014, Braxton announced that he would release a memoir entitled "Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir" via Harper Collins Publishers. Braxton will discuss the success and career struggle and self-healing he took after his diagnosis with auto-immune lupus disease and his son's diagnosis with autism. Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir released May 20, 2014.
2015-2016: Braxton Family Christmas , Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart and The Hits Tour
On May 14, 2015, Braxton said he was returning to the studio for the upcoming eighth album. He promised that a new single will be released before the end of the year.
In September 2015, Lifetime lit a biographical film about Braxton's life, Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart . In October 2015, The Braxtons released Braxton Family Christmas . Braxton Family Christmas debuted at number 27 on the US Billboard R & amp; B/Hip-Hop, number 10 in US R & amp; B Chart and number 12 on the US Top Holiday Album on November 21, 2015. The album charted at number 1 on the US Heatseekers Albums on December 12, 2015. Braxton announced in an interview with Sway in the Morning on January 22, 2016 that he and Babyface will collaborate again with Love, Marriage & amp; Divorce Pt. II
On July 25, 2016, Braxton announced that he would embark on a 2016 fall tour entitled "The Hits Tour" in North America. On October 3, five days before the first date of the Braxton tour were hospitalized due to complications with Lupus resulted in canceling the first two dates of the tour. The canceled date was rescheduled for 28 and 29 January 2017 and embarked on a tour in Detroit at MotorCity Casino Hotel on October 12, 2016. On October 15, 2016, Braxton was once again hospitalized with complications with Lupus which resulted in canceling another tour date October 15, 2016 , which is scheduled for November 14, 2016. On 16 October 2016, Braxton posted a picture of him leaving the hospital on his Instagram, announcing that he was on his way to the show that night in Chicago.
2016-present: Sex & amp ; Cigarettes
On December 1, 2016, Braxton announced a brief statement via Twitter that the date for The Hits Tour in January 2017 was canceled, the new album will be coming soon and return tour in the summer, "Hey Guys, Unfortunately, On the recommendation of the doctor, I will cancel my show in Oakland on January 28 and Los Angeles on January 29, 2017. I feel better and better every day and I want to be the best when it comes to you all.I am excited to say that I will finish my new record in spring/this summer of 2017 and can not wait to share it with you.Can continue for more details.I'm looking forward to seeing everyone back on tour in summer 2017 !! "
On September 14, 2017, Braxton released the lead single "Deadwood" from her eighth studio album Sex & amp; Cigarettes . EP remix for the song "Coping" was released on November 10, 2017. Faith Under Fire aired on Lifetime Movie Network January 22, 2018. The second single "Long as I Live" was released on February 9, 2018.
On April 20, 2018, Trina, Towanda, and Toni appeared as featured on her single brother Traci "Broken Things"
Arts
Braxton has been known for his distinctive contralto sound. Her voice is called "raspy, hot, elegant and sexy." Because of his hoarse voice, Braxton often uses male singers like Michael McDonald, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder as vocal style models. Chaka Khan and Anita Baker are two of the few female singers she can rearrange. Steve Huey of AllMusic cites the key to Braxton's success as his versatile voice, which he claims to be "quite carefree for R & B, quite refined audiences for contemporary adults, sophisticated enough for adults, but hot enough for younger listeners; strong in the face of a broken heart to attract women, but quite exciting to capture the employees. "
Braxton started his career singing traditional R & amp; B and soft ballads and love songs on their debut and second album. However, the elements of soul music and hip-hop dance begin to turn into his sound on The Heat , More Than a Woman , and Pulse . She also showed off her classic training while performing in Broadway drama Beauty and the Beast and Aida and her duet with Il Divo, "The Time of Our Lives".
Legacy
Toni Braxton becomes a superstar of R & amp; B soon after the release of his first album. LA Reid stated during an interview with VH1: "We call her first lady LaFace She is our Diva Clive has Whitney, Tommy has Mariah and we have Toni." The BBC called the album "a soul mature, the best - and pretty urban to make it a bedroom album for hip hop generation." Braxton has an R & amp; B is great as Anita Baker and sex appeal to compete with fellow superstars Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Over the course of his career, Braxton has sold more than 66 million records, including 40 million albums, worldwide. The Braxton music catalog contains many award-winning classics. The biggest one is "Un-Break My Heart", a ballad track Diane Warren who spent 11 weeks at number 1. Bob McCann, author of The African American Actress Film and Television Encyclopedia (2010) one of the most horrible R & amp; B records ever made. " Reviewer Mark Edward Nero named it one of the R & amp; B break-up best and think of it as "the best moment" Braxton. He further commented, "Damn, this song is so sad it can make people cry for hours at a time." It's Braxton's ability to capture his audience that plays a factor in his ongoing success. Braxton is a recipient of seven Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and nine Billboard Music Awards.
Throughout Braxton's career, he made some impact on fashion especially for his legendary breakup in his dress. Richard Tyler's now famous white satin dress has gone down in history as one of the most open and sexiest dresses ever. In 2011, Braxton topped the list for the Grammy Award's best clothing of the decade. "I'm always a bit awkward with all my other appreciation clothes." In 2012, Braxton made a list for 50 Largest Women VH1 in Music. Braxton's 2000 performance at Super Bowl XXXIV is classed as one of the most memorable Super Bowl shows. Braxton cemented the status of the diva in the music industry in 2006, with his Las Vegas residence Toni Braxton: Revealed, becoming the first American African player in Las Vegas to make his way into the top ten Vegas show charts.. Braxton also made headlines for his signature and the legendary Giantto Million Dollar Microphone that he did every show with. Braxton said: "I think this is a good element for the show You must have a little spark from Liberace and this is a bit of a sprinkling of me about that." The famous Pro Braxton is made up of white gold and is decorated with 650 carat diamonds. Microphones reportedly cost $ 1 million.
Personal life
Braxton meets musician Keri Lewis when his group, Mint Condition, is open for him on tour; they married on April 21, 2001. In 2001, she gave birth to their first child, a son named Denim Cole Braxton-Lewis. In 2002, while preparing to release his fourth studio album, Braxton found him pregnant with his second child; complicated pregnancy limits her to rest. The couple's second son, Diezel Ky Braxton-Lewis, was born in March 2003. When Diezel has been diagnosed with autism, Braxton has become deeply involved with Autism Speaks, serving as their International Spokesperson. In November 2009 Braxton announced that she and her husband had separated. The couple then divorced in July 2013.
Braxton started dating rapper Birdman in May 2016, and the couple announced their engagement in February 2018.
On July 8, 2015, Braxton Lawyer, Antavius ​​Weems announced that Braxton has resolved a disputed child support case with his ex-husband, Keri Lewis. On June 2, 2016, City and County officials named June 2 as Toni Braxton day in Atlanta, Georgia.
Health issues
In August 2007, rumors surfaced that he had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Braxton told Access Hollywood that breast cancer rumors were wrong and that his health was in good shape. However, in 2008, he had a benign lump lifted from her breast. On April 8, 2008, near the end of two years running at the Flamingo Hotel, Braxton was hospitalized and the date remaining on the show, scheduled to end on August 23, 2008, was canceled. Later, when it appeared in Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars, he stated, that he had been diagnosed with microvascular angina (a disease of small blood vessels).
On November 18, 2010, Braxton admitted to CBS News that he had been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease.
Braxton's brother is also a disease carrier, and his uncle died of complications from lupus. While recording his reality series Braxton Family Values, he went in for surgery. Braxton was hospitalized in Los Angeles in December 2012 for "minor health problems" associated with lupus.
Discography
- Toni Braxton (1993)
- Secret (1996)
- Heat (2000)
- Snowflake (2001)
- More Than A Woman (2002)
- Libra (2005)
- Pulses (2010)
- Love, Marriage & amp; Divorce (with Babyface) (2014)
- Sex & amp; Cigarettes (2018)
Tour
- Secrets Tour (1996)
- Libra Tour (2006)
- Summer Tour 2013 (2013)
- The Hits Tour (2016)
- Sex & amp; Tour of Cigarettes (2018)
Residency events
- Toni Braxton: Revealed (2006-2008)
Awards and nominations
Movieography
Movies
Television
Music videos
See also
- Honor nickname in popular music
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart
- List of top selling music artists
References
External links
- Official website
- Toni Braxton at AllMusic
- Toni Braxton on IMDb
- Toni Braxton on Broadway Internet Database
- Toni Braxton at AllMovie
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