Our current heroine is Mary J. Blige. We are talking about an American singer in the genres of hip-hop, soul and R&B, songwriter, music producer and actress. She was born in 1971, January 11. Her albums sold a total circulation of 50 million copies. She is known for fiery numbers. Many times nominated for a Grammy and repeatedly received this figurine.
Biography
Mary J started attacking the charts in 1991 - 1992. She performed music related to the style of “hip-hop-soul”. The producer of our heroine was Puff Daddy. Evolved towards a more mainstream soul. The greatest success in the nineties was for the singer a track written by Babeis called Not Gon 'Cry. He became the soundtrack for the film "Waiting for the Exhale", in which the main role was played by Whitney Houston. In 1999, Mary Jay sang with George Michael the song Stevie Wonder - As. This single was included in the collection Ladies and Gentlemen.
In 2001, our heroine first reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with the composition Family Affair. This single was produced by Dr. Dre. In 2005, the U2 group invited the singer to their own concert, which was held in New York. As part of the event, the song One was jointly performed. Later they made a studio recording. On it, the main vocal part was performed by our heroine. Bono took on the extra. The group played instrumental parts. The record hit the album The Breakthrough. This record has become multi-platinum.
Discography
Above we talked about the creative activities of Mary J. Blige. Albums of the performer will be given later. In 1992, the album What's the 411 was released. Our heroine also managed to record the following albums: Remix, My Life, No More Drama, The Breakthrough, Reflections - A Retrospective, Growing Pains, My Life II ... The Journey Continues. The London Sessions was released in 2014. Critics often praised the performer for the fact that in her songs she seems the same as her listeners.
Interesting Facts
Mary Jay offers listeners a powerful conglomerate of modern rhythm and blues and sharp rap. This cocktail is implicated in the singer’s hardness and pain experienced by her. She was able to enrich soul music with emotional shades and genre elements that excited the imagination of many professional musicians and listeners.
The early childhood of our heroine passed in Georgia. From there, she and her mother moved to New York. She did not graduate from high school. The only thing that could bring pleasure to our heroine in the early years was the creation of hairstyles for her friends. According to legend, one day our heroine decided to record a version of Anita Baker's Caught up in the Rapture. Her stepfather showed the cassette to Andre Harrell, who was head of the record label Uptown Records. He was delighted with the voice of the young performer and signed a contract with our heroine. First, she was entrusted with the role of backing vocalist as part of local groups. Soon, the singer's vocals were heard by Sean Combs. He took the artist under guardianship and began preparing the debut album. Sean Combs put a lot of effort into this work and secured the support of several experienced producers. Stylish arrangements harmonized with the unique vocal style of our heroine. And so began the ascent to the stars of a girl named Mary Jay. Photos of the performer are attached to this material.