Brandy

Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979) is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and actress—the ultimate triple threat. She rose to fame as the star of the long-running sitcom Moesha and broke new ground as the first Black actress to portray a Disney princess, Cinderella, on screen. She starred as a CoverGirl and captivated audiences on Broadway.

Brandy is adoringly known as “the Vocal Bible,” and her decades-long career has more than proven that she deserves the title. With a singular voice that swells from subdued and reserved to powerful and emotive, she has enraptured audiences since her self-titled 1994 debut. The quadruple-platinum album was steeped in relatable R&B and served as an introduction to her signature sound.

The projects that followed—from 1998’s Never Say Never, which spawned the Grammy-winning hit “The Boy Is Mine,” to 2020’s B7—further cemented her status as a genre-defining icon. Brandy’s ability to bring love and loss to light can be traced to a voice that she controls like an instrumentalist.

A generational talent revered by her peers and fans alike, Brandy brought her wisdom and experience to her holiday album, Christmas with Brandy. Released in 2023, the album is sure to become a holiday staple for generations to come.

When she’s not dazzling listeners by diving deep into the R&B sound that made audiences fall in love with her from the very beginning, she works on projects such as Descendants: The Rise of Red, now streaming on Disney+, and her memoir, Phases.