Mary J. Blige

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Biography

Singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, actress

  • Aliases
  • Mary J. Blige.·Mary J.Blidge·Mary J Blige·Mary J. Blige & Friends·May J. Blige·Mary Jane Blige·Mary J.Blige
  • Primary profession
  • Music_artist·soundtrack·actress
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 11 January 1971
  • Place of birth
  • New York City
  • Member of
  • Democratic Party

Music

Lyrics

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Never graduated from high school.

Her job before she became a singer was a Directory Assistance operator, thus the title of her debut album "Whats the 411?"

The title track from Marys latest album "No More Drama" contains samples of the theme "The Young and the Restless" .

Younger half brother named Bruce Miller.

Credits her husband, Kendu Isaacs , for helping her clean up her act and to overcome her drug and alcohol addiction.

Used parts of Waiting to Exhale in her music video "Not Gon Cry".

Her hit song and music video "Be Without You" from her latest double platinum selling album "Breakthrough", was just retired on BETs 106 & Park, after 65 consecutive days of being on the countdown. [March 3, 2006]

Stepmother of Kendu Isaacs three children.

Her mother, Cora Blige , survived a stabbing in 1987 by a neighbor.

Younger sister of LaTonya Blige-DaCosta.

Her music video "No More Drama" was shot on Sept. 12, 2001, the day after the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in NYC.

Ranked #69 on VH1s 100 Sexiest Artists.

She personally asked Mariah Carey and Sean Combs to appear in her video for "No More Drama", because she felt they both had their fair share of drama recently.

Has a powerful mezzo-soprano vocal range.

A huge fan of Led Zeppelin since she was a child, the singer went so far as to perform the bands classic "Stairway to Heaven" as a guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (13 April 2010).

(January 2006) New Album out named the breakthrough

Friends with Taraji P. Henson , and Wyclef Jean.

Quotes

I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.

I truly enjoy Bono. I think he is an amazing person I love him.

You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.

I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up.

I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.

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