| Chris Brown |
|
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Christopher Maurice Brown |
| Also known as |
Chris Brown, Chris Breezy, Charlie Brown |
| Born |
May 5 1989 (1989--) (age 18)
Tappahannock, Virginia, United States |
| Genre(s) |
R&B
Hip-Hop
Crunk & B
Pop
Dance |
| Years active |
2005–present |
| Label(s) |
Jive |
Associated
acts |
Bow Wow, Keshia Chante, LBK, Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Juelz Santana, Lil Wayne, T-Pain |
| Website |
www.chrisbrownworld.com |
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5 ,1989),
professionally known as Chris Brown, is an American hip
hop and R&B singer, dancer, and actor who released his Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single
"Run It!" in 2005, which was produced by Scott Storch and
featured Juelz Santana. His self-titled debut album spawned four successful top ten and
top twenty hits in the United States. To date, the album has sold three million copies worldwide and 1,920,665 copies in the
United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Biography
Early life
Chris Brown was born and raised in the small town of Tappahannock,
Virginia by Clinton Brown and Joyce Hawkins, as one of two children. Brown was influenced by
the artists which his parents played on the home radio, such as Michael Jackson and
Sam Cooke. A dancer since the age of 2, Brown was not aware of his vocal talents until the age
of 11. Before becoming a vocalist, he was interested in becoming a rapper. By 13, Brown was
discovered by a local production team who visited his father's petrol station searching
for new talent. Since then, he began his recording career and moved to New York, staying there
for two years.
Music career
Chris Brown
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Brown left school in late 2004 to begin working on his self-titled debut album, Chris Brown, which was released on November
29, 2005. His debut single “Run It!”, was #1 in the United States, Japan, and Australia.
Following “Run It!”, “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)” became
Brown’s second top 10 hit in the US, peaking at #7, and #13 in the UK. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA. His third
single “Gimme That” was released in March 2006 which featured Lil’ Wayne for a remix, originally not featured on the Chris Brown album, but was later included. The single
debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #80 and climbed the charts quickly. Chris also co-directed his music videos for
“Yo (Excuse Me Miss)” and “Gimme That”. His
fourth single is the ballad “Say Goodbye”, which is also a part of the Step Up
Soundtrack. On June 13, 2006, Brown released a DVD entitled, Chris Brown’s Journey, which shows footage of him traveling
in London and Japan, getting ready for his first visit to the Grammys, behind the scenes of
his music videos and bloopers.
On August 17 2006, Brown and Ne-Yo co-headlined the 28-city
Up Close and Personal Tour.
Exclusive
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Shortly after ending his summer tour with Ne-Yo, Brown quickly began production for his second
studio album, Exclusive, which was set to be released on August 28, 2007 until
it was pushed to November 6, 2007.
According to MTV News, Brown stated: "I am still going to keep it so my younger fans can continue
to listen to my music, but I got a couple of joints on there that's for some of the older people." On May
2, 2007, Brown leaked the first single himself, "Wall To Wall", against his
record label's wishes. The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #96, and has
since risen to #79 and #22 on the Billboard R&B and Hip-Hop Chart being his lowest charting song to date. The song
"Kiss Kiss", featuring and produced by T-Pain, was chosen as the second single. The music video was filmed entirely at FIU's University Park campus in
Miami, Florida in the Summer of 2007.
Tour
Brown's next tour is entitled "The Up Close and Personal Holiday Exclusive Tour." The tour (presented by Ford) kicks off November 23rd.[1]
Film career
Brown has made appearances on UPN's One on
One and The-N's The Brandon T. Jackson
Show on its pilot episode. In addition, Brown landed a small role as a band geek in
the fourth season of FOX's The O.C. in January 2007.[1] Originally
scheduled to appear in eight episodes, it was cut to only three, so that Brown could work on his second studio album. Brown then made his film début in the dance movie Stomp The Yard, alongside Ne-Yo, Meagan Good and Columbus Short
in January 2007. According to Total Request Live, Brown began filming for his second
film entitled This Christmas, a holiday family drama starring Regina King set for
release November 21, 2007. He is set to star in his first leading role in a basketball film flick called Phenom where he
will play a high-school baller who takes on his father's basketball team in the NBA play-offs. Chris Brown has been offered a part in the upcoming urban 70's film spoof
"The Adventures of Ne Ne Suede" by director Edmund Darris. Edmund Darris met Chris Brown in St. Louis and played guitar for him
in 2006 he also gave Brown a preview of his film "Going Off ."
On July 9, 2007, Brown was featured in an episode of
MTV's My Super Sweet 16 celebrating his 18th
birthday in New York. Brown hosted two events in a single night: one for fans at a teen night club with Lil Mama as a featured performer and another for friends, family, and celebs at New Yorks acclaimed
40/40 Nightclub which featured a step team and drum corp as his grand entrance. At one
point in the party, he was told that his idol Michael Jackson was on the phone to give
him birthday wishes. As everyone stood around him to hear Jackson himself on speaker, there was a sudden click, and no Jackson;
however, Brown did not let this stop his party.
Personal life
Brown has been rumoured to have been dating Canadian R&B beauty Keshia Chante for a
year and a half after the airing of an interview they did together with Entertainment Tonight Canada. Later on, Keshia
Chante appeared in the Bow Wow & Chris Brown video "Shortie Like Mine"
spawning more controversy in Canada due to Keshia wearing the same ring Chris wore in the video but on her "Wedding Ring" finger.
Canadian Entertainment Shows "eTalk" and "Star Daily" have aired pictures of the two holding hands at Fashion Week and backstage
at Chante & Brown's shows across country.
Discography
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Albums
Singles
Featured Singles
Filmography
TV
Film
Videography
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ Chris Brown Young-Love.net accessed October 15, 2007.
External links
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