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Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton is an American R&B singer. She was born on October 7, 1967, in Severn, Maryland, the oldest of six children. Her father was a clergyman and the Braxton children were raised in a strict religious household. Braxton's first performing experience was singing with a church choir.

Braxton attended Bowie State University to obtain a teaching degree but decided to pursue a musical career. She and her four sisters (Traci, Trina, Towanda and Tamar) performing as "The Braxtons", released their first single The Good Life in 1990. This single attracted the attention of producer Antonio "L.A." Reid which led to Braxton performing for the soundtrack of the movie Boomerang in 1992 and releasing her first album, Toni Braxton in 1993. The album was a critical and popular success and Braxton won a Grammy as Best New Artist. Braxton's second album, Secrets (including her 'signature ballad' Un-Break My Heart written by Diane Warren), was released in 1996 and was another major success, leading to Braxton winning the 1997 Billboard Award for Female R&B Artist of the Year.

Braxton's career suffered a major downturn in 1998 when she declared bankruptcy following a legal dispute with her record company. Her recent albums; The Heat in 2000, Snowflakes, a 2001 Christmas themed album, and More Than A Woman in 2002, while successful, have not matched the phenomenal sales of her earlier work.

In 2001, Braxton made her acting debut in the film Kingdom Come. Braxton has also appeared on Broadway in two Disney shows, "Beauty & the Beast" and "Aida". She and her husband, Keri Lewis, also had their first child, a son Denim Cole Braxton-Lewis, that same year. Their second son Diezel Ky was born in 2003.

Discography

  • Toni Braxton (1994) #4 UK #1 US
  • Secrets (1996) #10 UK #2 US
  • The Heat (2000) #3 UK #2 US
  • More Than A Woman (2002)
  • Ultimate Toni Braxton (2003) #23 UK

Hit Singles

  • "Another Sad Love Song" (1993) #51 Uk
  • "Breath Again" (1994) #2 UK #2 US
  • "Seven Whole Days" (1994)
  • "Another Sad Love Song" (1994 Re-issue) #15 UK
  • "You Mean The World To Me" (1994) #30 UK
  • "Love Shoulda Bought You Home" #33 UK
  • "You're Makin' Me High" (1996) #7 UK #1 US
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (1996) #2 UK #1 US
  • "I Dont Want To" (1997) #9 UK
  • "I Love Me Some Him" (1997)
  • "How Could An Angel Break My Heart (Fte Kenny G)" (1997) #22 UK
  • "He Wasn't Man Enough For Me" (2000) #5 UK
  • "Spanish Guitar" (2000) #2 US
  • "Just Be A Man About It" (2000)
  • "Christmas In Jamaica" (2002)
  • "Hit The Freeway (Fte Loon)" (2003) #29 UK

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Their second son Diezel Ky was born in 2003. Discography. She and her husband, Keri Lewis, also had their first child, a son Denim Cole Braxton-Lewis, that same year. Their last album was a collection called Parched With Thirst Am I and Dying (1992). Braxton has also appeared on Broadway in two Disney shows, "Beauty & the Beast" and "Aida". Marks soon left again, but Martin Eric Ain returned soon after to replace him. In 2001, Braxton made her acting debut in the film Kingdom Come. Though it was critically successful, Celtic Frost's reputation had not recovered yet.

Her recent albums; The Heat in 2000, Snowflakes, a 2001 Christmas themed album, and More Than A Woman in 2002, while successful, have not matched the phenomenal sales of her earlier work. Warrior fired Amberg and convinced Ron Marks to return for the release of Vanity/Nemesis in 1990. Braxton's career suffered a major downturn in 1998 when she declared bankruptcy following a legal dispute with her record company. The album was an utter failure in both mainstream and heavy metal markets, and the band was ridiculed by its former fans as a sell-out. Braxton's second album, Secrets (including her 'signature ballad' Un-Break My Heart written by Diane Warren), was released in 1996 and was another major success, leading to Braxton winning the 1997 Billboard Award for Female R&B Artist of the Year. They mutated the death metal/black metal sound into radio-friendly thrash/glam rock sound. The album was a critical and popular success and Braxton won a Grammy as Best New Artist. Despite his willingness, Warrior did not take much interest in the album and producer Tony Platt and Amberg took control of the recording of Cold Lake.

This single attracted the attention of producer Antonio "L.A." Reid which led to Braxton performing for the soundtrack of the movie Boomerang in 1992 and releasing her first album, Toni Braxton in 1993. Six months later, Warrior decided to reform the band with Stephen Priestly, Oliver Amberg and Curt Victor Bryant. She and her four sisters (Traci, Trina, Towanda and Tamar) performing as "The Braxtons", released their first single The Good Life in 1990. During a subsequent American tour, financial trouble and personal tension between the bandmembers led to a complete dissolution. Braxton attended Bowie State University to obtain a teaching degree but decided to pursue a musical career. The album was one of the pivotal LPs of heavy metal in Europe, and innovated a new, more classical sound in death metal. Braxton's first performing experience was singing with a church choir. However, their most influential recording is 1987 Into the Pandemonium.

Her father was a clergyman and the Braxton children were raised in a strict religious household. To Mega Therion was just as successful as their first. She was born on October 7, 1967, in Severn, Maryland, the oldest of six children. Their second album was To Mega Therion, with cover artwork by H.R. Giger. Toni Braxton is an American R&B singer. By 1984, Hellhammer had morphed into a more gothic, classical group called Celtic Frost. Their debut LP, Morbid Tales was a hit in the European metal scene, and the band set out on its first tour, through Germany and Austria. "Hit The Freeway (Fte Loon)" (2003) #29 UK. The band attracted a small local fanbase, and they soon signed to Noise Records in Germany.

"Christmas In Jamaica" (2002). With Bruce Day and Steve Warrior, he formed Hellhammer in 1982. "Just Be A Man About It" (2000). The frontman, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, was of Swiss origin, and changed his name to Tom Warrior early in his career. "Spanish Guitar" (2000) #2 US.
Celtic Frost was a European black metal band. "He Wasn't Man Enough For Me" (2000) #5 UK. Morbid Tales/Emperor's Return (1998).

"How Could An Angel Break My Heart (Fte Kenny G)" (1997) #22 UK. Parched With Thirst Am I and Dying (1992). "I Love Me Some Him" (1997). Vanity/Nemesis (1990). "I Dont Want To" (1997) #9 UK. Cold Lake (1988). "Un-Break My Heart" (1996) #2 UK #1 US. Into the Pandemonium (1987).

"You're Makin' Me High" (1996) #7 UK #1 US. Tragic Serenades (1986). "Love Shoulda Bought You Home" #33 UK. Emperor's Return (1985). "You Mean The World To Me" (1994) #30 UK. To Mega Therion (1985). "Another Sad Love Song" (1994 Re-issue) #15 UK. Morbid Tales (1984).

"Seven Whole Days" (1994). "Breath Again" (1994) #2 UK #2 US. "Another Sad Love Song" (1993) #51 Uk. Ultimate Toni Braxton (2003) #23 UK.

More Than A Woman (2002). The Heat (2000) #3 UK #2 US. Secrets (1996) #10 UK #2 US. Toni Braxton (1994) #4 UK #1 US.