Toni Braxton

Their second son Diezel Ky was born in 2003.
. She and her husband, Keri Lewis, also had their first child, a son Denim Cole Braxton-Lewis, that same year. She later switched to Smash Records (in 1961), Laurie Records (in 1962), and finally Dot Records (in 1966). Braxton has also appeared on Broadway in two Disney shows, "Beauty & the Beast" and "Aida". She never again had another big hit, though in 1959 she had two small successeses for Roulette Records. In 2001, Braxton made her acting debut in the film Kingdom Come. The song was a cover of a rhythm & blues song done by Otis Williams & the Charms, and another artist who also had a hit covering this song was Gale Storm.

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. It was for Fraternity that she had her only major hit, "Ivory Tower", which was her third record for Fraternity, done in 1956. Braxton's career suffered a major downturn in 1998 when she declared bankruptcy following a legal dispute with her record company. In 1953 she signed with Coral Records, but had no hits for them, later switching to Fraternity Records, a small company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, in early 1955. 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. She later became a singer and dancer with the USO and joined big band orchestras such as those of Sammy Kaye, Johnny Dee, and Larry Fontaine. The album was a critical and popular success and Braxton won a Grammy as Best New Artist. As a child, she appeared on The Children's Hour, a television show locally aired in New York, sponsored by Horn & Hardart, a cafeteria chain which had locations in New York and Philadelphia.

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. She was born in the New York borough of The Bronx. She and her four sisters (Traci, Trina, Towanda and Tamar) performing as "The Braxtons", released their first single The Good Life in 1990. Cathy Carr (June 28, 1936-1988) was a pop singer. Braxton attended Bowie State University to obtain a teaching degree but decided to pursue a musical career. Braxton's first performing experience was singing with a church choir.

Her father was a clergyman and the Braxton children were raised in a strict religious household. She was born on October 7, 1967, in Severn, Maryland, the oldest of six children. Toni Braxton is an American R&B singer. "Hit The Freeway (Fte Loon)" (2003) #29 UK.

"Christmas In Jamaica" (2002). "Just Be A Man About It" (2000). "Spanish Guitar" (2000) #2 US. "He Wasn't Man Enough For Me" (2000) #5 UK.

"How Could An Angel Break My Heart (Fte Kenny G)" (1997) #22 UK. "I Love Me Some Him" (1997). "I Dont Want To" (1997) #9 UK. "Un-Break My Heart" (1996) #2 UK #1 US.

"You're Makin' Me High" (1996) #7 UK #1 US. "Love Shoulda Bought You Home" #33 UK. "You Mean The World To Me" (1994) #30 UK. "Another Sad Love Song" (1994 Re-issue) #15 UK.

"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.