Key facts
- Born
- Anita Denise Baker , ( 1958-01-26 ) January 26, 1958 (age 68) , Toledo, Ohio , U.S.
- Origin
- Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
- Genres
- Soul jazz quiet storm smooth jazz soul R&B
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Labels
- Ariola Beverly Glen Elektra Atlantic Blue Note
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Denise
- Family name
- Baker
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Toledo
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Ariola
- Official website
- anitabakermusic.com
- Image
- Anita Baker 1998.jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- social media followers
- 739072
- Commons category
- Anita Baker
- date of birth
- 1958-01-26
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- birth name
- Anita Denise Baker
- name in native language
- Anita Baker
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- web feed URL
- anitabakermusic.com/feed
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Encyclopedic overview
Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American jazz and soul singer. She is known for her soulful ballads, particularly from the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s.
Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to fame following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". As of 2017, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has four Platinum albums, along with two Gold albums. Baker is a contralto with a wide range of octaves.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anita Baker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.