Bobby Brown
Sign in to saveAmerican R&B singer (born 1969)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1969-00-00
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Seated above, Looking Below
- Seated above, the Journey Continues
- Spiritual Passion
- It's Bigger Than Your Pain
- Adventures of Burt Alvord
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Film & TV
Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Barisford Brown Sr. (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and dancer. Alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, he is recognized as a pioneer of new jack swing: a fusion of hip-hop and R&B. Brown rose to fame as a founding member of the R&B/pop vocal group New Edition, contributing to hits like "Candy Girl", "Cool It Now", and "Mr. Telephone Man". He left…
Known for
- Lockwood & Co. — Paul2023
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self (archive footage)2022
- Bobby Brown: Every Little Step — Self2022
- Biography: Bobby Brown — Self2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
- A Very Boy Band Holiday — Self2021
- Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All — Self (archive footage)2021
- Who You Gonna Call? — Self2020
- VERZUZ — Self2020
- The Masked Singer — Crab2019
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 600,568
- Total plays
- 4,935,512
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rnbnew jack swing80ssoulpop
Bobby Brown is an American singer and rapper. Brown, alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&B. Brown started his career in the R&B and pop group New Edition, from its inception in 1981 until his exit from the group in December 1985. Once he started a solo career, Brown enjoyed commercial and critical success with his second album Don't Be Cruel (1988) which spawned five Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles <a href="h
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Barisford Brown , ( 1969-02-05 ) February 5, 1969 (age 57) , Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter rapper dancer
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Television
- Being Bobby Brown
- Spouses
- Whitney Houston ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2007 ) Alicia Etheredge ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2012 )
- Children
- 7, including Bobbi Kristina
- Awards
- Full list
- Genres
- R&B dance new jack swing pop
- Labels
- MCA Geffen Bronx Bridge
- Member of
- New Edition Heads of State
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Key dates
- Born
- 1969
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bobby
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
Article
Robert Barisford Brown Sr. (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and dancer best known for being the husband of Whitney Houston. Alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, he is recognized as a pioneer of new jack swing: a fusion of hip-hop and R&B. Brown rose to fame as a founding member of the R&B/pop vocal group New Edition, contributing to hits like "Candy Girl", "Cool It Now", and "Mr. Telephone Man". He left the group in 1985 to pursue a solo career but later reunited with them for their Billboard 200 number-one album Home Again (1996).
Brown's debut album, King of Stage (1986), featured the number-one R&B single "Girlfriend". However, it was his second album, Don't Be Cruel (1998) named after an Elvis Presley song with the same name , that brought him commercial and critical success, producing five Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including the number-one hit "My Prerogative" and the Grammy Award–winning "Every Little Step". In 1989, Brown contributed two songs to the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. His next album, Bobby (1992), was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA and featured the singles "Humpin' Around", "Get Away", and "Good Enough". Brown has also appeared in films, including A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) and Two Can Play That Game (2001).
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