Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1967-09-06
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Vengeance Passed On
- Macy Gray
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Dayton, Ohio, USA
Macy Gray (born Natalie Renée McIntyre; September 6, 1967) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actress.
Known for
- Turnbuckle2026
- Sneaks — Adriana (voice)2025
- The Astronaut — Val2025
- Mr. Nelson on the North Side — Self2024
- Dutch II: Angel's Revenge — Delores2024
- AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex — Self2023
- Never Alone For Christmas — Ms. Ramona2023
- American Song Contest — Self2022
- The Surreal Life — Self2022
- Women Who Rock — Self2022
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,164,680
- Total plays
- 12,045,398
Tags
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Macy Gray (born Natalie McIntyre September 6, 1967) from Canton, Ohio is a Grammy Award winning neo soul/R&B singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. To date, Macy has released five studio albums, one compilation album and a live album. She has acted in a number of movies including Training Day, Idlewild, and Lackawanna Blues, Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Macy+Gray
Key facts
- Born
- Natalie Renée McIntyre , ( 1967-09-06 ) September 6, 1967 (age 58) , Canton, Ohio , U.S.
- Education
- University of Southern California ( BA )
- Genres
- R&B neo soul jazz
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter actress
- Works
- Macy Gray discography
- Years active
- 1990s–present
- Labels
- Atlantic NuTech Digital Epic will.i.am Geffen Concord 429 Chesky E1 Mack Avenue
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 6 September 1967
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Gray
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Canton
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
Article
Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Her 1999 single, "I Try", was her commercial breakthrough; the song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, and preceded her debut studio album, On How Life Is (1999). Since then, she has released ten studio albums.
Gray has won a Grammy Award from five nominations, and sold over 25 million records worldwide by 2018. She has appeared in several films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild, For Colored Girls, and The Paperboy. She was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2014 in her hometown of Canton, Ohio.
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