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Mary J. Blige is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. Born in The Bronx on January 11, 1971, she is a mezzo-soprano whose work spans hip-hop soul and contemporary R&B. Her musical career began in 1988, and she has been associated with record labels including 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records, Republic Records, and Capitol Records. Blige has also pursued acting, for which she received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song.
Beyond music, Blige is an author with works such as *The Invisible War* and *Jump off; 60 Days to a (Hip Hop) Hard Body*. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has used the pseudonym Brook Lynn. Her achievements include receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and inclusion in the Time 100 list.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- The Invisible War
- Unti MC! Picture Book – Horry
- Jump off; 60 Days to a (Hip Hop) Hard Body
- What's the 411?
- Grammy nominees 2007
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Yonkers, New York, USA
Mary Jane Blige (/blaɪʒ/; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. She started her career as a backing singer on Uptown Records in 1989. She has released 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales. Blige has sold over 80 million records, has won nine Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music…
Known for
- Mary J. Blige: For My Fans — Self2025
- Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)2025
- Rob Peace — Jackie Peace2024
- TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy — Self (archive footage)2024
- 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2024
- Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped — Self2024
- Fat Joe Talks — Self - Guest2024
- In Vogue: The 90s — Self2024
- Carole King and her Songs at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2023
- Thriller 40 — Self2023
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1971
Discography
- Real Love1992
- Reminisce1992
- What’s the 411?1992
- You Remind Me1992
- What's the 411? Remix1993
- You Don't Have To Worry1993
- Be Happy1994
- My Life1994
- My Love1994
- I'm Goin' Down1995
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,460,830
- Total plays
- 36,079,570
Tags
Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971 in Bronx, New York, United States), is an American R&B, Soul, and Hip Hop singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. Known as The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul and The Queen of R&B, she has sold over 75 million records worldwide. In 1992, Blige released her debut album What's The 411?. The album sold 3.4 million copies on the strength of singles You Remind Me, Real Love, Reminisce, Sweet Thing, and Love No Limit. The <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mary+J.+Blige"
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,819x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,894x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,790x
- Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
· 1998 · cited 15,214x
- Potent and specific genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans
· 1998 · cited 12,383x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Mary Jane Blige , ( 1971-01-11 ) January 11, 1971 (age 55) , New York City , U.S.
- Other name
- Brook Lynn
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter actress entrepreneur
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Spouse
- Kendu Isaacs ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2018 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Origin
- Yonkers, New York , U.S.
- Genres
- R&B hip-hop hip-hop soul new jack swing neo soul
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- Beautiful Life Mary Jane 300 Atlantic Republic Capitol Matriarch Geffen Verve Uptown MCA
- Website
- maryjblige .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Mary Jane Blige (/blaɪdʒ/ BLYZHE; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. Often referred to by the honorifics "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and "Queen of R&B", her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Awards, twelve NAACP Image Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards, including the Billboard Icon Award.
Blige signed to Uptown Records in 1988. Her debut album, What's the 411? (1992), is credited for introducing the mix of R&B and hip hop into mainstream pop culture. Its 1993 remix album became the first album by a singer to have a rapper on every song, popularizing rap as a featuring act. Both What's the 411? and her 1994 album My Life ranked among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Throughout her career, Blige has released 15 studio albums, four of which―Share My World (1997), Love & Live (2003), The Breakthrough (2005) and Growing Pains (2007)―have topped the Billboard 200 chart. Her biggest hits include "Real Love", "You Remind Me", "I'm Goin' Down", "Not Gon' Cry", "Everything", "No More Drama", "Be Without You", "One" (with U2), "Just Fine" and the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Family Affair".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mary J. Blige” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.