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Also known as Toni Michele Braxton, Toni Michelle Braxton

American singer

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Toni Braxton is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. Born on October 7, 1967, in Severn, Maryland, she holds United States citizenship. Her musical work spans rhythm and blues, soul, contemporary R&B, and urban contemporary genres. She has recorded for Arista Records, Atlantic Records, and Universal Music Group. Braxton is a member of the group The Braxtons and is the sibling of Tamar Braxton and Traci Braxton.

She has received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. Her notable works include "Sex & cigarettes" and "Unbreak my heart." Braxton plays the piano and possesses a contralto voice. She was educated at Bowie State University. Additionally, she has a medical condition known as systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Sex & cigarettes
  • Unbreak my heart

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Film & TV

Acting · Severn, Maryland, USA

Toni Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.

Known for

  • Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again — Jennifer2026
  • He Wasn't Man Enough — Mel Montgomery2025
  • Everybody Wants to Be Gen X — Self2025
  • Diane Warren: Relentless — Self2025
  • The Braxtons — Self2024
  • Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For — Hollis Morgan2022
  • Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons — Hollis Morgan2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
  • Sherri — Self - Guest2022
  • The Masked Singer — Pufferfish2019

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1967
contemporary r&bdancehip hop rnb and dance hallpopquiet stormr&b

Member of

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,389,868
Total plays
18,108,020

Tags

soulrnbfemale vocalistspop90s

Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. She has sold more than 70 million records worldwide and is regarded as one of the best-selling female artists. Over the course of her career, she has received seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, and seven American Music Awards, among other honors. In 2011, she was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and in 2017 she received the Legend Award at the Soul Train

via Last.fm · Toni Braxton

Quotes

  • So I try to relish in that moment and try to smile about it and just be grateful for the time you have and you have to always remember to be kind to one another.
  • Holiday time makes me feel happy and festive and excited. I got a three-picture deal at Lifetime and I thought a Christmas movie would be the perfect way to come out and introduce it.
  • I would say, ‘One day I’ll be really famous.'
  • My skin as an African American tends to be a little drier, since I’m getting up there, just going outside in the sun, and all the years of the things that I’ve done to my body being in the entertainment business. For me, it was having hyperpigmentation or sometimes you get light spots. I wanted to do something that represented me. I wanted something that I knew really worked.

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Key facts

Born
Toni Michele Braxton , ( 1967-10-07 ) October 7, 1967 (age 58) , Severn, Maryland , U.S.
Occupations
Singer songwriter actress television personality
Years active
1989–present
Spouse s
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Relatives
Traci Braxton (sister) Towanda Braxton (sister) Trina Braxton (sister) Tamar Braxton (sister)
Awards
Full list
Genres
R&B pop
Instrument
Vocals
Labels
LaFace Arista Blackground Atlantic Inot Motown Def Jam Island
Member of
The Braxtons
Website
tonibraxton .com

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades. In 2011, Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 2017, she was honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards.

In the late 1980s, Braxton began performing with her sisters in the R&B group the Braxtons; the group was signed to Arista Records. After attracting the attention of producers Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, she signed with their label LaFace Records as a solo artist to release her self-titled debut studio album (1993). The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart, sold 10 million copies worldwide, and spawned the international hit singles "Another Sad Love Song" and "Breathe Again". Also a critical success, the album yielded Braxton three Grammy Awards, including for Best New Artist. Her success continued with the album Secrets (1996), which included the Billboard Hot 100-number one singles "You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow" and "Un-Break My Heart".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Toni Braxton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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