Braxton was previously married to musician Keri Lewis from 2001 to 2013. The biopic's premiere generated 3.6 million viewers. Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, actress, and television personality. It also featured two hit singles: "He Wasn't Man Enough for Me" and "Just Be a Man About It.". [24] Still waiting on her financial rewards, Braxton eventually launched an unsuccessful lawsuit against Arista and LaFace Records. I have to feel that excitement and it's gone.". ", Award-winning songwriter/composer Burt Bacharach is the man behind a wide array of hits, including 'What the World Needs Now Is Love,' 'I Say a Little Prayer,' 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' and 'That's What Friends Are For. Family Life. The two sides eventually returned to the negotiating table, and following an agreement in 1999, the singer-songwriter released her third album, The Heat. [148], On November 18, 2010, Braxton admitted to CBS News that she had been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease. Get your tickets now! Braxton, who began dating Birdman in May 2016, publicly announced her engagement to the rapper in a February 2018 teaser trailer for the upcoming season of Braxton Family Values, set to premiere the following month. [91] Actress Lex Scott Davis was cast to portray Braxton in the film. In 1999, the lawsuit against LaFace Records was settled and Braxton was given back all her possessions, giving her time to record The Heat, her first album in four years. [106] It also received Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song. All the singles and albums of TONI BRAXTON, peak chart positions, career stats, week-by-week chart runs and latest news. LA Reid stated during an interview with VH1: "We called her the first lady of LaFace. [30] After 92 weeks in the charts, Secrets was certified 8x platinum, becoming Braxton's second straight 8 million-seller. “Congrats Diezy @diezel.braxton on signing to Wilhelmina Modeling Agency,” the celebrity mom exclaimed. ', Donna Summer was a singer-songwriter who became the "Queen of Disco" in the 1970s with such hits as "Love to Love You Baby," "I Feel Love" and "Last Dance.". She later scored a megahit with "Un-Break My Heart," included on her second studio album, Secrets (1996). Toni Michelle Braxton was born on October 7, 1967. Braxton said: "I think it's a great element to the show. Toni Michelle Braxton is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, television personality, and philanthropist. [115], In April 2020, it was announced that Braxton had signed with Island Records. I hate to say that. In addition, the singles "Another Sad Love Song" and "Breathe Again" became international successes. She has executive produced and starred in Braxton Family Values, a reality television series that has aired on We TV since 2011. Maybe a female mid-life crisis? [130], Braxton's career, she made several impacts on fashion, mostly for her high splits in her dresses. Tracks of Disc 1; 1. Toni Braxton, who may have finally gotten married to Birdman, wore a camouflage jacket which she removed from … Toni Braxton is proudly flaunting her summer-ready bod while social distancing. In 2011, Braxton topped the list for the Grammy Award's best dressed of the decade. The album was originally planned for a June release, but it was pushed back several times and was finally issued on September 27. ', Usher is a successful American R&B and pop musician who began making music at age 15. It received favorable reviews from music critics, who labeled it as "high-quality R&B,"[80] and debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with first-week sales of 67,000 copies. [142] On June 2, 2016, the city and county officials of Atlanta, Georgia, named June 2 as Toni Braxton Day. At the 1997 Grammy Awards, Braxton won two Grammys: one for Best Female R&B vocal performance and one for Best Female R&B Pop Vocal Performance. They were raised in a strict religious household,[14] and Braxton's first performing experience was singing in her church choir. More significantly, in November 2010, the singer told the world she was battling Lupus. In 2002, while gearing up for the release of her fourth studio album, Braxton discovered she was pregnant with her second child. [143], Braxton was dating rapper Birdman in May 2016, and the couple announced their engagement in February 2018. In 2017 she was honored with the Leg… For May 24, 2014", "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts", "Year End Charts – Year-end Singles – The Billboard Hot 100", "Braxton-Taylor-Barbour Beast to Be Unveiled Sept. 9; New Menken Song to Follow", "Toni Braxton Premieres Beauty's New Song, Oct. 7 On 'Rosie, "Bway's Beauty Turns 2,000 Sat. Although skeptical, Braxton decided to, in her words, "take a chance" and accepted. [2] Chaka Khan and Anita Baker were two of the few female singers that she could stylize. After attracting the attention of producers Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and being signed to LaFace Records, Braxton released her self-titled debut studio album in 1993. I'm feeling better and better every day and I want to be at my best when performing for you all", "I'm excited to say that I will be completing my new record this spring/summer of 2017 and can't wait to share it with you", "Stay tuned for more details. Like many celebrities, Toni Braxton is gearing up for Christmas in style. While critical reception of Pulse was generally positive,[69] its singles "Yesterday", "Hands Tied" and "Make My Heart" achieved moderate chart success. The album gave Braxton significant exposure and led to her first big hit: the single "Love Shoulda Brought You Home.". Gwen Stefani has enjoyed success as the founding member and lead singer of the ska-pop group No Doubt and as a solo artist. [44] The same year, Braxton recorded and released the Christmas album Snowflakes which consisted R&B–led original songs co-penned with Keri Lewis and Babyface as well as several remixes and cover versions of Christmas standards and carols. Largely stripped of the "lost love" themes that had greatly shaped her two previous studio releases, Braxton's new album gave the singer's fans a fresher, more confident Braxton. "It's not affecting me, making me feel that thing I've always felt when I perform. A year after the Boomerang soundtrack, Braxton released her eponymous debut album. They have two sons together, Denim and Diezel. After dropping the single "Deadwood" in September 2017, Braxton in early 2018 announced plans to release Sex & Cigarettes, her first solo album in eight years. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 10 million copies worldwide. In November 2009 Braxton announced that she and her husband had separated. [96][97] In December, Braxton announced that the January 2017 concert dates were canceled. Toni’s sons are both extremely close to her and her older son, Denim, shared an Instagram photo with Kylie Jenner in 2016, so they have friends in … It received a mixed reception by critics, many of whom compared its nature to Braxton's other work but found the stylized production and original material too contemporary to conjure images of Christmas, and failed to reach the upper half of the Billboard 200, eventually going gold in the United States. [117] On June 26, 2020, Missy Elliott appeared on the official remix to the single "Do It". [10][11] Braxton's maternal grandfather was also a pastor. https://www.biography.com/musician/toni-braxton. My heart isn't in it anymore. [20] Primarily produced by Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons, it peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and entered the top ten of the albums chart in Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. [121], On October 23, 2020, Braxton released a video for her song "Gotta Move On. Their first single, "Good Life", was released in 1990. Michael Conrad Braxton Jr., the only son, was born on November 17, 1968, then Traci Renee Braxton was born on April 2, 1971. [47] In April 2005, Braxton's new label, Blackground/Universal, released "Please", the first single from her fifth album, Libra. "[128] Over the span of her career Braxton has sold over 70 million records,[citation needed] including 40 million albums,[129] worldwide. © 2021 Biography and the Biography logo are registered trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. [19] Her recording was later included on the soundtrack along with "Give U My Heart", a duet by Braxton and Babyface. [114] In June 2019, Braxton headlined the 2019 Pittsburgh Pride festival. "[125] Due to the huskiness of her voice, Braxton often used male singers such as Michael McDonald, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder as vocal style models. [22] The album's second single, "Breathe Again", peaked in the top five of both the Hot 100 and R&B singles charts[22] and no 2 in the UK. [105] Second single "Long as I Live" topped the US Adult R&B Songs, becoming Braxton's eighth chart topper, while breaking a tie with singers Maxwell and R. Kelly to give her sole possession of the second-most number-one's in the chart's 24-year history. Brought up in a strict, religious household that prohibited any sort of engagement with popular culture, Braxton and her four younger sisters — Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar — began singing at an early age at their father's church. BBC called the album "spiritedly, mature soul at its best – and just urban enough to make it the bedroom album for the hip hop generation. [25][26], In June 1996, Braxton released her second album Secrets. Bruno Mars is Grammy-winning singer/songwriter known for such hit songs as "Nothin' on You," "Just the Way You Are," "Uptown Funk" and "That's What I Like. But fans' excitement over what would be Braxton's eighth studio project soon fizzled out when, on February 8, 2013, Braxton announced plans to retire from her career as a recording artist. [18] Though the song was not successful, it attracted the attention of record executive Antonio "L.A." Reid and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. Password. The Start!- The Braxtons' parents are Rev.Michael Braxton Sr. (born June 26, 1947) and Evelyn Braxton (born January 14, 1948). [50] The show, entitled Toni Braxton: Revealed, was to be performed six nights a week and was scheduled to run through to March 2007. [29] A major success, it peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and reached the top ten on most international charts. Toni Braxton during Premiere of Toni Braxton's "Revealed" at The Flamingo - Show at Flamingo in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Braxton's 2000 performance at Super Bowl XXXIV is ranked as one of the most memorable Super Bowl performances. [147] Later, while appearing on Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars, she stated, that she has been diagnosed with microvascular angina (small vessel disease). [56][57][58] Lloyd's responded with a counter-suit seeking damages against her because of an unrelated heart condition that the company was not made aware of at the time the application was filed. [23] More singles from Toni Braxton were released in 1994, including "You Mean the World to Me", "Seven Whole Days", and "I Belong to You/How Many Ways". [134] With her Las Vegas residency Toni Braxton: Revealed, she became the first African American performer in Las Vegas to have her act enter the top ten Vegas shows charting. Toni Braxton became an R&B superstar after the release of her first album. Braxton went on to explain her decision, citing a loss of musical inspiration, a disinterest in making any future recordings and shifting sentiments surrounding her future goals. 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[24] She won two American Music Awards (for Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist and Favorite New Adult Contemporary Artist)[24] in 1994 and another one in 1995 (for Favorite Soul/R&B Album). Braxton was hospitalized in Los Angeles in December 2012 because of "minor health issues" related to lupus. [66] Three months later, Pulse, her seventh studio album, was released. [90], In January 2016, Lifetime premiered the biographical film Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart, based on Braxton's memoir. Username. [123][124] Her voice has been called "husky, sultry, elegant and sexy. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide as of 2020, including 41 million albums, and is one of the highest-selling female R&B artists in history. [139] Braxton has been outspoken regarding her doctor's failure to diagnose Diezel's condition earlier, contending that if he had been diagnosed earlier he could have received treatment earlier. Sex & Cigarettes received mainly positive reviews from music critics,[104] and was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. [70][71], In 2011, Braxton signed with WE tv for a reality series, Braxton Family Values. More Than a Woman was eventually certified gold in the United States and sold more than 800,000 copies worldwide. Despite her announcement, Braxton did return to the music scene in 2014 with a studio album with longtime collaborator Babyface. Toni Braxton began her professional career singing alongside her sisters, until emerging as a solo artist with a song on the soundtrack for Boomerang (1992). But she took to Instagram recently to celebrate one of her son’s, Deizel, extra special milestone. [62][58][63] In September 2008, Braxton appeared on the seventh season of American dance competition series Dancing with the Stars; her partner was Alec Mazo. Soon after, she filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy. 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[18][31][32], As a result, Braxton topped several of Billboard's year-end charts,[33] and won two Grammy Awards; one for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance[24] for "Un-Break My Heart" and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "You're Makin' Me High" as well as two American Music Awards for Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. [59] While Braxton acknowledged that she did disclose her full medical history at the time,[57][60][61] she got on the hook for all damages because of the cancelled shows, being sued by multiple companies, and had to once again file for bankruptcy. Let It Flow. [38], After her three-year-long dispute with LaFace and Arista had been settled, Braxton signed a new $20 million contract. [65] In February 2010, she was part of the supergroup Artists for Haiti who recorded "We Are the World 25 for Haiti," a remake of the 1985 hit "We Are the World," to help benefit the people of Haiti hollowing the magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake. Pettaway, who had recently penned Milli Vanilli's "Girl You Know It's True" hit single, was moved by Braxton's husky, driving voice. They were voted off in the fifth week of the competition. [144] In January 2019, the couple called off the engagement. In an October 2006 concert at the Flamingo Las Vegas, Braxton broke down in tears while announcing to the audience that just before the concert began she had been told that her son, Diezel, had been diagnosed with autism. In 2002, while gearing up for the release of her fourth studio album, Braxton discovered she was pregnant with her second child; the complicated pregnancy confined her to bed rest. [citation needed] Braxton also made headlines for her Giantto Million Dollar Microphone that she performed every show with. Another Sad Love Song; 2. Well, despite her financial woes, Toni Braxton remains the richest of the five Braxton sisters. In her early 30s, Braxton had an abortion after discovering she was pregnant by then-boyfriend Keri Lewis. [13] She has a younger brother Michael Jr. (born 1968) and four younger sisters Traci Renee (born 1971), Towanda Chloe (born 1973), Trina Evette (born 1974), and Tamar Estine (born 1977). [49] In August 2006, Braxton replaced singer Wayne Newton as the Flamingo Las Vegas's new headlining act. At issue was Braxton's claim that she deserved to receive a larger cut from her record sales. Clive had Whitney, Tommy had Mariah and we had Toni." Ms. Braxton is 51 and she doesn't look like she's even in her 30s. [81] Love, Marriage & Divorce was nominated for World's Best Album at the 2014 World Music Awards and won for Best R&B Album at the 57th Grammy Awards. [87] In October 2015, Toni along with The Braxtons released the holiday album Braxton Family Christmas on Def Jam Recordings. The settlement also temporarily limited the companies with which Braxton could sign. [64], In 2009, Braxton signed to Atlantic Records and began work on her next studio album. [107] In April 2018, Braxton and her sisters Trina and Towanda appeared on their sister Traci's single "Broken Things. Internationally, Secrets sold more than 15 million copies, further cementing Braxton's superstar status. @tonibraxton / instagram The post garnered over 80,000 likes within one hour of its posting. 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Braxton accomplished all of these successes while also battling health issues. Breathe Again [Radio Edit] 3. The album brought Braxton three Grammy Awards, including the Grammy for Best New Artist. [48] A month later, "The Time of Our Lives", a duet with classical crossover vocal group Il Divo, was released as a single, serving as the official 2006 FIFA World Cup anthem. Toni shares two kids, 17-year-old Diezel Ky Braxton-Lewis and 18-year-old Denim Cole Braxton-Lewis, with her ex-husband, singer Keri Lewis. Toni Braxton makes trimming the tree look effortlessly stunning. Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, actress, and television personality. His hit albums include 'My Way,' 'Confessions' and 'Looking 4 Myself. The 53-year-old singer looked radiant as she decorated her tree in an uber sexy red dress in a new Instagram Wednesday. In 2011, Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. How Could An Angel Break My Heart [Remix Version] - (remix, featuring Toni Braxton) And it was really wonderful." Her hit "Un-Break My Heart", the Diane Warren-penned ballad, spent 11-weeks at number 1. [103] An adult contemporary R&B album with production from Fred Ball, Babyface, Dapo Torimiro, and Tricky Stewart, it debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. By Chris Yuscavage. The show, which debuted in April 2011, followed Braxton and her sisters as they pursue their respective careers in show business. Further label changes saw the release of Sex & Cigarettes (2018) under Def Jam/Universal and Spell My Name (2020) under Island. Former NBA Player Jim Jackson Addresses Old Rumor About Toni Braxton Standing Jason Kidd Up for Him. [119] On August 27, 2020, Braxton released the song "Nothin'. She released the single, "Do It", her first song under the new deal on April 6, 2020. [79], In 2013, Braxton and longtime creative music partner Babyface began work on their collaborative studio album Love, Marriage & Divorce which was released in February 2014 under Motown Records. [22], Braxton's debut album won her several awards, including three Grammy Awards (for Best New Artist and two consecutive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1994 and 1995). [131] "I've always gone a little risque with all my other award show outfits. [52] According to Braxton's lawsuit, Hankerson placed his personal financial interests ahead of hers by using 'double-talk' to compromise the relationship between Braxton and her former label, with Hankerson allegedly telling Arista that "Braxton no longer wanted to record for Arista," and telling Braxton that "Arista was not interested in working with her anymore". ", Stevie Wonder is an American musician and a former child prodigy who became one of the most creative musical figures of the 20th century with hits like "My Cherie Amour," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and "Superstition. Braxton is also a television executive producer and personality. Chronicling the lives of Braxton and her sisters Tamar, Traci, Towanda, and Trina, plus their mother Evelyn, the series debuted on April 12, 2011. Since movement is being restricted, the 52-year-old musician took to her Instagram page to reach out to her only brother with a supportive message. [36] She left the production on February 28, 1999 and was succeeded by Andrea McArdle. [53][54] Hankerson claimed that the problems initially arose due to a number of disputes with Braxton and her wish to include her husband in her music. In September 1998, Braxton made history by becoming the first Black actress to play Belle in a Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast. 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