Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989), better known as Chris Brown, is an American singer and dancer who rose to fame in 2005 with his platinum selling, self-titled debut album. His first single was a Scott Storch-produced "Run It!" featuring Juelz Santana. With this single, Brown became the youngest male solo artist to release a single that climbed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. As of July 19, 2006, the album has sold 1,420,000 units in the U.S. and over two million worldwide.
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1 History
1.1 Early life
1.2 Music Career
1.3 Career outside of music
1.4 Personal life
2 Trivia
3 Awards
4 Discography
4.1 DVDs
4.2 Albums
4.3 Singles
5 References
6 External links
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History
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Early life
He was born to Clinton Brown and Joyce Valera-Kislapmata in the small town of Tappahannock in Virginia. He is one of two siblings. He gained his love of music at an early age and was influenced by the sounds his parents played on the home radio such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, and Anita Baker. By the time he was 13, Chris was discovered at a gas station where his father worked. From there, he was taken to local music producers so that he could begin a career in music.
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Music Career
Chris Brown's platinum debut albumChris got his big break when his local production team had connections with record labels. Chris then flew to New York and auditioned for Def Jam Vice President Tina Davis, who now currently works as his manager. From there he was sent to LA Reid to perform for him. Tina took Chris to many record labels such as Warner Bros., and Jive. Chris ended up choosing Jive because he felt it was the best decision.
In 2005, the 16 year-old then came out with his debut single, "Run It!" which was #1 in the United States as well as other parts of the world such as Japan, Australia, etc. His self-titled debut album was released on November 29, 2005 which is now certified platinum. It debuted at #2 on the charts selling over 155,000 copies in the first week of sales. Chris worked with the likes of Scott Storch, The Underdogs, Dre and Vidal, Bryan Cox, Bow Wow, and Jermaine Dupri in production for his album. Following "Run It!", "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" became Brown's second top 10 hit in the US, peaking at #7 and #13 in the UK. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA. His third single "Gimme That" was released in March 2006 which featured Lil' Wayne for a remix that is not heard on his album. The song was written by Sean Garrett and produced by Scott Storch. The single debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #80 and climbed the charts quickly. Chris also co-directed his music videos for "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Gimme That". His fourth single is the heart-breaking ballad "Say Goodbye", which is also included in the Step Up soundtrack. All in all, Chris recorded about 50 songs for the album. He was only able to select 15 cuts, and the rest would be used for movie soundtracks, as well as his next album. His is currently writing songs for his sophomore album, which he going to begin work on in October 2006 and set to release in 2007.
On June 13, 2006, a DVD was released entitled Chris Brown's Journey. It features Chris touring in the UK and Japan, rehearsals, getting ready for his first visit to the 2006 Grammy Awards, behind the scenes of his music videos, bloopers and much more. It is certified gold with more than 500,000 copies sold and on it's way to platinum status.
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Career outside of music
Other than his music career, Brown has begun some acting. He made a short appearance on UPN's One on One in March 2006. He also made his way to movies. On a radio station interview in Australia, Brown said that he is going to have a role in a dancing movie entitled Steppin' (release: c. January 2007) along with Ne-Yo and Robin Thicke. Shooting took place on June 11, 2006. In the same interview, he said that his role is an ambitious dancer and the younger brother of the lead character.
Although Chris Brown is not enrolled in a public school anymore, he is currently attending home school where he is being taught by tutors.
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Personal life
Brown's third single "Gimme That" is about him being attracted to a woman who is three years older than him. The song is not very different from his personal life. In an interview, he stated that he had 3 serious relationships at his young age. At one point the woman was three or four years older than him. Brown has three tattoos:
On his right arm he has Jesus with music notes to symbolize his gratitude towards God for giving him the gift of singing.
On his left arm he has his C initial with a hand under it and two stars on the sides.
His most recent tattoo is on his left arm. It's a spray can with a 2 â and 2 â sign for Virginia.
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Trivia
He is 6'1
Weighs about 170lbs
Parents are divorced
Has about 500 sneakers
He was Punk'd in 2006
In TeenMag, he claims he wants to work with Ciara.
He is currently working on a album with and upcoming artist Brandon Mcleod
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Awards
2006 Soul Train Music Awards - Best R&B/Soul New Artist
2006 NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding New Artist
2006 TRL Awards - Fake ID Award
2006 BET Awards - Best New Artist
2006 BET Awards - Viewers' Choice
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Discography
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