Toni Braxton

Biography

Toni Michelle Braxton is a famous American R&B, pop and soul singer. She has won six Grammy Awards. Toni started to sing in her childhood: her father was a priest, and she began singing in the Church choir. Professional musical career started in the late 80’s, when Toni and four her younger sisters performed as The Braxtons. The young singer’s talent was noticed and she was invited to participate in the record of the demo version of Love Shoulda Brought You Home. Later that composition was included into Boomerang movie soundtrack. After that Toni started to work on her debut solo album, which was issued in 1993. It is worth mentioning that not every artist can have such a powerful debut: Toni’s first album Toni Braxton reached number 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. Braxton won several awards for that album, including three Grammy Awards. She won in such nominations as “Best New Artist” and twice in “Best Female R&B Vocal Performance” in 1994 and 1995. More than 15 million copies of Toni Braxton album were sold all over the world, which means that the record was certified 8x platinum.

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