Mary J. Blige

Female
January 11, 1971

From Wikipedia, Free Online Encyclopedia: 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 Awards and has also received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including one for her supporting role in the film Mudbound (2017) and another for its second original song "Mighty River" for Mudbound; she also received a nomination for the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song, becoming the first person nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year. In 1992, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?. Her 1994 album My Life is among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,[4] and Time magazine's All-Time 100 Albums. She received a Legends Award at the World Music Awards in 2006, and the Voice of Music Award from ASCAP in 2007. As of 2018, Blige has sold 80 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the past 25 years. In 2017, Billboard magazine named her 2006 song "Be Without You" as the most successful R&B/Hip-Hop song of all time, as it spent an unparalleled 15 weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and over 75 weeks on the chart. In 2011, VH1 ranked Blige as the 80th greatest artist of all time. ln 2012, VH1 ranked Blige at number 9 in "The 100 Greatest Women in Music" list.

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Family Affair
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Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
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2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Rob Peace
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TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
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Thriller 40
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Strength of a Woman
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Real Love
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Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
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THE SHOW: California Love
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
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George Michael: Freedom Uncut
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You're Watching Video Music Box
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Respect
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Character: Dinah WashingtonCredit: Acting
Mary J. Blige's My Life
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Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
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Pink Skies Ahead
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The Violent Heart
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