Christopher Maurice Brown, professionally known an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor.
Gatekeepers News reports that Billboard has revealed Brown as one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation.
Early Life
Brown was born on May 5, 1989, in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, to Joyce Hawkins, and Clinton Brown.
He taught himself to sing and dance at a young age and often cites Michael Jackson as his inspiration.
Early Career
Brown was discovered by Hitmission Records at 13. The local production team had visited his father’s gas station while searching for new talent.
Brown’s musical style has been defined as polyhedric, with his R&B being characterised by several influences from other genres, mainly hip hop and pop music.
In 2004, he signed with Jive Records, and released his self-titled debut studio album in 2015. The album later certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With his debut single “Run It!” peaking atop the Billboard Hot 100, Brown became the first male artist since 1995 to have his debut single top the chart.
Brown’s second album, Exclusive (2007), was met with even bigger commercial success worldwide, and it spawned his second Billboard Hot 100 number one “Kiss Kiss”.
In 2009, he released his third album, Graffiti, which was considered to be a commercial failure compared to his previous works. Following this, he released his fourth album F.A.M.E. (2011), which became his first album to top the Billboard 200. The album contained the commercially successful singles: “Yeah 3x”, “Look at Me Now” and “Beautiful People”, and earned him the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
Brown’s fifth album, Fortune, released in 2012, also topped the Billboard 200.
In 2014, he released X, and Royalty in 2015, his double-disc album, Heartbreak on a Full Moon, consisting of 45 tracks in 2017, and Indigo in 2019.
Brown has sold over 197 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. He is also one of the highest-grossing African American touring artists of all time.
He has won several awards, including a Grammy Award, eighteen BET Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, and fourteen Soul Train Music Awards. Brown has also pursued an acting career.
He made his on-screen feature film debut in Stomp the Yard in 2017, and appeared as a guest on the television series The O.C. Other films has starred in include This Christmas (2007), Takers (2010), Think Like a Man (2012), and Battle of the Year (2013) and She Ball (2020).
Personal Life
The relationship between Chris Brown and American singer Rihanna which started in 2007 was a trendy news then. However, Rihanna accused Brown of domestic violence and a retraining order was issued on the “With You” singer. Although there were speculations that they got back in 2012, Brown stated during an interview that he and Rihanna had broken up again.
Chris Brown has three children with three different women. a daughter, Royalty Brown, with Nia Guzman-Amey; a son, Aeko Catori Brown with Ammika Harris; and a daughter, Lovely Symphani Brown, 1, with Diamond Brown.
Net Worth
Chris Brown’s net worth is estimated to be $50 Million.
