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  • MCA Records artists
  • American hip hop singers
  • Grammy Award winners
  • African-American record producers
  • American philanthropists
  • Mary J. Blige
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  • 1971 births
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  • African-American female singer-songwriters
  • American film actresses
  • American hip hop musicians
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  • American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
  • American television actresses
  • Geffen Records artists
  • People from Yonkers, New York
  • People from the Bronx
  • Singers from New York City
  • Songwriters from New York
  • People from Cresskill, New Jersey
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  • American singer/songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. Born: 11 January 1971 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Blige has recorded songs with and by Faith Evans, Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G., Method Man, Jay-Z, George Michael, Lauryn Hill, Sting, Babyface, Sean %22Puffy%22 Combs, and many others. In November 2010, Billboard Magazine ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years, she ranked number two (overall) ahead of Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston. In the 1990s had a rocky relationship with K-Ci from Jodeci, in 2003 she married Martin Kendu Isaacs.
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  • Mary Jane Blige (/ˈblaɪʒ/; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992, and has released 11 studio albums since and made over 150 guest appearances on other albums and soundtracks.A recipient of nine Grammy Awards, in addition to receiving a record of thirty Grammy nominations, Blige is one of few entertainers in history to have eight or more albums to reach multi-platinum status. My Life, in particular, is considered among the greatest albums ever recorded according to Rolling Stone, Time, and Vibe. For her part in combining hip-hop and soul in the early-1990s and its subsequent commercial success, Blige received the Legends Award at the World Music Awards. Blige also received the Voice of Music Award from performance rights organization ASCAP, with its official Jeanie Weems stating that %22[Blige's] music has been the voice of inspiration to women worldwide in both struggle and triumph.%22 Blige made Time magazine's %22Time 100%22 list of influential individuals around the world in 2007.As of 2013, Blige has sold more than 50 million albums and 25 million singles worldwide. Billboard ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years. The magazine also lists her 2006 song %22Be Without You%22 as the top R&B song of the 2000s, as it spent an unparalleled 75 weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2011, VH1 ranked Blige as the 80th greatest artist of all time. Moreover, she is ranked number 100 on the list of %22100 greatest singers of all time%22 by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2012, VH1 ranked Blige at number 9 in %22The 100 Greatest Women in Music.%22Blige also earned high remarks for her work in film. She starred in the 2009 Tyler Perry box-office hit I Can Do Bad All By Myself and played a role in the film Rock of Ages (2012). She received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her musical contribution to the film The Help. In partnership with the Home Shopping Network (HSN) and Carol's Daughter, Blige released her %22My Life%22 perfume. The perfume broke HSN records by selling 65,000 bottles during its premiere. The scent went on to win two FiFi Awards, including the %22Fragrance Sales Breakthrough%22 award.
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