Kim Carnes
American singer and songwriter
Toni Braxton is an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, and TV personality who has sold over 70 million records worldwide. She has won numerous awards, including 7 Grammy Awards, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2011. Braxton has had a successful solo career and also performed with her sisters as part of the group The Braxtons.
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Toni Michele Braxtonis an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades. In 2011, Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 2017 she was honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards.
In the late 1980s, Braxton began performing with her sisters in a music group known as The Braxtons; the group was signed to Arista Records. After attracting the attention of producers Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and being signed to LaFace Records, Braxton released her self-titled debut studio album in 1993. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 10 million copies worldwide. In addition, the singles “Another Sad Love Song” and “Breathe Again” became international successes. The album brought Braxton three Grammy Awards, including the Grammy for Best New Artist.
Braxton experienced continued success with the albums Secretsand Pulseunder Def Jam/Universal and Spell My Nameunder Island.
Braxton is also a television executive producer and personality. She competed in the seventh season of the reality competition series Dancing with the Stars. She has executive produced and starred in Braxton Family Values, a reality television series that aired on We TV from 2011 to 2020. Braxton was also an executive producer of Tamar & Vince, a spinoff reality TV series starring her younger sister, Tamar.
Toni Braxton has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history.
Toni Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades. She was also inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2011 and honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards in 2017.
In the late 1980s, Toni Braxton began performing with her sisters in a music group known as The Braxtons, which was signed to Arista Records.
Toni Braxton’s self-titled debut studio album was released in 1993 and reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 10 million copies worldwide.
Toni Braxton’s biggest hits include ‘Another Sad Love Song’, ‘Breathe Again’, ‘You’re Makin’ Me High/Let It Flow’, ‘Un-Break My Heart’, and ‘He Wasn’t Man Enough’.
Toni Braxton has also been a television executive producer and personality, competing in the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars and executive producing the reality TV series Braxton Family Values and Tamar & Vince.
I know for works for me – those wonderful sad love songs.
American singer
Grammys, American Music Awards, successful albums, I’d pick my kids any day over any of it.
American singer
I was a 10 million-plus selling artist.
American singer
If I’m uncomfortable, you’d never know.
American singer
To do what you love can sometimes be stressful.
American singer
Performing live is the greatest high in the world. That’s why I do what I do.
American singer
Like Scarlett O’Hara, I won’t be broke again.
American singer
I’d lose my mind if I heard my kid call the nanny Mommy.
American singer
You don’t want a whole bunch of yes people around you.
American singer
I’ll probably be 80 years old and still performing. Music is like fashion, it changes. But some things will always be the same.
American singer
I am fed up with men who use sex like a sleeping pill.
American singer
I’m a businesswoman who’s serious about her money. I want an empire.
American singer
I’m not a diva. I’m a tadpole trying to be a frog.
American singer
I can’t record in the morning because I sound like Barry White.
American singer
I take an active role in my imaging and how I look.
American singer