Chris Brown is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He became famous in 2005 with his debut single Run It! which reached number one in the USA. Brown became the first African-American singer’s debut single, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The album sold over two million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Brown’s second studio album, Exclusive, was released worldwide in November 2007.
It included two successful singles: the second number one hit in America, “Kiss Kiss” featuring T-Pain, and “With You”, which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
During his career, he has also collaborated in numerous successful hits, including No Air with Jordin Sparks, Shawty Get Loose with Lil Mama, and International Love with Pitbull. He also embarked on a career as an actor, starring in a number of television series and films, including The OC and Battle of the Year.
Facts About Chris Brown
| Born | 5 May 1989, Tappahannock, Virginia, United States |
| Real Name | Christopher Maurice Brown |
| Nickname | Breezy and CB |
| Age | 32 years old |
| Height | 6 Feet 1 Inches 1.85 Meter |
| Weight | 84 Kilogram 186 Pounds |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Education | Essex High School (No Diploma) |
| Nationality | American Australian |
| Ethnicity | African-American |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Wife | Rihanna (2007–2013) Karrueche Tran (2013–2015) |
| Children | Daughter: Royalty Brown (7 years old) Son: Aeko Catori Brown (2 years old) |
| Parents | Father: Clinton Brown Mother: Joyce Hawkins |
| Siblings | Lytrell Bundy |
| Net Worth | $52 million (As of 2021) |
Chris Brown Biography
Chris Brown was born on May 5, 1989, in Virginia, the United States as Christopher Maurice Brown. His father, Clinton Brown, is a corrections officer at a local prison and his mother, Joyce Hawkins, is a former daycare center director. Chris Brown siblings name is Lytrell Bundy (older sister).
From a very early age, Chris showed interest in music and used to listen to soul albums from his parents’ records. Brown learns to dance and sing on his own, and often cites Michael Jackson as his inspiration.
Later he became a church chorister, then participated in various talent shows. At the same time, Brown is having family problems. His parents divorced and Brown’s mother suffer domestic violence from her new husband.
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Chris Brown Music Career
At the age of 13, Brown, a young singer, was discovered by a production team, Hitmission Records, who was visiting the gas station of his father in the hope of finding some new talent.
The team records a demo and sends it to various contacts in New York to try to get a contract. Chris Brown, therefore, moved to New York for a while. Later with the help of producer Scott Storch, who took him to New York for released his first single “Run It!”.
The first album, “Chris Brown”, released in 2005, sold three million copies worldwide. The second album “Exclusive” was released in 2007. The single “Kiss Kiss” was very successful in the US, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the same year, she released the single “With You”, #5 on TRL-Total Request Life.
In 2008, Chris Brown re-released the album “Exclusive”, this time titled “Exclusive: The Forever Edition”, whose single “Forever” reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. in 2009, it achieved good sales in the US.
The album FAME was released in 2011 and in the first week, it was #1 on the Billboard 200 charts. The single, “Yeah 3x”, achieved good placement in countries like Australia, Netherlands, and England. The single “Next 2 You”, featured singer Justin Bieber. The “FAME Tour” tour was very successful across America and Australia.
In 2012 the album “Fortune” was released, 5th studio album. At that time Chris Brawn was involved in a controversy when he was accused of beating his girlfriend, also singer Rihanna. He was tried and found guilty.
On September 16, 2014, after several problems with justice, the singer released the sixth studio album entitled “X”, consisting of 17 songs. On February 24, 2015, Brown released their first joint album with Tyga, titled Fan of a Fan: The Album.
The “Royalty” album was released on December 18, 2015, and debuted third on the Billboard 200, with 184,000 copies sold in the first week. On June 28, 2019, Chris Brown released his ninth solo album titled Indigo. He collaborates with Tory Lanez, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, and even Drake with whom he recently reconciled.
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Chris Brown Rihanna
From 2008 to February 2009, Chris Brown was in a relationship with a popular female singer Rihanna. The couple separates because of the violence of Chris Brown.
The singer admitted having had an affair with his manager at the time Tina Davis, it was this passive that caused Rihanna’s anger towards the singer and which ended in his assault.
In 2010, he got into a relationship with model Karrueche Tran, a young Californian stylist. Their relationship, which will last until 2015, was strewn with many ruptures and various controversies.
He reconnected with Rihanna while being in a relationship with Karrueche Tran.