Mary J. Blige

About Mary J. Blige

Grammy Award-winning R&B singer with over a half-dozen multi-platinum albums to her credit, including My Life, which went 3x platinum and earned her the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album in 1995. Among her most successful songs are"Be Without You,""Real Love,""My Life", and"Not Going to Cry". In 2019, she made her acting debut in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy.

Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress and philanthropist. Her career began in 1991 when she was signed to Uptown Records. She went on to release 13 studio albums, 8 of which achieved worldwide platinum sales. Blige has sold 50 million albums in the United States and 80 million records worldwide. Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards and also received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including a nomination for supporting roles in Mudbound and a nomination for a song. Original "Mighty River". Additionally, she also received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song, becoming the first to be nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year. In 1992, Blige released his first album, What's the 411? His 1994 album My Life is on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 500 of All 100 Albums of All Time by All Time and Time Magazine.

Born	Mary Jane Blige, January 11, 1971, The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Other names	Brook Lynn
Years active	1991–present
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist

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Trivia

She released a perfume called My Life, which broke HSN records by selling 65,000 bottles during its premiere.

Mary J. Blige before fame

After singing at church, she became Uptown Records' first female background vocalist in 1989.

Achievement of Mary J. Blige

Her perfume, My Life, sold 65,000 bottles in its first week on HSN, smashing all prior records.

Salary 2020

$400,000 per episode

Net Worth 2020

$20 million (2017)

Mary J. Blige family life

She was married to her manager, record executive Kendu Isaacs, from 2003 to 2018.

Associations of Mary J. Blige

In 2003, Diddy produced her song"Love @ First Sight", which featured rapper Method Man.

Mary J. Blige Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	175 cm
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Facts about Mary J. Blige

• In 2007, Mary J. Blige became the title of one of the most influential personalities in the music industry worldwide.
• Mary J. Blige is often called a queen of the hip-hop soul.
• The album titled u201cMy Lifeu201d was in the list of the mind-blowing albums where they were the works of Vibe and Rolling Stone.
• According to Billboard, the woman is the most prosperous R&B female performer for the last two decades.
• What is about her acting career?
Mary J. Blige played the lead role in u201cI Can Do Bad All By Myselfu201d and u201cRock of Ages.u201d In 2017, Mary J. Blige started working on her role in the drama movie u201cMudbound.u201d
• What are her ventures?
Mary is also a successful businesswoman. Mary J. Blige owns the perfume line called u201cMy Life.u201d The scent received many awards.
• How did she start her way to stardom?
At first, Mary J. Blige performed in Pride, a group from Yonkers. In 1989, Mary J. Blige inked the promising deal with Uptown Records thanks to her motheru2019s boyfriend. Mary J. Blige began singing as a backing performer for Father MC and other stars.
• What are her other trophies except for Grammys?
Mary J. Blige is a holder of the Legends Award and the Voice of Music Award. Mary J. Blige won the Golden Globe for the role in u201cThe Help.u201d