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Chris Brown

Multi-talented teenage singer whose electrifying dance routines have made him a R&B superstar.

Biography

Pop-oriented R&B vocalist Chris Brown debuted with the Scott Storch-produced "Run It!" and became the first male solo artist to release a single that went straight to the top of the Billboard singles chart. Only 16 at the time, Brown came from a small town in Virginia called Tappahannock and, like a lot of kids born since the early '80s, was initially into his parents' favorites, but eventually fell under the spell of hip-hop. Within a couple years of discovering his singing voice, he had a recording contract with Jive and recorded his first album, an immediate Top Ten hit released in November of 2005. Exclusive followed in 2007. ~ Andy Kellman