Brandy (full name Brandy Norwood), also known as B-Rocka, is an American singer, songwriter and actress from Carson, United States, born in McComb, Mississippi. Emerging in the early 1990s, she signed with Atlantic Records and released her self-titled debut album "Brandy" in 1994, featuring singles such as "I Wanna Be Down", "Baby" and "Brokenhearted". Her breakthrough continued with "Never Say Never" (1998), which included the chart-topping duet "The Boy Is Mine" with Monica and the ballad "Have You Ever?".
Across subsequent albums "Full Moon", "Afrodisiac", "Human", "Two Eleven", "B7" and "Christmas with Brandy", she earned acclaim for rich harmonies and vocal innovation within R&B and pop. Her screen career includes the television series Moesha, the 1997 film adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella", and other notable roles. Brandy has received major honours including a Grammy Award, American Music Award, Billboard Music Awards and NAACP Image Awards, maintaining enduring influence on contemporary R&B.