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Profile of Deborah Cox
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13th July 1974 |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Deborah Cox (born January 7, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B/pop singer, whose 1998 smash hit "Nobody's Supposed to be Here" was the longest-running number one single in the history of Billboard magazine's R&B charts, Deborah owns 8 number 1 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart.
She got into the music industry as a backup vocalist for Céline Dion, and after signing to Arista Records, released her self-titled debut album in 1994. The album made her a rising star, and set the stage for 1998's One Wish. The first single from that album, "Nobody's Supposed to be Here", shares the record for most weeks at number-one (14) on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart with Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together". While Deborah began her career strictly as an R&B artist, she is now more well known for her work in the dance/techno genre.
Her third album, The Morning After, was released in November 2002.
On February 17, 2004, Cox made her Broadway debut in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical Aida.
She's on studio, working on a new album. Some remixes have been shoot "Stupid Like U" and "House Is Not a Home" are currently being played on radios.
Awards
1996
- 1996 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Deborah Cox").
- 1996 Nominated American Music Award for Favorite New Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues.
1997
- 1997 Nominated Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.
1998
- 1998 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Things Just Ain't the Same").
- 1998 Won Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Female ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").
1999
- 1999 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("One Wish ").
- 1999 Nominated Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.
- 1999 Won Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").
2000
- 2000 Nominated for two Genie Awards in the Best Original Song category for "Our Love" and "29".
- 2000 Nominated Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo ("Same Script, Different Cast" - Feat. Whitney Houston).
2002
- 2002 Nominated Juno Award for Best Dance Recording ("Absolutely Not").
Discography
Albums
Deborah Cox (1995)
One Wish (1998)
The Morning After (2002)
Remixed (2003)
Ultimate Deborah Cox (2004)
Singles
From "Deborah Cox":
Sentimental (1995)
It Could've Been You (1995)
Who Do U Love (1996) #1 (Dance)
From "One Wish":
Things Just Ain't the Same (1997) #1 (Dance)
September (1998)
Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (1998) #1 (R&B) (16 weeks) #1 (Dance)
It's Over Now (1999) #1 (Dance)
I Never Knew (2000) #1 (Dance)
From the "Dr. Dolittle 2" OST:
Absolutely Not (2001) #1 (Dance)
From "The Morning After":
Up & Down (2002)
Mr. Lonely (2002) #1 (Dance)
Play Your Part (2003) #1 (Dance)
From "Remixed", a collection of her remixes:
Something Happened On the Way to Heaven (2003)
Other singles:
Same Script, Different Cast (2000) #14 (R&B) a duet with Whitney Houston
Easy As Life (2004) from Aida
House Is Not A Home (2005) from her upcoming album
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