HAPPY 35TH BIRTHDAY BRANDY!

ABOUTShe gained fame by starring as Moesha on the TV show by the same name and in 1994 released the #1 R&B singles, "I Wanna Be Down" and "Baby."

BEFORE FAMEShe grew up in a family of musicians, and dropped out of high school in order to pursue a full-time career in entertainment.

TRIVIA FACTIn 1998, she sang "The Boy Is Mine" with Monica in and starred in the horror film, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer."

FAMILY LIFEHer younger brother is the performer Ray J.

ASSOCIATED WITHIn early 2012, she collaborated with Chris Brown to release the single, "Put it Down."