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'Deborah Cox' (born July 13, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B/House singer-songwriter and actress.
| Contents |
| Career |
| Personal |
| Discography |
| Albums |
| Singles |
| Awards & nominations |
| 1996 |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2002 |
| External links |
| See also |
Career
Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" was tied with Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" for having the longest-running number one single on Billboard's R&B 100, a record held for nearly eight years until Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" notched a 15th week at number one in 2006. Cox has achieved eleven number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart. Cox has also worked with the German singer Xavier Naidoo since early 2001.
Cox entered the music industry as a backup vocalist for Céline Dion, and after signing to Arista Records, released her self-titled debut album in 1995. The album introduced her to the world and set the stage for 1998's ''One Wish''. The first single from that album, "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here", spent fourteen weeks at #1 on the top R&B 100 charts for the USA, as well as eight consecutive weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her third album, ''The Morning After'', was released in November 2002,under J Records. On February 17 2004, she made her Broadway debut in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical ''Aida'', returning to recording only to release a dance remix of "Easy As Life" as a single.
Cox also has been involved in a number of movies and/or soundtracks. In 2000, she played Niko Rosen in ''Love Come Down''. In 2001, her hit-song "Absolutely Not" was featured in ''Dr. Dolittle 2''. In 2005, in the movie ''Blood of a Champion'' she played the role of Sharon, and again in 2005, her voice was featured in the movie ''Hotel Rwanda'' in a song entitled "Nobody Cares".
Cox has performed her songs at "New Year's Eve" in Los Angeles on December 31 2005 [1], and subsequently her comeback single "A House Is Not A Home" hit number one on Billboard's Dance/Club Play chart in January 2006. Later in the year, a new song entitled "Definition Of Love" was used in the movie ''Akeelah and the Bee'', but was never released as a single.
Between 2005 and 2006 she has recorded a new album called ''Destination Moon'' as a tribute to jazz singer Dinah Washington. ''Destination Moon'', her fourth studio album, was released on June 19th, 2007.
Personal
Cox's parents are of Afro-Guyanese decent, but she has never met her biological father. She is married to music producer Lascelles Stephens. They have two children, Isaiah (born July 1, 2003) and Sumayah (born June 29, 2006).
Discography
Albums
| Album Information |
|---|
| '''Deborah Cox''' ★ Released: September 12, 1995 ★ Label: Arista ★ Chart Peak: Billboard Top 200 '#102', R&B '#25' ★ RIAA Certification: 'Gold' ★ Singles: "Sentimental", "Who Do U Love", "Where Do We Go From Here", "The Sound Of My Tears" |
| '''One Wish''' ★ Released: September 15, 1998 ★ Label: Arista ★ Chart Peak: Billboard Top 200 '#72', R&B '#14' ★ RIAA Certification: 'Platinum' ★ Singles: "Things Just Ain't The Same", "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", "It's Over Now", "We Can't Be Friends" |
| '''The Morning After''' ★ Released: November 05, 2002 ★ Label: J-Records ★ Chart Peak: Billboard Top 200 '#38', R&B '#7' ★ RIAA Certification: — ★ Singles: "Absolutely Not", "Up & Down (In & Out)", "Mr. Lonely", "Play Your Part", "The Morning After" |
| '''Remixed''' ★ Released: July 22, 2003 ★ Label: J-Records ★ Chart Peak: US Top Electronic Albums '#4' ★ RIAA Certification: — ★ Singles: "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven " |
| '''Ultimate Deborah Cox''' ★ Released: May 18, 2004 ★ Label: BMG ★ Chart Peak: 'N/A' ★ RIAA Certification: — ★ No singles released |
| '''Destination Moon''' ★ Released: June 19, 2007 ★ Label: Decca ★ Chart Peak: Billboard Top 200 '#175', US R&B '#24', US Top Jazz Albums '#3', Canada R&B '#30', iTunes Top Jazz Albums '#1' ★ RIAA Certification: — ★ No singles released |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | UK Top 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Sentimental" | ''Deborah Cox'' | 27 | 4 | 33 | 34 |
| 1996 | "Who Do U Love" | ''Deborah Cox'' | 17 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 1996 | "Where Do We Go From Here" | ''Deborah Cox'' | 48 | 28 | -- | -- |
| 1996 | "The Sound Of My Tears" | ''Deborah Cox'' | 97 | 51 | -- | -- |
| 1996 | "It Could've Been You" | ''Deborah Cox'' | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1996 | "Just Be Good To Me" | ''Deborah Cox'' | -- | -- | 8 | -- |
| 1997 | "Things Just Ain't The Same" | ''Money Talks (OST)'' /''One Wish'' | 56 | 22 | 1 | -- |
| 1998 | "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" | ''One Wish'' | 2 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| 1999 | "It's Over Now" | ''One Wish'' | 70 | 20 | 1 | 49 |
| 1999 | "We Can't Be Friends (with R.L from Next)" | ''One Wish'' | 8 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2000 | "I Never Knew" | ''One Wish'' | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2000 | "Same Script, Different Cast (with Whitney Houston)" | ''Whitney: The Greatest Hits'' / ''Ultimate Deborah Cox'' | 70 | 11 | 3 | -- |
| 2001 | "Absolutely Not!" | ''Dr. Dolittle 2 (OST)'' / ''The Morning After'' | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2002 | "Up & Down (In & Out)" | ''The Morning After'' | -- | 58 | -- | -- |
| 2002 | "Mr. Lonely" | ''The Morning After'' | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2003 | "Play Your Part" | ''The Morning After'' | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2003 | "The Morning After" | ''The Morning After'' | -- | 63 | -- | -- |
| 2003 | "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" | ''Remixed'' | 95 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2004 | "Easy As Life" | ''N/A'' | -- | -- | 24 | -- |
| 2005 | "House Is Not A Home" | ''House Is Not A Home CD Single ★ '' | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2007 | "Everybody Dance (Clap Your Hands)" | ''N/A'' | -- | -- | 22 | -- |
Awards & nominations
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).
★ 2000 Nominated Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist ("We Can't Be Friends")
2002
★ 2002 Nominated Juno Award for Best Dance Recording ("Absolutely Not").
External links
★ Official website
★ Deborah Cox's Official MySpace
★
★ Discography
★ Deborah Cox at Southern Decadence
See also
★ List of number-one dance hits (United States)
★ List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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