Deborah Cox
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| Deborah Cox | |
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| Born | July 13, 1974 |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | R&B House Club/Dance Pop Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Label(s) | Arista (1995–2000) J (2000–2003) Nervous/Decca (2006–present) |
| Website | DeborahCox.com |
Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Cox's 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (14 weeks), 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 nine number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
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[edit] Career
Deborah Cox began singing for TV commercials at age 12, and she entered various talent shows with the help of her mother. She performed in nightclubs as a teenager, and she also began to write music around the same time.[1] Cox entered the music industry as a backup vocalist for Celine Dion, and after signing to Arista Records, she released her self-titled debut album in 1995. After middling success, Cox released a non-album single for the soundtrack to the 1997 movie Money Talks, entitled "Things Just Ain't The Same", which failed to make the U.S. top forty. A dance mix of the song topped the U.S. dance charts, however, and was included on her second album, 1998's One Wish. The first single from that album, "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here", spent fourteen weeks at #1 on the Hot R&B charts in the USA, as well as eight consecutive weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went platinum, becoming Cox's biggest-selling album to date. Cox then recorded a new song, "Absolutely Not", for the soundtrack to Dr. Dolittle 2. Remixes of the song repeated the success of One Wish's singles on the dance charts, and the Chanel mix of "Absolutely Not" was included on her third album entitled The Morning After, which was released in November 2002 on 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 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".
To sustain demand for Cox's club appearances, while focused on her family and new album projects, she released a dance single titled "House Is Not A Home" on Nervous Records 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 not released as a single. Between 2005 and 2006 Deborah 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 19, 2007.
Cox performed the Canadian national anthem at the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans, Louisiana. She contributed a song entitled "This Gift" to the soundtrack of the 2008 movie Meet the Browns.
[edit] Personal life
Cox's parents are of Afro-Guyanese descent. She is married to music producer Lascelles Stephens. They have two children, Isaiah (born July 1, 2003) and Sumayah (born June 29, 2006).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
Studio albums
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Deborah Cox
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One Wish
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The Morning After
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Destination Moon
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Compilation albums
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Remixed
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Ultimate Deborah Cox
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Dance Club | U.S. Dance Airplay | UK | AUS | NZ | |||
| 1995 | "Sentimental" | 27 | 4 | 33 | – | 31 | 49 | 46 |
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| 1996 | "Who Do U Love" | 17 | 12 | 1 | – | 31 | 11 | 2 | |
| "Where Do We Go From Here" | 48 | 28 | – | – | – | – | 20 | ||
| "The Sound Of My Tears" | 97 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "It Could've Been You" | – | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Just Be Good To Me" | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1997 | "Things Just Ain't The Same" | 56 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
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| 1998 | "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 55 | – | – |
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| 1999 | "It's Over Now" | 70 | 20 | 1 | – | 49 | – | – | |
| "We Can't Be Friends" (feat. R. L. Huggar of Next) | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2000 | "I Never Knew" | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| "Same Script, Different Cast" (Duet with Whitney Houston) | 70 | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
Whitney: The Greatest Hits |
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| 2001 | "Absolutely Not" | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
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| 2002 | "Up & Down (In & Out)" | – | 58 | – | – | – | – | – |
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| "Mr. Lonely" | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2003 | "Play Your Part" | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| "The Morning After" | – | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" | 95 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
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| 2004 | "Easy As Life" | – | – | 33 | – | – | – | – |
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| 2006 | "House Is Not A Home" | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 | "Everybody Dance (Clap Your Hands)" | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | |
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] 1996
- Won: Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Deborah Cox").
- Nominated: American Music Award for Favorite New Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues.
[edit] 1997
- Nominated: Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.
[edit] 1998
- Won: Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Things Just Ain't the Same").
- Won: Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Female ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").
[edit] 1999
- Won: Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("One Wish ").
- Nominated: Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.
- Won: Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").
[edit] 2000
- Nominated: Genie Award for Best Original Song ("Our Love" and "29").
- Nominated: Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo ("Same Script, Different Cast" - Feat. Whitney Houston).
- Nominated: Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist ("We Can't Be Friends")
[edit] 2002
- Nominated: Juno Award for Best Dance Recording ("Absolutely Not").
[edit] 2008
- Nominated: Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year (Destination Moon).
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
[edit] References
- ^ Biography - Deborah Cox Billboard. Accessed on December 5, 2007
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Deborah Cox's Official MySpace
- Deborah Cox at the Internet Movie Database
- Discography
- Deborah Cox at Southern Decadence
