Traci Braxton

Traci Braxton

Braxton performing at Howard University
Background information
Birth name Traci Renee Braxton
Also known as Traci Braxton
Born April 2, 1971
Severn, Maryland, United States
Genres R&B, soul, pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Model
  • Television personality
  • Radio personality
Years active 1990–present
Labels eOne Music (2013-present)
Associated acts The Braxtons, Toni Braxton, Tamar Braxton
Website www.tracibraxton.com

Traci Renee Braxton (born April 2, 1971 in Severn, Maryland), is an American singer and reality television personality. .

Early life

Braxton and her siblings were raised in a strict religious household,[1] and Braxton's first performing experience was singing in her church choir.[1]

She was born in Severn, Maryland. Her father, Michael Conrad Braxton, Sr., was a Methodist[2][3] clergyman and power company worker, and her mother, Evelyn Jackson, a native of South Carolina, was a former opera singer and cosmetologist, as well as a pastor.[4][5] Braxton's maternal grandfather was also a pastor.[6]

Braxton has an older brother Michael, Jr. (born in 1968) and four sisters Toni (born in 1967), Towanda (born in 1973), Trina (born in 1974), and Tamar (born in 1977).

Career

Braxton started her career in music in 1990 as a founding member of the R&B group, The Braxtons, formed with her sisters. Traci just had only released one song with the band, "Good Life", leaving the project when she had became pregnant with her only child, Kevin Surratt Jr.

In 2011, Braxton reunited with her sisters for the WE tv reality show, Braxton Family Values.[7] She makes appearances as backing vocal singer of her sisters in some shows over the years. In 2013, Braxton and her husband Kevin Surratt joined the third season of Marriage Boot Camp.[8]

In 2013, Braxton began her solo career, after signing with independent media conglomerate Entertainment One under eOne Music to released an album.[9] Traci Braxton is noted as the most versatile singer in the group The Braxtons. She sometimes takes the alto parts with her sister Trina Braxton, and sometimes the Soprano parts with her youngest sister Tamar Braxton. Both Tamar and Traci Braxton have been noted to have the whistle register, but Tamar's is most recognized.

Her solo debut album, Crash and Burn, was released on October 7, 2014, preceded by the single "Last Call".[10] Crash and Burn reached #11 on the relaunched Billboard R&B Albums chart and at #1 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[11][12]

On January 14, 2015, she joined the judging panel of Mrs. DC America 2015.[13]

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Toni Braxton Tickets". Premium Seats USA. Retrieved December 18, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Famous Methodists". Adherents.com. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  3. ↑ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. June 20, 1994. p. 21. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Dougherty, Steve (October 9, 2000). "Greener Pastures". People. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Braxton Family Values – Evelyn Braxton". WE tv. AMC Networks. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ Ney, Angela Winter (February 6, 1994). "Award-winning pastor reaches out to teen-agers". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ MacIntyre, April (June 17, 2011). "Toni Braxton's Bankruptcy Issues Resolved: Braxton Family Values on We TV". MonstersandCritics.com.
  8. ↑ L'oreal Thompson, May (May 30, 2013). "Traci Braxton on 'Marriage Boot Camp'". http://www.jetmag.com/''.
  9. ↑ Vanessa Barnett, July (July 30, 2014). "Traci Braxton’s Solo Career Set To "Crash & Burn"?". http://hiphollywood.com/''.
  10. ↑ eOne, October (October 7, 2014). "Traci Braxton". http://us.eonemusic.com/''.
  11. ↑ Traci Braxton charts
  12. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (2014-10-16). "Keyshia Cole Collects Third No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  13. ↑ Traci Braxton joined the judging panel of Ms Dc Ameerica Pageant sur www.wsu9.com

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