Toni Braxton

Toni Michele Braxton is a seven times Grammy-winning American artist who has released a total of six studio albums until now and has sold over 66 million records worldwide, which has made her an R&B idol. She is sometimes called with the name of ‘Queen of R&B’ as she is one of the best selling female artists of the 1990s.

Toni Michelle Braxton began performing with her sisters in a family group known as The Braxtons in the late 1980s, signed with Arista Records. Her self-titled debut studio album (1993) reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, seeing the international success of the singles 'Another Sad Love Song' and 'Breathe Again'. The album brought Braxton three Grammy Awards. Her third studio album, The Heat (2000), opened at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and saw the success of its lead single, 'He Wasn't Man Enough', which reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and brought Braxton her sixth Grammy Award. In 2014, Braxton and long-time collaborator Babyface released a duet album entitled Love, Marriage & Divorce, which earned the duo an additional Grammy Award for Best R&B Album in 2015. She worked on a new album and accepted a Soul Train Legend Award in 2017. Sex & Cigarettes, a set dominated by aching ballads, arrived in 2018. Spell My Name, on which she was also joined by H.E.R., arrived that August. The Top Ten R&B/hip-hop hit 'Do It' followed in 2020.