Toni Braxton

Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7, 1968 in Severn, Maryland) is a six-time Grammy Award winning African American R&B singer. She is most notable for her dark, deep, thick contralto vocals, which are low even by contralto standards. On April 21, 2001, Braxton married Mint Condition keyboardist Keri Lewis. That same year, she had her first child, a son named Denim Cole Braxton-Lewis. Braxton's second son, Diezel Ky Braxton-Lewis, was born in 2003.

More Than A Woman

In November of 2002, Braxton released her fourth studio album More Than A Woman. It was Braxton's lowest debut yet on the Billboard 200 albums chart at #13 with first week sales of 95,000. The only single released from that album was "Hit The Freeway" featuring Loon, which only managed to peak at #82 on the Hot 100.

Related Topics:
2002 - More Than A Woman - Loon

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In April of 2003, Braxton gave birth to her second child, a son named Diezel Ky Braxton-Lewis. During that same month, she announced that she had left her home of twelve years, Arista Records, and was signing with Blackground/Universal headed by her manager at the time, Barry Hankerson. Some reports stated that Braxton had signed an $18 million contract with the label.

Related Topics:
2003 - Blackground - Universal - Barry Hankerson

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