Toni Braxton
 Behind Toni Braxton's angelic
fade is a prodigious R&B singer who has collaborated with
the short list of the who's who in R&B.
1.prodigious: adj. 巨大的
Born in Severn, Md., Braxton used her natural musical ability to
sing in church with her four sisters. Entering and winning local
talent contests and sneaking to watch "Soul Train" whenever her
parents weren't around inspired her to pursue her dreams, with influences
like Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder.
While studying at Bowie State University to become a teacher, Braxton's
career plans were sidetracked when she became the first female artist
to sign with LaFace Records in early 1991.
Braxton soared to incredible popularity with her self-titled 1993
debut. Racking up close to 10 million sales worldwide. Toni Braxton
earned the sultry-voiced singer three Grammy Awards (including the
1993 Best New Artist Award), three American Music Awards and two
Soul Train Music Awards. In all, the album spawned three hit singles:
"Another Sad Love Song," "Breathe Again" and "You Mean The World
To Me." All these tunes achieved gold status and became Top 5 R&B
and Top 10 pop smashes for Braxton.
On her second album, the 1996 LaFace Records release Secrets,
Braxton worked with such luminaries as Babyface, R. Kelly,
David Foster, Keith Crouch, Tony Rich, Soul Shock & Karlin and
Bryce Wilson (of Groove Theory) to produce grooves such as "You're
Making Me High," "Come On Over Here" and "I Love Me Some Him;" as
well as the pop/R&B balladry of "Unbreak My Heart" and "In The
Late Of Night."
1.luminary: n. 发光体（如日、月等天体），知识渊博的人
Braxton's long-awaited third CD, The Heat, was released
in the spring of 2000.
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