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An American musician and singer of different genres Chris Brown was born 31 years ago in the city Tappahannock of the Old Dominion - Virginia. The boy was raised in the family of a daycare center director and a connections officer. 

 

Chris is not the only child in the family, he has an elder sister Lytrell Bundy, who chose a career in a financial institution. Since his early childhood, Christopher was fond of music. He used to listen to his parent’s soul albums and was pretty interested in hip-hop performances and the genre itself. It all started with Chris joining the church choir and taking part in several talent shows. Among the artists, who influenced Brown a lot and were his inspiration in the world of music he mentions the King of Pop Michael Jackson and the R&B star Usher. The gifted guy gave up schooling at the age of 15 and did not have an attempt to enter college or university as far as he wanted to devote his whole life to music and show business.  

After numerous auditions with such well-known labels as Jive Records, J-Records and Warner Bros. Records., which recognized the teenager’s talent he decided to sign a contract with Jive Records and the reason for it is their work with then young talents, such as Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake. In 2004 Chris proceeded to record his debut studio album. During the whole year, he recorded almost 50 songs and picked 14 of them to be included on the album. Among them are such songs as “Say Goodbye”, “Gimme That”, “Run It!”, “Just Fine”, “Poppin”, and others. The album itself got 2 platinum certifications. Several months later the promising artist started his first tour and recorded a video journal “Chris Brown Journey”, where he told about his visits to Great Britain, Japan and preparation for the Grammy Awards.  

 

Another album under the title “Exclusive” was released in 2007. The author of the album multiplied his popularity around the world, including New Zealand and Australia. The album got 2nd place in the Billboard Hot and sold over 5 million copies. A couple of singles got their gold and platinum certifications, including “Kiss Kiss”, “Wall to Wall” and “Forever”. 

 

In the 2nd half of the 2000s, Chris Brown starred in his first film of the dance drama genre “Stomp the Yard” and was the opening act for Beyonce’s world tour. At this time he started to be active in the field of charity and inspired math students to use their skills and knowledge in order to maintain and help terminally ill children.  

In 2009 the young artist decided to deviate from his standard genre of performance and start experimenting more. While following various musical directions Chris imitated a singer and guitar virtuoso Prince and King of Pop Michael Jackson. Despite the star’s enthusiasm, his 3rd album “Graffiti” was not met with the previous warmth and sales. It can be easily explained by the great scandal, connected with his violence against his then girlfriend Rihanna. 

Work on the next album called "F.A.M.E" began in 2010, but its release was only in 2011. In general, this album had positive reviews from both listeners and critics. The main reason for this success was the fact that most of the songs on the album were quite diverse and multi-genre, which helped each listener find the best song for themselves. Songs like ‘Look At Me Now’ (ft. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne), ‘Yeah 3x', 'Deuces’ (ft. Tyga and Kevin McCall), and others are truly memorable. 

In 2012, the fifth album called "Fortune" was released. In general, the album received fairly average ratings, but some singles still became quite popular. Among these, for example, was the dance single "Turn Up the Music", which was able to hit the charts in America and far beyond. Unfortunately, most of the songs did not gain popularity, but Chris did not care much and began work on the next album "X", which became his direct sequel. The sixth album was much better received. He even held quite high positions in various music ratings. His subsequent albums, although not as popular as the previous ones, still found their fans. 

In addition to music, Chris Brown is also interested in other arts, such as cinema. He starred in films such as "Stomp The Yard", "This Christmas", "Takers", and others. He can also be seen in television projects such as "The O.C.", "One on One", and others. In addition, Chris is a wonderful dancer. 

Chris Brown doesn't like to share details of his personal life, so when the world found out he had a Royalty daughter, everyone was shocked. The girl was born from model Nia Guzman. Chris really adores his daughter and tries to spend as much free time with her as possible. If you are interested in learning more about the life of this artist, you can watch the documentary "Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life". This film tells not only details about the formation and personal life of the singer, but also the scandals that surrounded him.