Deborah Cox
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario Canada  |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Genres | R&B, Dance |
| Labels | Arista (1995–2000) J Records (2000–2003) |
Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B singer.
Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" tied with Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and later Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" for having the longest-running number one single on Billboard's R&B 100, a record held for nearly eight years until Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" notched a 15th week at number one in 2006. Cox has achieved nine number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart.
Cox entered the music industry as a backup vocalist for Céline Dion, and after signing to Arista Records, released her self-titled debut album in 1995. The album introduced her to the world and set the stage for 1998's One Wish. The first single from that album, "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here", spent fourteen weeks at #1 on the top R&B 100 charts for the USA. While Cox began her career strictly as an R&B artist, she is now more well-known for her dance remixes.
Her third album, The Morning After, was released in November 2002.
On February 17, 2004, Cox made her Broadway debut in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical Aida.
Cox has performed her songs at "New Year's Eve" in Los Angeles on December 31, 2005 [1].
Her long waited comeback single "A House Is Not A Home" hit number one on Billboard's Dance/Club Play chart in January 2006.
Deborah Cox is currently recording a new album with an expected release date of spring 2007 and she probably will release "Definition Of Love" as second single as soon as possible.
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[edit] Personal
Cox's parents are of Afro-Guyanese decent, but she has never met her biological father. She is married to music producer Lascelles Stephens. They have two children, Isaiah (born July 1, 2003) and Sumayah (born June 29, 2006).
[edit] Discography
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[edit] Singles
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| Year | Title | Album | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | UK Top 75 | Cover |
| 1995 | "Sentimental" | Deborah Cox | 27 | 4 | 33 | 34 |
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| 1996 | "Who Do U Love" | Deborah Cox | 17 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
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| 1996 | "Where Do We Go From Here" | Deborah Cox | 48 | 28 | -- | -- |
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| 1996 | "The Sound Of My Tears" | Deborah Cox | 97 | 51 | -- | -- |
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| 1996 | "It Could've Been You" | Deborah Cox | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| 1996 | "Just Be Good To Me" | Deborah Cox | -- | -- | 8 | -- |
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| 1997 | "Things Just Ain't The Same" | Money Talks (OST) /One Wish | 56 | 22 | 1 | -- |
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| 1998 | "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" | One Wish | 2 | 1(14) | 1 | 55 |
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| 1999 | "It's Over Now" | One Wish | 70 | 20 | 1 | 49 |
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| 1999 | "We Can't Be Friends (with R.L from Next)" | One Wish | 8 | 1 | -- | -- |
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| 2000 | "I Never Knew" | One Wish | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
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| 2000 | "Same Script, Different Cast (with Whitney Houston)" | Whitney: The Greatest Hits / Ultimate Deborah Cox | 70 | 1 | 3 | - |
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| 2001 | "Absolutely Not!" | Dr. Dolittle 2 (OST) / The Morning After | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
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| 2002 | "Up & Down (In & Out)" | The Morning After | -- | 58 | -- | -- |
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| 2002 | "Mr. Lonely" | The Morning After | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
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| 2003 | "Play Your Part" | The Morning After | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
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| 2003 | "The Morning After" | The Morning After | -- | 63 | -- | -- |
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| 2003 | "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" | Remixed | 95 | -- | 1 | -- |
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| 2004 | "Easy As Life" | N/A | -- | -- | 24 | -- |
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| 2005 | "A House Is Not A Home" | N/A | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
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| 2005 | "Definition Of Love" | N/A | TBR | -- | -- | -- |
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[edit] Awards & nominations
[edit] 1996
- 1996 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Deborah Cox").
- 1996 Nominated American Music Award for Favorite New Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues.
[edit] 1997
- 1997 Nominated Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.
[edit] 1998
- 1998 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Things Just Ain't the Same").
- 1998 Won Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Female ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").
[edit] 1999
- 1999 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("One Wish ").
- 1999 Nominated Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.
- 1999 Won Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").
[edit] 2000
- 2000 Nominated for two Genie Awards in the Best Original Song category for "Our Love" and "29".
- 2000 Nominated Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo ("Same Script, Different Cast" - Feat. Whitney Houston).
[edit] 2002
- 2002 Nominated Juno Award for Best Dance Recording ("Absolutely Not").
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Deborah Cox's Official MySpace
- Deborah Cox at the Internet Movie Database
- Discography
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
Categories: 1974 births | Dance musicians | Canadian rhythm and blues singers | Canadian dance musicians | Canadian female singers | Canadian musical theatre actors | Canadian pop singers | Black Canadians | Guyanese Canadians | House musicians | Living people | Rhythmic Top 40 acts | People from Toronto
