Mary Jane Blige (pron.: /ˈblaɪʒ/; born January 11, 1971), preferably known as Mary J. Blige, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional rapper and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411? in 1992, and has since released ten studio albums. Blige further rose to national prominence with the release of the My Life album in 1994. A recipient of nine Grammy Awards, eight of Blige's albums hav...
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