Brandy

Growing up in public ain’t easy for artists who achieve fame at a young age.

Yet Brandy Norwood has done more than just weather the challenges that inevitably follow the sort of success she experienced with her 1994 multi-platinum debut, Brandy, and 1998’s Never Say Never, both recorded before the Mississippi-born, California-raised singer and actress turned 20.

The former teen sensation known simply as Brandy has matured into one of modern R&B’s most polished yet adventurous artists, gradually gaining the recognition she’s due as a pioneer of neo-soul and a trailblazer for the genre’s alternative wing.