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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

From Wikipedia, Free Online Encyclopedia: Mary Jane Blige (/blaɪʒ/; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. She started her career as a backing singer on Uptown Records in 1989. She has released 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales. Blige has sold over 80 million records, has won nine Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards and has also received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including one for her supporting role in the film Mudbound (2017) and another for its second original song "Mighty River" for Mudbound; she also received a nomination for the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song, becoming the first person nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year. In 1992, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?. Her 1994 album My Life is among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,[4] and Time magazine's All-Time 100 Albums. She received a Legends Award at the World Music Awards in 2006, and the Voice of Music Award from ASCAP in 2007. As of 2018, Blige has sold 80 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the past 25 years. In 2017, Billboard magazine named her 2006 song "Be Without You" as the most successful R&B/Hip-Hop song of all time, as it spent an unparalleled 15 weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and over 75 weeks on the chart. In 2011, VH1 ranked Blige as the 80th greatest artist of all time. ln 2012, VH1 ranked Blige at number 9 in "The 100 Greatest Women in Music" list.

Personal information

Birthday

1971-01-11

Birth Place

Yonkers, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

7.0

Movie
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

8.5

Movie
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2024

5.5

Movie
poster

30 Rock

2006

7.4

TV
poster

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

2009

4.9

TV
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

2001

0.0

Movie
poster

All That

1994

7.4

TV
poster

America's Next Top Model

2003

5.2

TV
poster

American Idol

2002

5.1

TV
poster

American Music Awards

1974

8.1

TV
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues

An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues

2005

0.0

Movie
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

2004

4.7

Movie
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

2012

0.0

Movie
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

2011

7.1

Movie
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

2022

0.0

Movie
Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta

2013

7.2

Movie
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

7.2

Movie
Black Nativity

Black Nativity

2013

5.1

Movie
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black-ish

2014

7.2

TV
Body Cam

Body Cam

2020

6.2

Movie
poster

Britney Spears: The Videos

1998

0.0

TV
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story

2017

6.2

Movie
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC

Carole King and her Songs at the BBC

2023

8.0

Movie
poster

Classic Albums

1997

7.7

TV
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

2007

4.8

Movie
poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

5.7

TV
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

2013

10.0

Movie
DMX: Angel

DMX: Angel

2001

0.0

Movie
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits

Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits

2000

8.5

Movie
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Empire

2015

7.2

TV
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert

Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert

1999

10.0

Movie
poster

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

2003

6.6

TV
Fade to Black

Fade to Black

2004

6.8

Movie
poster

Fat Joe Talks

2024

0.0

TV
poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

5.9

TV
Gangstresses

Gangstresses

2000

0.0

Movie
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

2004

7.2

Movie
George Michael - Twenty Five

George Michael - Twenty Five

2006

7.3

Movie
George Michael: Freedom

George Michael: Freedom

2017

7.6

Movie
George Michael: Freedom Uncut

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

2022

7.3

Movie
poster

Ghost Whisperer

2005

8.1

TV
GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special

GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special

2017

0.0

Movie
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

2004

7.0

Movie
Hope for Haiti Now

Hope for Haiti Now

2010

6.3

Movie
poster

How to Get Away with Murder

2014

7.9

TV
I Can Do Bad All By Myself

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009

6.3

Movie
poster

Impact x Nightline

2022

6.0

TV
poster

In Living Color

1990

7.5

TV
poster

Intimate Portrait

1993

4.5

TV
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

2001

6.2

Movie
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
poster

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

2010

0.0

TV
poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

6.0

TV
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Lip Sync Battle

2015

6.4

TV
poster

Lost Ollie

2022

7.8

TV
Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America

Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America

2015

0.0

Movie
Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers

Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers

2008

0.0

Movie
Mary J. Blige's My Life

Mary J. Blige's My Life

2021

6.4

Movie
Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special

Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special

2013

0.0

Movie
Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

2003

7.6

Movie
Michael Jackson: The One

Michael Jackson: The One

2004

7.8

Movie
poster

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

2004

5.9

TV
poster

Moesha

1996

6.8

TV
poster

MTV Unplugged

1989

6.8

TV
poster

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

7.5

TV
Mudbound

Mudbound

2017

7.4

Movie
poster

New York Undercover

1994

7.2

TV
poster

One Life to Live

1968

7.4

TV
poster

Out All Night

1992

8.5

TV
Pink Skies Ahead

Pink Skies Ahead

2020

5.6

Movie
poster

Power Book II: Ghost

2020

8.3

TV
Prison Song

Prison Song

2001

5.3

Movie
Queens of Soul at the BBC

Queens of Soul at the BBC

2015

7.0

Movie
Quincy

Quincy

2018

7.3

Movie
Respect

Respect

2021

6.8

Movie
Rob Peace

Rob Peace

2024

6.4

Movie
Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

2012

6.2

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
poster

Scream: The TV Series

2015

6.9

TV
Sherlock Gnomes

Sherlock Gnomes

2018

5.7

Movie
poster

Sherri

2022

4.2

TV
Songs & Visions

Songs & Visions

1997

0.0

Movie
poster

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

2005

7.0

TV
Soul Divas

Soul Divas

2007

0.0

Movie
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love

Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love

2003

7.7

Movie
poster

Strong Medicine

2000

7.1

TV
poster

Tamron Hall

2019

5.1

TV
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

2015

8.5

Movie
Teenage Paparazzo

Teenage Paparazzo

2010

7.2

Movie
The Box

The Box

2018

8.0

Movie
poster

The Chris Rock Show

1997

4.4

TV
poster

The Crew Has It

2022

10.0

TV
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
poster

The Grammy Awards

1959

7.7

TV
poster

The Jamie Foxx Show

1996

6.8

TV
poster

The Jay Leno Show

2009

3.6

TV
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Making of the Wiz Live!

The Making of the Wiz Live!

2015

0.0

Movie
poster

The Marriage Ref

2010

3.8

TV
poster

The Shop

2018

5.3

TV
THE SHOW: California Love

THE SHOW: California Love

2022

6.7

Movie
The Sound of Change Live

The Sound of Change Live

2013

0.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

The Tyra Banks Show

2005

4.1

TV
poster

The Umbrella Academy

2019

8.5

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
The Violent Heart

The Violent Heart

2020

5.4

Movie
poster

The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

2023

0.0

TV
The Wiz Live!

The Wiz Live!

2015

7.1

Movie
Thriller 40

Thriller 40

2023

8.5

Movie
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

2024

5.2

Movie
poster

Today

1952

5.5

TV
poster

Top of the Pops

1964

6.5

TV
Trolls World Tour

Trolls World Tour

2020

7.3

Movie
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

2011

0.0

Movie
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music

VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music

1999

5.6

Movie
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

2001

0.0

Movie
poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

2009

4.6

Movie
We Are the World 25 For Haiti

We Are the World 25 For Haiti

2010

5.5

Movie
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

2024

6.6

Movie
poster

Yo! MTV Raps

1988

7.5

TV
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

2.0

Movie
You're Watching Video Music Box

You're Watching Video Music Box

2021

6.4

Movie