Happy Birthday, Mary J. Blige!
  • 5 years ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mary Jane Blige, also known as Mary J. Blige, was born on January 11, 1971, and turns 48. The singer was born in the Bronx, New York. Blige began her career in 1989 as a backup singer on Uptown Records. She became the first and youngest female artist signed
to the label. Blige landed her first 'Billboard' Hot 100 No. 1 single with her hit song, ‘Family Affair.’ She has won
many Grammys
and American
Music Awards. The multi-talent Blige has also
acted in films Mudbound and
I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Her 2006 single, “Be Without You,”
has been named the most successful Hot R&B/Hip-Hop song of all time by ‘Billboard.’ She is starring in the upcoming Netflix series, ‘The Umbrella Academy,’ premiering February 15. Happy Birthday, Mary J. Blige!