2. Biography
Birth name : Christopher Maurice
Brown
Born May : 5, 1989 (age 23)
Origin : Tappahannock, Virginia, U.S.
Genres : R&B, pop, hip hop, dance
3. Debut of career
Chris Brown arose from Afro-American parents(relatives) in 19891 to
Tappahannock, a city of the State of Virginia on the American East
coast. He is most a young child of Joyce Hawkins, who worked in a day
nursery but became a manager and Clinton Brown, a prison guard. Chris is
the younger child(junior) of the family. He( has a big sister, Lytrell "
Tootie " Bundy, whom we can see in the making of of the clip " Gimmie
That "). The music was always present in its childhood; he listened to
albums soul of his parents(relatives), but he began especially to be
interested in the hip-hop. He began then to sing in the church of his
home town and will also participate in competitions of young talents.
Chris wanted at first to become a rapper but while he imitated a
performance of Usher in front of his TV, her mother recognized her
vocal talent and looked then for an opportunity to obtain a contract with
a label. At the same moment, he confronted with family problems. His
parents(relatives) had just divorced and the boyfriend of her mother
terrified him because he her battait.
4. Debut of career
At the age of 13, Brown was discovered by Hitmission Records, a local
production team that visited his father's gas station while searching for
new talent. Hitmission's Lamont Fleming provided voice coaching for
Brown, and the team helped to arrange a demo package and approached
contacts in New York to seek a record deal.Tina Davis, senior A&R
executive at! Def Jam Recordings, was impressed when Brown auditioned
in her New York office, and she immediately took him to meet the
former president of the Island Def Jam Music Group ,Antonio 'L.A.'Reid
, who offered to sign him that day.
5. Private life
At around 12:30am on February 8,
2009, Brown and then-girlfriend,
recording artist Rihanna had an
argument which escalated into
physical violence, leaving Rihanna
with visible facial injuries which
required hospitalization. Brown
turned himself in to the Los
Angeles Police Department's
Wilshire station at 6:30pm and
was booked under suspicion of
making criminal threats.
