Deborah Cox

Deborah Cox
Image:Deborah Cox Promo.jpg
Origin	Toronto, Ontario Canada
Years active	1995–present
Genres	R&B, Dance
Labels	Arista (1995–2000) J Records (2000–2003) Nervous (2006–present)

Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B singer.

Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" was tied with Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" for having the longest-running number one single on Billboard's R&B 100, a record held for nearly eight years until Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" notched a 15th week at number one in 2006. Cox has achieved nine number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart. Cox has also worked with the German singer Xavier Naidoo since early 2001.

Cox entered the music industry as a backup vocalist for Céline Dion, and after signing to Arista Records, released her self-titled debut album in 1995. The album introduced her to the world and set the stage for 1998's One Wish. The first single from that album, "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here", spent fourteen weeks at #1 on the top R&B 100 charts for the USA, as well as eight consecutive weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Her third album, The Morning After, was released in November 2002.

On February 17 2004, Cox made her Broadway debut in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical Aida.

Cox has performed her songs at "New Year's Eve" in Los Angeles on December 31 2005 [1].

Her long waited comeback single "A House Is Not A Home" hit number one on Billboard's Dance/Club Play chart in January 2006.

Deborah Cox has recorded a new album called Destination Moon, which pays tribute to the legendary Dinah Washington, and will be released on June 19th, 2007.

She also have been involved in a number of movies and/or it's soundtracks as the millennium turned its new leaf. In 2000, she played as Niko Rosen in "Love Come Down". In 2001, her hit-song "Absolutely Not" was featured in Dr. Doolittle 2. In 2005, in the movie "Blood of a Champion" she played the role of Sharon, and again in 2005, her voice was featured in the movie "Hotel Rwanda" in a song entitled "Nobody Cares"

Personal

Cox's parents are of Afro-Guyanese decent, but she has never met her biological father. She is married to music producer Lascelles Stephens. They have two children, Isaiah (born July 1, 2003) and Sumayah (born June 29, 2006).

Discography

Albums

"We Can't Be Friends (with R.L. from Next)," "I Never Knew," "September"

Singles

Year	Title	Album	US Hot 100	US R&B	US Dance	UK Top 75	Cover
1995	"Sentimental"	Deborah Cox	27	4	33	34	Image:Deborah Cox - Sentimental.jpg
1996	"Who Do U Love"	Deborah Cox	17	12	1	31	Image:Deborah Cox - Who Do U Love.jpg
1996	"Where Do We Go From Here"	Deborah Cox	48	28	--	--
1996	"The Sound Of My Tears"	Deborah Cox	97	51	--	--
1996	"It Could've Been You"	Deborah Cox	--	--	--	--
1996	"Just Be Good To Me"	Deborah Cox	--	--	8	--
1997	"Things Just Ain't The Same"	Money Talks (OST) /One Wish	56	22	1	--	Image:Deborah Cox - Things Just Ain't The Same.jpg
1998	"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"	One Wish	2	1	1	5	Image:Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here.jpg
1999	"It's Over Now"	One Wish	70	20	1	49	Image:Deborah Cox - It's Over Now.jpg
1999	"We Can't Be Friends (with R.L from Next)"	One Wish	8	1	--	--
2000	"I Never Knew"	One Wish	--	--	1	--
2000	"Same Script, Different Cast (with Whitney Houston)"	Whitney: The Greatest Hits / Ultimate Deborah Cox	70	1	3	7
2001	"Absolutely Not!"	Dr. Dolittle 2 (OST) / The Morning After	--	--	1	--
2002	"Up & Down (In & Out)"	The Morning After	--	58	--	--	Image:Deborah Cox - Up & Down (In & Out).jpg
2002	"Mr. Lonely"	The Morning After	--	--	1	--	Image:Debroah Cox - Mr. Lonely.jpg
2003	"Play Your Part"	The Morning After	--	--	1	--
2003	"The Morning After"	The Morning After	--	63	--	--
2003	"Something Happened On The Way To Heaven"	Remixed	95	--	1	--
2004	"Easy As Life"	N/A	--	--	24	--
2005	"A House Is Not A Home"	N/A	--	--	1	--	Image:Deborah Cox - House Is Not A Home.jpg
2005	"Definition Of Love"	N/A	TBR	--	--	--

Awards & nominations

1996

• 1996 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Deborah Cox").
• 1996 Nominated American Music Award for Favorite New Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues.

1997

• 1997 Nominated Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.

1998

• 1998 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Things Just Ain't the Same").
• 1998 Won Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Female ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").

1999

• 1999 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("One Wish ").
• 1999 Nominated Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.
• 1999 Won Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").

2000

• 2000 Nominated for two Genie Awards in the Best Original Song category for "Our Love" and "29".
• 2000 Nominated Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo ("Same Script, Different Cast" - Feat. Whitney Houston).

2002

• 2002 Nominated Juno Award for Best Dance Recording ("Absolutely Not").

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