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| Born | Tamar Estine Braxton (1977-03-17)March 17, 1977 (age 48) Severn, Maryland, U.S.[1] |
| Other names | Tamar Braxton-Herbert |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | SeeBraxton family |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Website | Official website |
Musical artist | |
Tamar Estine Braxton[3] (born March 17, 1977)[4] is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.
Braxton began her career in 1990 as a founding member ofThe Braxtons, anR&B singing group formed with her sisters. The Braxtons released their debut album,So Many Ways, as a trio in 1996, and disbanded shortly afterward. In 2000, Braxton released herdebut self-titled album throughDreamWorks Records. Following a thirteen-year break, Braxton released her second studio album,Love and War (2013), throughEpic Records, which reached the number two position on theBillboard 200 chart.[5] She later released her fourth and fifth albums,Calling All Lovers (2015) andBluebird of Happiness (2017), respectively. Braxton has won aBET Award and threeSoul Train Music Awards throughout her career.[6][7][8][9] She has also been nominated for fourGrammy Awards.
From 2011 to 2020, Braxton starred in theWe TV reality-television seriesBraxton Family Values alongside her mother and sisters. She also served as a co-host on theFox syndicated daytime talk showThe Real from 2013 until 2016, for which she received twoDaytime Emmy Award nominations.[10][11] In 2019, she won the second season ofCelebrity Big Brother.
Tamar Estine Braxton was born on March 17, 1977, to Michael and Evelyn Braxton, inSevern, Maryland. As the youngest of the Braxtons' six children, she began singing as a toddler. The Braxton children would eventually join the choir at church, where their father, Michael Braxton, was a pastor.
Tamar and her sistersToni, Traci, Towanda, and Trina, signed their first record deal withArista Records in 1989. In 1990, they released their firstsingle, "Good Life" with little success.[12] In 1991, during a showcase withL.A. Reid andKenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, who were in the process of formingLaFace Records, Toni Braxton, minus her four sisters, was chosen and signed as the label's first female solo artist.[12] At the time, the remaining members were told that LaFace was not looking for another girl group since it had just signedTLC.[13][14] After Toni's departure from the group, the remaining Braxtons members becamebackup singers for Toni's first tour, and featured in hermusic videos including the single, "Seven Whole Days".[citation needed]
In 1993, LaFace RecordsA&R Vice President, Bryant Reid, signed The Braxtons to LaFace. However, the group never released an album or single for the label. When Reid moved on to work forAtlantic Records, he convinced executives atLaFace to allow him to take the group to Atlantic also.[14][15] It was reported inVibe magazine that in 1995, Traci Braxton had left the group to pursue a career as a youth counselor.[16] However, it was not confirmed until a 2011promotional appearance onThe Mo'Nique Show, that Traci was not allowed to sign withAtlantic because of her pregnancy at the time.[17]
In 1996, Tamar, Trina, and Towanda returned with a new album,So Many Ways, which peaked at No. 26 on theBillboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[18] At the time of its release, Reid toldBillboard magazine, "I had a vision for them then that was about young sophistication with sex appeal." The trio also performed a remixed version of "So Many Ways" with rapperJay-Z on September 9, 1996, at theSoul Train Lady of Soul Awards.[19] "So Many Ways" peaked at No. 83 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart and number 32 on theUK Singles Chart.[20] The group then served as the opening act for Toni Braxton on the European Leg of herSecrets Tour in 1997. The Braxtons decided to part ways as a group after Tamar left to pursue a solo career withDreamWorks Records in 1998.[21]
In 1999, Braxton metChristopher "Tricky" Stewart. She recorded her solo debut album,Ridiculous, so-named for the many different musical styles on the album.[22] The album spawned two buzz singles ("Let Him Go" and "Just Cuz") in hopes of garnering attention from the public eye; however, when the songs failed to gain impact on urban radio outlets, the album was pushed back and canceled.[23] That same year, Braxton was featured on Sole's, "4 The Love of You." Instead of shelving the album,DreamWorks Records abandoned 3 old tracks, added new ones, and renamed itTamar. The lead single "Get None" was produced byJermaine "J.D." Dupri and also featured rap verses from him as well as former Jay-Z protégéeAmil. The song also included uncredited background vocals and songwriting by R&B singerMýa. As soon as the song began to pick up airplay, Braxton announced the album would be released in early 2000, alongside a second single, "If You Don't Wanna Love Me". The album featured production fromMissy Elliott,Tim & Bob, and Tricky Stewart, and peaked at number 127 on theBillboard 200. When the album's second single failed to gain significant radio airplay, her label dropped her from their roster.
In 2001, Braxton's previously unreleased song "Try Me" appeared on the soundtrack album for the filmKingdom Come. She also began to work alongside her sister Toni Braxton in a number of songs and music video cameos, including the video for "He Wasn't Man Enough". She performed, co-wrote and sang background vocals on songs for Toni's albums,The Heat (2000),Snowflakes (2001),More than a Woman (2002),Libra (2005) andPulse (2010). When her sister launched herLas Vegas revueToni Braxton: Revealed, Tamar again sang backup until she was replaced by singerSparkle.[citation needed]
By 2004, Braxton was signed toTommy Mottola's reactivatedCasablanca Records and had begun work on her second album. A "Grindin'"-influenced single, "I'm Leaving", was released with a guest appearance from Bump J. alongside promotional remixes featuringSheek Louch,Styles P. and Ali Vegas.
In 2010, Braxton signed toUniversal Records, where she released a single "The Heart In Me" in July of that year. The song was included on theAdidas 2: The Music compilation. Her momentum with Universal would not rise to a satisfactory level to launch a second album. In January 2010,We TV confirmed that it had signed Braxton and her mother and sisters for areality television series titledBraxton Family Values. The show premiered on April 12, 2011.[24] On December 15, 2011, it was confirmed that Braxton and her husband Vincent would star in their own reality series centered on her solo career and their married life. In November 2011, Braxton performed "Love Overboard" at the2011 Soul Train Awards for Lifetime Achievement recipientGladys Knight.[25] In September 2012, news broke that Braxton had inked a fresh recording contract with Streamline Records, an imprint ofInterscope Records founded by Vincent.[26] Later that month, her reality television showTamar & Vince premiered on We TV.
Braxton was the featured model for the "Front Row Couture" collection during the "ELLE/Style360" NYC Fashion Week event.[27] Braxton was a co-host ofTameka Cottle's late night talk show,Tiny Tonight, onVH1.[28]Basketball Wives starTami Roman became a co-host after Braxton. Later, she hostedThe Culturelist, a show onBET's sister channelCentric. In March 2013, it was revealed that Braxton had signed toEpic Records ahead of the release of her second album,Love and War.[29] The album's lead single, thetitle track, was released on December 6, 2012. The song was a commercial success, spending 9 weeks at #1 on the Adult R&B Songs chart.[30] Although the single reached number one on the USiTunes chart,[31] it peaked at number 57 on theBillboard Hot 100 and number 13 on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[32][33]Braxton released "The One" as the second single fromLove and War on May 7, 2013; it peaked at number 34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[33] The third single, "All the Way Home", was released August 21, 2013; it peaked at number 96 on theBillboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[32][33] The song was followed by the release ofLove and War on September 3, 2013.[34] The album was a commercial success in the United States, selling 114,000 copies in its opening week; it debuted at number two on theBillboard 200, falling short of the top spot behindAriana Grande'sYours Truly, and was number one on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[35] Outside the US, it debuted at number 34 on theUK R&B Albums Chart.[36]
In 2013, Braxton began working alongsideAdrienne Bailon,Loni Love,Jeannie Mai, andTamera Mowry, when she became a co-host of the syndicated daytime talk showThe Real, which premiered that year on July 15.[37] Braxton's specialListen Up: Tamar Braxton premiered onCentric in September 2013. The second season ofTamar & Vince premiered on September 5, 2013, and is centered on the preparation and birth of the couple's baby, and her launch ofLove and War. On November 11, 2013, Braxton's firstChristmas album,Winter Loversland, was released and debuted at number 43 on theBillboard 200 with 8,000 copies sold in its first week.[5] In December 2013, Braxton received three nominations for the56th Annual Grammy Awards:Best Urban Contemporary Album forLove and War, andBest R&B Song andBest R&B Performance for its title track.[38]
On February 25, 2014, the remix ofRobin Thicke's single "For the Rest of My Life" which features Braxton, was released as a digital single.[39] Season 3 ofTamar & Vince premiered in October 2014, and it consisted of 10 episodes just like the previous seasons. On October 6, Braxton's new single "Let Me Know" featuring rapperFuture peaked at #2 on theBillboardTrending 140 chart, less than an hour after its premiere on Braxton's officialSoundCloud account and eventually reached #1 by 12:00 am October 7.[40] Billboard.com gave the song 4 out of 5 stars in its review of "The Best and Worst Singles of the Week" for the second week of October.[41]
On May 27, 2015, the single "If I Don't Have You" was released.[42] The song peaked at number 6 on the USAdult R&B Songs chart.[43] On October 2, 2015, Braxton's new album,Calling All Lovers, was released,[44] peaking at number two on the USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[33] On September 2, 2015, she was revealed as one of the celebrities who would be competing on the21st season ofDancing with the Stars. She was paired with reigning champion,Valentin Chmerkovskiy.[45] On November 11, Braxton revealed that she would have to withdraw from the competition due to health problems. Braxton and Chmerkovskiy finished in fifth place overall.[46]
In October 2015, the group The Braxtons, including all five Braxton sisters, released a holiday album titledBraxton Family Christmas.[47][48] On November 21,Braxton Family Christmas debuted at number 27 on the USBillboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[49] number 10 on theUS R&B Chart and number 12 on US Top Holiday Albums on November 21, 2015.[50][51] The album charted at number 4 on the USHeatseekers Albums on December 12.[52] On December 7, 2015, Braxton received one Grammy nomination for "If I Don't Have You" at the58th Annual Grammy Awards: Best R&B Performance from her latest album titledCalling All Lovers.[53]
In May 2016, Braxton departed fromThe Real.[54] The following month, it was announced onThe Steve Harvey Morning Show thatSteve Harvey had signed Braxton to produce her own talk show and television series with East 112th Street Productions.[55] In April 2017, it was announced that Braxton left Epic Records to sign withEntertainment One for a $1 million deal with the label.[56] On April 27, Braxton released "My Man" from her fifth album,Bluebird of Happiness.[57][58] The song peaked at number three on the USAdult R&B SongsBillboard.[59]Bluebird of Happiness was released on September 29, 2017, through Logan Land Records andEntertainment One,[60][61] with "Blind" released as its second single.[62][63] The album reached the top of theBillboard independent chart.[64][33][65][66]
On March 23, 2018, Braxton and sister, Towanda, guest-starred in their sister Toni's music video "Long as I Live".[67] In the same year, Braxton appeared onHip Hop Squares.[68] On March 28, 2018, Braxton was featured onTodrick Hall's song "National Anthem", from his albumForbidden.[69][70] That same year, Braxton co-starred in the stage playRedemption of a Dogg oppositeSnoop Dogg.[71] In Parallel, she was featured on the song "Lions And Tigers And Bears", from the Todrick Hall musicalStraight Outta Oz.[72][73]
In 2019, Braxton appeared as a contestant in thesecond season of the Americanreality television seriesCelebrity Big Brother.[74][75] The show premiered onCBS on January 21, 2019, and concluded on February 13, 2019.[76][77] Braxton won the competition, becoming the first African-American person to win a season ofBig Brother in theUnited States.[78] InBig Brother tradition, she appeared on the American television soap operaThe Bold and the Beautiful, portraying a character named Chef Chambre.[79][80] Braxton taped her episode on February 20, 2019, and it aired on March 29, 2019.[81]
Braxton starred alongsideVivica A. Fox andDarius McCrary in the filmTrue To The Game 2, which premiered on April 10, 2020.[82] In support of the film, she debuted a new song, "Crazy Kind of Love", which was produced byHitmaka[83] and officially released on March 20, 2020.[84] In April 2020, it was announced that Braxton would be hosting a reality television series forVH1, titledTo Catch A Beautician;[85] the series premiered in June 2020.[86] In July 2020, Braxton and We TV parted ways, with the network stating that it "will work with her representatives to honor her request to end all future work for the network."[87] Braxton's podcast,Under Construction w/ Tamar Braxton, premiered on streaming services in November 2020, and was nominated at the53rd NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast.[88][89]The We TV docu-seriesTamar Braxton: Get Ya Life!, in which she starred, premiered in September 2020.[90] In early 2021, Braxton announced that she had begun recording music again (after announcing retirement in 2017) and would be releasing two albums back-to-back, with the first album's release slated for early 2022. She has since been featured on several songs for other artists, such as Mr.P and Elijah Blake.
On November 30, 2022, Braxton starred in theJamie Foxx-produced Christmas TV movieHip Hop Family Christmas Wedding, alongsideKeri Hilson,Ne-Yo,Terrence J,MC Lyte,Redman, andCassie Ventura.[91][92]
On March 17, 2023, Braxton released the single "Changed", which samplesSWV's "Rain". "Changed" was one of the top 10 R&B songs of that year and debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart. The song peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart. It also peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart.[93] On July 23, 2023, she starred in the TV movieA Mother’s Intuition.[94][95] On September 21, 2023, she voiced the character Star in the acclaimed animated seriesYoung Love for seven episodes.[96][97] On November 9, 2023, she acted in theBET Christmas TV movieChristmas Angel.[98][99] On March 15, 2024, Tamar released "Notice Me". Upon release, the song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart and No. 10 on R&B/Hip Hop Digital Song Sales chart.
Braxton possesses a five-octavesopranovocal range. She is also able to sing in awhistle register.[100]
She listsMariah Carey,Whitney Houston,Diana Ross,Kim Burrell, and her eldest sister,Toni, as some of her musical influences.[101][102]
On an episode ofThe Real, in 2012, Braxton revealed that she suffers fromvitiligo.[103] In November 2015, Braxton discovered that she had severalpulmonary emboli in her lungs, which forced her to withdraw from her work onDancing with the Stars.[46] During an interview in October 2020, Braxton stated that she had been diagnosed withanxiety anddepression.[104]
In 2001, Braxton married her first husband, Darrell "Delite" Allamby,[105][106] a songwriter and producer who worked with his frequent songwriting partnerLincoln "Link" Browder, as well asSilk,Busta Rhymes andGerald Levert. The couple met while Allamby worked on Braxton's2000 debut album's tracks "Money Can't Buy Me Love" and "Once Again". They divorced in 2003 after two years of marriage.[107]
In 2003, she began datingVincent Herbert, a record executive whom she met through her sister, Toni.[105] Braxton and Herbert married on November 27, 2008. On June 6, 2013, she gave birth to their son, Logan Vincent.[108] In October 2017, Braxton filed for divorce from Herbert, citing "irreconcilable differences" and seeking joint custody of their son.[109] Their divorce was finalized in July 2019.[110]
Braxton dated financial adviser David Adefeso from 2018 to 2020.[111] On July 16, 2020, Braxton was hospitalized following a suicide attempt.[112][113] In September 2020, Adefeso filed arestraining order against Braxton fordomestic violence.[114]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | Gangland: The Musical | Celia | |
| 2020 | True To The Game 2 | Ariana | |
| 2022 | Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding | Alexis | TV movie |
| 2023 | A Mother's Intuition | Dr. Chandra | |
| Christmas Angel | Tamar | TV movie |
| Year | Legacy | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Intimate Portrait | Herself | Episode: "Toni Braxton" |
| 2004 | Starting Over | Herself | Episode: "Mission Accomplished" |
| 2011–20 | Braxton Family Values | Herself | Main Cast |
| 2012 | The Soul Man | Catherine | Episode: "The Ballentine Hands" |
| 2012–17 | Tamar & Vince | Herself | Main Cast |
| 2013–16 | The Real | Herself/Co-Host/Producer | Main Co-Host: (Seasons 1–2) |
| 2013–17 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself/Guest Judge | Recurring Guest Judge (including "Snatch Game" and "RuPaul Roast") |
| 2015 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Herself | Episode: "The Fight for Duane" |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Herself | Episode: "Anthony Anderson vs. Toni Braxton/Monica Potter vs. Curtis Stone" | |
| Dancing with the Stars | Herself/Contestant | Contestant:Season 21 | |
| Being Mary Jane | Herself | Episode: "Some Things Are Black and White" | |
| 2016 | Married to Medicine | Herself | Episode: "The Breast-est of Friends" |
| 2017 | In the Cut | Jackie | Episode: "Blast From The Past" |
| 2018 | The View | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Guest Co-Hostess Tamar Braxton" |
| Uncensored | Herself | Episode: "Tamar Braxton" | |
| Steve | Herself/Panelist | Recurring Panelist: Season 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Hip Hop Squares | Herself | Recurring Guest |
| 2019 | Celebrity Big Brother 2 | Houseguest | Winner |
| The Bold and the Beautiful | Chef Chambre | Episode: "Episode #1.8058" | |
| 2020 | Legendary | Herself/Guest Judge | Episode: "Atlantis" |
| To Catch A Beautician | Herself/Host | Main Host | |
| Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life! | Herself | Main Cast | |
| Peace of Mind with Taraji | Herself | Episode: "Episode 2, Part 1: Surviving Mental Breakdowns with Tamar Braxton" | |
| 2021 | Baddies ATL | Herself/Co-Host | Episode: "Baddies ATL The Reunion Part 1 & 2" |
| Entertainment Tonight | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Black History Month - Day 2" | |
| 2022 | Urban Eats and Treats | Herself | Episode: "Tamar Braxton" |
| The Surreal Life | Herself | Main Cast: Season 7 | |
| Kingdom Business | Sasha | Recurring Cast | |
| 2022- | Dish Nation | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Main Guest Co-Host: Season 10- |
| 2023 | Queens Court | Herself | Main Cast |
| Celebrity Game Face | Herself | Episode: "Queen's Court in Session" | |
| Basketball Wives | Herself/Host | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| Black Pop: Celebrating the Power of Black Culture | Herself | Episode: "Television" | |
| Young Love | Star (voice) | Recurring Cast | |
| 2024 | College Hill: Celebrity Edition | Herself | Main Cast: Season 3 |
| 2024–present[115][116][117] | The Braxtons | Herself | Main Cast |
| 2025 | Caught in the Act: Double Life | Herself; Host | MTV reality series[118] |
| Year | Legacy | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | Redemption of a Dogg | Angel | [71] |
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| Award | Year | Nominee/work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| BET Awards | 2013 | Herself | Best Female R&B Artist | Nominated | [120] |
| Centric Award | Won | ||||
| 2014 | Best Female R&B Artist | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Daytime Emmy Award | 2016 | The Real | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared withAdrienne Bailon,Loni Love,Jeannie Mai, andTamera Mowry) | Nominated | [10] |
| 2017 | Nominated | [11] | |||
| Grammy Award | 2014 | Love and War | Best Urban Contemporary Album | Nominated | |
| "Love and War" | Best R&B Song | Nominated | |||
| Best R&B Performance | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | "If I Don't Have You" | Nominated | |||
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2013 | Herself | Best New Artist | Nominated | |
| Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Won | ||||
| "Love and War" | Song of the Year | Won | |||
| Record of the Year | Won | ||||
| Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Herself | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Nominated |
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