Table of Biography
Chris is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, as well as an entrepreneur. Chris Brown has made appearances in several films. His biggest inspiration is the singer with a silky smooth voice Michael Jackson.
Early Life and Childhood
Currently, Chris Brown is 34 years old. He was born on May 5, 1989, in Tappahannock, Virginia, the United States. His birth name is Christopher Maurice Brown and his birth sign is Taurus. His father’s name is Clinton Brown, who is a corrections officer at a local prison and his mother’s name is Joyce Hawkins who is a former daycare center director. Similarly, he has loved music since his childhood and taught himself how to sing and dance. He grew up with his brother Lytrell Bundy.
Caption: Chris Brown’s golden old memories with his mother (Source: Instagram)
But his parents got divorced and after that, his mother became involved with an abusive man. This greatly troubled his teenager. However, his mother encouraged him to participate in local talent shows and made him sing in the church choir. She knew her son had the potential to make it big and was on the lookout for a record deal. Likewise, he has American-Australian citizenship and ethnicity of mixed (African-American). Talking about his educational history, he studied at Essex High School. However, he dropped out of his studies in 2005.
Professional Life
Chris Brown started his career with Jive Records as he was spotted by Tina Davis, an A&R executive who helped him sign a contract. Likewise, he collaborated with several songwriters including Scott Storch and Jazze Pha. Then, In November 2005, his first self-titled album ‘Chris Brown’ was out. Whereas, his debut album hit a big success with songs like ‘Run It!’, ‘Gimme That’, and ‘Say Goodbye’ and eventually went multi-platinum in the U.S.
Moreover, in the year 2006, he commenced a tour for further promotion of his album. He has played in over 30 concerts throughout the country during the Up Close and Personal Tour. Also, he played the character of Duron in the 2007 drama and dance film ‘Stomp the Yard’.
Caption: Chris Brown’s stage performance (Source: NBC News)
In November 2007, his second studio album ‘Exclusive’ was released. It was also a big gig, which peaked at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. It also included five super hit singles that were featured on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2009, ‘Graffiti’ his third album was out.
Likewise, he starred as a professional bank robber in the 2010 crime thriller ‘Takers’. In addition, his 2011 album ‘F.A.M.E’ debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart which contained the hit single ‘Yeah 3x’. Several guest appearances by artists like Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, and Big Sean were featured in it. He also went on a concert tour, The F.A.M.E Tour, for the promotion of the album. Similarly, he executed 32 concerts in North America throughout this tour.
After 2010
Ultimately, in 2012, his fifth studio album ‘Fortune’ was released which peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and became the top album in other countries like New Zealand, the U.K., and the Netherlands as well. Also, he played the role of Alex in the 2012 romantic comedy film ‘Think Like a Man’ based on the book ‘Act Like a Lady, Thinks Like a Man’ by Steve Harvey. His upcoming project is the film ‘Battle of the Year’ and the much-awaited album ‘X’.
Business ventures
In 2007, he founded the record label CBE (Chris Brown Entertainment or Culture Beyond Your Evolution), under Interscope Records. Since he has signed frequent collaborator Kevin McCall, singer/songwriter Joelle James, singer Sabrina Antoinette, former RichGirl member Sevyn Streeter, and rock group U.G.L.Y.
Likewise, he has stated he owns fourteen Burger King restaurants. In 2012, he started a clothing line called Black Pyramid, in collaboration with the founders of the Pink + Dolphin clothing line.
Awards
Reflecting on Chris’s awards and nominations, he has won the Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award, Video of the Year for Chris Brown Ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes: Look at Me Now (2011) at BET Award, Best R&B Album at Grammy Awards in 2013. Likewise, he has also won Best Male Video for Chris Brown: Turn Up the Music (2012), and Best Male Video for Chris Brown: With You (2007) at MTV Video Music Awards.
Chris Brown – Net Worth 2024
He has earned a decent sum of money in his profession. Likewise, his estimated net worth is around $50 million. However, his income and salary are still under review.
Personal Life
Talking about Chris Brown’s relationship status, he has dated many girls. Currently, he might be single. He is happy with living a single life after being in lots of relationships.
Past relationship
However, reflecting on his past relationship, he has dated an American recording artist, and singer, Kelly Rowland, and also dated an American singer, songwriter, and rapper Lil Mama. Similarly, he has also dated an American heiress, socialite, TV personality, businesswoman, fashion designer, entrepreneur, model, actress, producer, author, and singer Paris Hilton.
They dated each other for some time, but it never turned into a serious relationship duo. Likewise, he has dated a Canadian singer-songwriter, model, actress, philanthropist, and fashion icon Keshia Chante, an American model Erica Jackson, and Jasmine Sanders.
Additionally, he has dated an American singer and ex-member of Pharrell’s group Nerd Rhea, American model Karrueche Tran, an American reality TV star, Draya Michele, a Barbadian recording artist, fashion designer, and actress Rihanna, model Brittany Renner, model Indya Marie, model Amy Shehab, model Ammika Harris, singer Tinashe, Cydney Christine, model Krista Santiago, Montana Tucker, model Vanessa Vargas, and many more girls. However, they split up with each other.
Furthermore, he had a fling with model Keisha Kimball in 2013 and also with an adult model, Nia Amey in September 2013. During this time, Nia got pregnant and gave birth to a child Chris named his daughter Royalty on June 17, 2014. Recently, he has been dating Diamond Brown before his single status (2019). The pair had a son together on 20 November 2019. His name is Aeko Catori Brown.
Scandals
There were many rumors regarding his relationship as he has been dating many girls around. However, at present, Chris keeps himself far away from rumors as well as scandals in his personal life as well as professional life.
Chris Brown – Body Measurements
Chris Brown has an amazing personality. His height is about 6 feet 1 inch and weighs around 82 kg. In addition, his chest, waist, and biceps body measurements are 41-33-14 inches respectively. Likewise, he has black hair color and dark brown eye color. Also, his shoe size is 12 (US).
Caption: Chris posing for media in 2016 (Source: Pinterest)
Chris Brown – Social Media
He is socially active on media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He has accompanied a huge fan following the rate. Moreover, he has around 40.6 million followers on Facebook, around 31.7 million followers on Twitter, and around 72.3 million followers on Instagram.