Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige (; born January 11, 1971), better known as Mary J. Blige, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional rapper and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992 and has since released ten studio albums. Blige further rose to national prominence with the release of the My Life album in 1994.

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