Brian Kelly McKnight was born on June 5,1969 and is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, radio host and multi-instrumentalist.
30 Facts About Brian McKnight
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Brian McKnight is most recognized for his strong head voice, high belting range and melisma.
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Brian McKnight's work has earned him 16 Grammy Awards nominations, third only to Zubin Mehta and Snoop Dogg for the record of most Grammy nominations without a win.
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Brian McKnight explored different genres of music, and in his early teens, he started musical ambitions by composing instrumental material while learning to play several instruments.
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Brian McKnight formed a band and began performing his original songs at local venues.
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McKnight's older brother, Claude V McKnight III, signed a record deal with Warner Brothers subsidiary Reprise Records in 1987, Releasing their self-titled debut in the Spring of 1988.
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Brian McKnight's self-titled debut album Brian McKnight was released in 1992, and peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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In 1997, Brian McKnight recorded "Remember the Magic" for Walt Disney World's 25th anniversary.
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Brian McKnight signed with Motown in 1998 and released a Christmas album, Bethlehem, the first of five albums he released on Motown.
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In 1998, Brian McKnight was a guest star on the show Sister Sister.
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Brian McKnight appeared in multiple episodes, as Tia and Tamera's college professor.
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In 1999, Brian McKnight released Back at One, his most successful album to date, which eventually went on to sell over three million copies.
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In 2004, Brian McKnight co-wrote the song "Wait" with Australian soul artist Guy Sebastian, which appeared on Sebastian's Beautiful Life album.
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In October 2007, Brian McKnight made his Broadway debut in the show Chicago.
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Between 2006 and 2010, McKnight hosted The Brian McKnight Morning Show, a radio show with Pat Prescott on KTWV The Wave in Los Angeles.
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In January 2009, McKnight hosted "The Brian McKnight Show" on 98.7 KISS FM in New York City.
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In 2009, Brian McKnight appeared in the eighth season of Celebrity Apprentice.
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Between September 2009 and May 2010, McKnight served as the media personality and hosted The Brian McKnight Show, a late night talk show billed as a combination of talk and variety which aired in syndication.
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Brian McKnight had previously sung the National Anthem for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, Game 6 of the 2002 World Series in Anaheim, California, and the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Detroit.
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Brian McKnight has made numerous other "National Anthem" appearances throughout his career.
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Additionally, Brian McKnight sang "God Bless America" in the 7th inning of Game 7 of the National League Champion Series in San Francisco on October 22,2012.
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Shortly after the single's release, Brian McKnight and Funny or Die revealed that the single was a collaboration between the two.
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In January 2018, Brian McKnight was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards.
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Brian McKnight was nominated for Outstanding Male Artist and Outstanding Album for Genesis.
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In May 2018, Brian McKnight announced he was working on his next studio album tentatively titled Bedtime Story, which would be 60 minutes of music "for the bedroom aka baby-making music".
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In 2021, Brian McKnight competed on The Masked Singer spin-off The Masked Dancer as "Cricket".
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Brian McKnight was married in 1990 to singer-songwriter and his college sweetheart, Julie Brian McKnight.
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Brian McKnight has a daughter he fathered while married to Julie and a son from previous relationships.
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Brian McKnight's grandfather was a pastor of a church, and his mother played the piano and sang in a gospel choir in Buffalo's Emanuel Temple.
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Brian McKnight attended Oakwood College, a Seventh-day Adventist university in Huntsville, Alabama, from 1987 to 1989.