Deborah Cox was born on July 13,1974 and is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.
25 Facts About Deborah Cox
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In 1994, Cox relocated to the United States and was signed to Arista Records by Clive Davis, releasing her self-titled debut album the following year.
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Deborah Cox signed with J Records for her third studio album The Morning After, which saw moderate commercial success.
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Deborah Cox ventured into acting in the 2000s, making her film debut in the Canadian drama film Love Come Down and her stage debut in 2004, in the title role in the Broadway musical Aida.
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Deborah Cox was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Deborah Cox was born in Toronto to parents of Guyanese descent, grew up in Scarborough, Toronto, was raised Catholic, and attended John XXIII Catholic Elementary School and Earl Haig Secondary School.
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Deborah Cox began singing on TV commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows including an appearance on Tiny Talent Time.
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Deborah Cox performed in nightclubs as a teenager, and began to write music around the same time.
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Deborah Cox entered the music industry in the early 1990s, performing as a backup vocalist for Celine Dion for six months.
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Deborah Cox contributed the non-album song "Things Just Ain't The Same" to the soundtrack to the 1997 film Money Talks.
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In 2000, Deborah Cox made her acting debut when she starred in Clement Virgo's Canadian drama film Love Come Down, playing a nightclub singer.
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In 2001, Deborah Cox then recorded "Absolutely Not", for the soundtrack to Dr Dolittle 2 which became her sixth number one hit on Billboards Dance Club Songs.
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In February 2004, Deborah Cox made her Broadway debut in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical Aida when she replaced singer Michelle Williams in her role of the Nubian princess.
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In 2005, Deborah Cox starred in the films Blood of a Champion and Love on Layaway.
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Between 2005 and 2006 Deborah Cox recorded her fourth album, called Destination Moon, arranged and produced by Rob Mounsey.
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In 2008, Deborah Cox performed the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans, receiving rave reviews.
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Deborah Cox contributed the song "This Gift" to the soundtrack of the 2008 romantic drama film Meet the Browns, directed by Tyler Perry, and served as a supporting act on Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2008.
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Also that year, Deborah Cox finished work on her sixth studio album The Promise, released on November 11,2008, through Deco Recording Group, Deborah Cox's own independent label, with distribution handled by Image Entertainment.
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In 2011, Deborah Cox released the dance-heavy single "If It Wasn't for Love" through Deco Entertainment.
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In 2014, Deborah Cox was one of the performers at the opening ceremonies of WorldPride in Toronto, alongside Melissa Etheridge, Tom Robinson and Steve Grand.
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In 2016, Deborah Cox played the lead role of Josephine Baker in the Broadway-bound musical Josephine, which chronicled the singer's life between the years of 1939 and 1945, and starred as Rachel Marron in the North American Tour of the musical The Bodyguard based on the 1992 film of the same name.
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In February 2020, Deborah Cox starred opposite Roger Guenveur Smith in the BET+ television thriller Influence, an adaption of Carl Weber's same-tited 2018 novel, portraying a big-name celebrity singer accused of killing her husband.
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In 2021, Deborah Cox was added to the BET series First Wives Club during its second season, playing the role of musician Regina alongside Michelle Buteau and Jill Scott.
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In 2022, Deborah Cox was announced as an inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, becoming the first Black woman to be inducted.
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Deborah Cox is married to her high school sweetheart and manager, Lascelles Stephens.