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Macy Gray - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Born September 6, 1967, Canton, Ohio, USA is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer and actress.
Macy worked in the Football Hall of Fame until she was 12 until she was fired for being late. She decided to pursue her career after dropping out of the Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, in which she participated since the age of 14. However, Gray's initial success came as a surprise. While attending the University of Southern California (graduated in 1990), she agreed to write a song to a friend, and a demo session was scheduled for another artist to record the song. When the vocalist failed to hit the note, Gray sang the song herself. She then met music producer Joe Solo, who hired her as a cashier in Beverly Hills. Together they wrote a large number of songs and recorded them in Solo studio. The demo enabled Gray to sing at a jazz cafe in Los Angeles, California. Despite Gray's dissatisfaction with his own voice, Atlantic Records signed a contract with her. In 1998, she signed to Epic Records. Gray featured on the song "Love Won't Wait" from The Black Eyed Peas' album Behind the Front.
Gray worked on her debut album in 1999. The release of On How Life Is in the summer of 1999 was a worldwide success. Despite leading the first single "Do Something" in the charts, the release of the second single "I Try" made Gray's album a success. "I Try" (which was used on the soundtrack of the 1997 film "Portrait of Perfection") was the loudest single in 1999, and the subsequent singles "Still" and "Why Didn't You Call Me" helped the album go triple platinum in the US, four times platinum in the UK, and triple platinum in Canada.
In 2001, Gray won a Grammy for Best Female Vocal Performance for the song I Try, which was also nominated for Best Song of the Year and Best Recording of the Year. She then collaborated with Fatboy Slim, The Black Eyed Peas and Slick Rick (the song "The World Is Yours" was featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Rush Hour 2"), and also starred in the movie "Training Day". In August 2001, Gray was booed from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, forgetting the words of the US anthem.
On September 18, 2001, Gray's new album, The Id, was released. It was recorded with John Frusciante and Erika Badu. The album peaked at number eleven on the Billboard 200. Despite its setbacks in the United States, it peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by BP. The crash in the United States compared to the first debut album is possibly due to the fact that it was released a week after the September 11, 2001 attacks. In 2002, she starred in Spider-Man as herself and worked with Carlos Santana on the track "Amore (Sexo)" for the Shaman album.
Also, in 2002, it appeared on a compilation CD honoring pioneer Nigerian Afropop performers Fela Kuti. She recorded the song "Like the Sun" as a duet with Zucchero and guitarist Jeff Beck in 2004. Her song "Time of My Life" was featured on the soundtrack of the movie "The Eight Mile". A cartoon was developed based on Gray's childhood, but was never implemented.
In 2003, Gray released her third studio album, The Trouble with Being Myself, to rave reviews. The single "When I See You" became a hit in the US and UK, but the album was not well received by fans. It nevertheless came in third in the top rankings in the UK. Subsequently, a collection of hits was released: The Very Best of Macy Gray (2004) and Live in Las Vegas (2005). Gray also co-recorded Prince's song "Girls & Boys" with Markus Miller for his album. She also appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Chicago, opposite Queen Latifah and Lil 'Kim.
2007 began for Gray with a scandal at a concert in Barbados that used profanity (which was part of the show) in violation of the law. To avoid arrest, Gray made a public apology.
In March, Gray released her fourth studio album (sixth overall), Big. Two singles, "Finally Made Me Happy" and "Shoo Be Doo", were released separately from the album. Another track from the album, "What I Gotta Do", was featured on the soundtrack of the cartoon "Shrek the Third". This is largely a thoughtful album after Gray's four-year hiatus. To this day, according to some critics, this album is considered her best work. This was due to the collaboration with Natalie Cole, Fergie, Justin Timberlake and Will.i.am, who co-produced the album Gray. Big is the second label to be released by will.i.am Music Group after Fergie's "The Dutchess".
The album was quite successful in the United States, where it peaked at # 39 on the Billboard 200. In the UK, Big did not achieve such success, reaching # 62 on the album charts, but was successful in Switzerland, Czech Republic and Finland. On July 5, Gray performed a live show on the Public Broadcasting Service show. Songs from Big were performed such as "Finally Made Me Happy", "Shoo Be Doo", "Ghetto Love", "What I Gotta Do", "Glad You're Here". July 7, 2007 Macy Gray performed at the Live Earth Festival in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2008 Macy launched a new campaign called "Nemesis Jaxson" to promote a new single, "Slap a Bitch".
In 2009 she recorded the song "Don'Forget Me" for the soundtrack of the movie "Shopaholic". On September 9 she held her first concert in Bulgaria.
Macy Gray's fifth album, The Sellout, was released on June 22, 2010, although it was originally slated for May 18. 11,000 copies were released and the album itself peaked at # 38 on the Billboard 200. However, in its second week, it dropped to # 133.
