Chris Brown

Chris Brown belongs to the category of music geeks. Even as a child, he listened to his parents' soul records, and at ten-something he already perfectly learned to sing and dance, imitating Michael Jackson and Usher. At thirteen, young Chris caught the eye of Island Def Jam label employee Tina Davis, who introduced the boy to her bosses. They did not seem to mind signing the young talent, but the label then had no time for new names. In the end, Tina took over Chris's business with her own hands and eventually signed him to Jive Records. The debut made a splash - the single "Run It!" (a duet with rapper Julez Santana) climbed to the top of the Billboard 200 charts, and the unpretentious title "Chris Brown" peaked at number two and went double platinum in the US.
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