Aretha, Celine, Brandy…
With a career lasting over 2 decades, Brandy has proven time after time that no last name is necessary!
The Grammy Award winner grew up in front of the camera. A bonified triple-threat Brandy has found fame as a recording artist and an actress.
The frontrunner of shows like Moesha and The Game; and films like I Know What You Did Last Summer. Brandy’s even lent her talents to the critically-acclaimed Broadway musical, Chicago as the spirited Roxy Hart.
Take a look back at everyone’s favorite “It Girl” over the years in our latest Star Transformation!
Star Transformation: Brandy was originally published on kissrichmond.com
1. 38th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – JANUARY 4: Singer Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, singer Marty Stuart, singer Brandy and singer Tim McGraw attend the 38th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations on January 4, 1996 at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Universal City, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage) celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,attending,horizontal,usa,music,singer,california,1990-1999,brandy norwood,grammy awards,edmonds,universal city,tim mcgraw,babyface – musician,marty stuart – musician
2. The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
THE 50TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS — Pictured: Singer/actress Brandy Norwood on the red carpet at the 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA on September 13, 1998 — Photo by: Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank vertical,color image,photography,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,usa,portrait,smiling,singer,actress,california,city of los angeles,outdoors,braided hair,sleeveless top,dress,1990-1999,red carpet event,shrine auditorium,hand on hip,annual primetime emmy awards,brandy norwood,choice,hairstyle,appliqué,cornrow braids,50th annual primetime emmy awards
3. Seventh Annual Billboard Music Awards – Press Room
LAS VEGAS – DECEMBER 4: Singer Mariah Carey and singer Brandy attend the Seventh Annual Billboard Music Awards on December 4, 1996 at the Aladdin Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,music,singer,1990-1999,nevada,las vegas,brandy norwood,mariah carey,billboard music awards
4. Brandy Portrait Session
LOS ANGELES – 2002: Singer and actress Brandy Norwood poses for a portrait in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images) vertical,full length,arts culture and entertainment,usa,topics,topix,bestof,looking at camera,portrait,music,television show,singer,actress,california,city of los angeles,brandy norwood
5. Brandy Portrait Session
LOS ANGELES – 2002: Singer and actress Brandy Norwood poses for a portrait in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images) vertical,arts culture and entertainment,usa,topics,topix,bestof,looking at camera,waist up,portrait,music,television show,singer,actress,california,city of los angeles,brandy norwood
6. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno – Season 7
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 1540 — Pictured: Brandy Norwood on February 5, 1999 — (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) vertical,color image,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,musician,usa,portrait,television show,singer,actress,california,night,1990-1999,waving,dreadlocks,walking,brandy norwood,choice,hairstyle,burbank,the tonight show with jay leno,talkshow,1999,season 7
7. ‘Hustle & Flow’ Premieres in Hollywood
Singer and actor Brandy (L) and her brother Ray J (R) arrive for the premiere of ‘Hustle & Flow’ at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. (Photo by Axel Koester/Corbis via Getty Images) vertical,photography,arts culture and entertainment,arrival,actor,singer,males,hollywood – california,film premiere,red carpet event,brother,brandy norwood,ray j,hustle & flow,cinerama dome – hollywood,premiere event
8. MTV MOVIE AWARDS 1998 EVENING IN SANTA MONICA
(Original Caption) Singer Brandy. (Photo by Ronald Siemoneit/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images) vertical,photography,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,waist up,singer,city of los angeles,african-american ethnicity,1990-1999,human interest,brandy norwood,santa monica
9. Ron Galella Archive – File Photos 2011
Singer Whitney Houston, singer Brandy and singer Bobby Brown attend the Screening of Walt Disney Television & ABC Present ‘Cinderella’ on October 13, 1997 at Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage) vertical,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,music,film industry,singer,hollywood – california,whitney houston,bobby brown – singer,mann theaters,brandy norwood,disney,cinderella,tcl chinese theatre
10. The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
THE 50TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS — Pictured: Presenter Brandy Norwood during the 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA on September 13, 1998 — (Photo by: Margaret C. Norton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) vertical,color image,people,formalwear,one person,arts culture and entertainment,musician,usa,adult,portrait,television show,singer,actress,california,city of los angeles,females,women,dress,fashion,event,1990-1999,award,dreadlocks,evening wear,awards ceremony,shrine auditorium,annual primetime emmy awards,floral pattern,brandy norwood,choice,embroidery,emmy awards,hairstyle,presenter,1998,50th annual primetime emmy awards
11. Seventeen Magazine’s Summer 2001 party
Singers Brandy Norwood and her brother Ray J. at the House of Blues for Seventeen Magazine’s Summer 2001 party. (Photo by Jody Cortes/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images) vertical,photography,arts culture and entertainment,party – social event,music,singer,city of los angeles,males,brother,brandy norwood,ray j,magazine – publication
12. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Season 13
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 2742 — Pictured: Musical guest Brandy performs on July 13, 2004 — (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) vertical,indoors,color image,photography,full length,arts culture and entertainment,usa,radio,television show,performance,singer,california,dancing,humor,brandy norwood,burbank,2000s style,the tonight show with jay leno,musical guest,talkshow,season 13,late night television
13. Brandy during the MOBO Awards
American singer Brandy during the MOBO Awards 2004 at the Royal Albert Hall. (Photo by Yui Mok – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images) vertical,photography,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,music,uk,london – england,singer,brandy norwood,mobo awards,royal albert hall
14. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Season 10
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 2233 — Pictured: Singer Brandy performs on March 28, 2002 — (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) vertical,indoors,color image,photography,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,musician,usa,radio,television show,performance,singer,california,night,brandy norwood,choice,performer,season 10,burbank,2000s style,the tonight show with jay leno,talkshow,late night television
15. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 1379 — Air Date 05/14/1998 — Pictured: Musical guest Brandy performs on May 14, 1998 — Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank vertical,color image,photography,celebrities,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,musician,usa,portrait,music,television show,performance,singer,california,sleeveless top,1990-1999,humor,guest,singing,brandy norwood,choice,r&b,soul music,burbank,jay leno – television host,guitar,the tonight show with jay leno,musical guest,talkshow,season 6,late night television
16. NBC Press Tour July 2006
NBC PRESS TOUR JULY 2006 — ‘America’s Got Talent’ Session, Pasadena, Calif. — Pictured: Brandy (Photo by Chris Haston/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) vertical,color image,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,usa,portrait,headshot,television show,smiling,singer,california,event,gold,reality tv,hoop earring,press conference,brandy norwood,choice,popular music tour,pasadena – california,judge – entertainment,2006,2000s style,america’s got talent,gold hoop earring
17. Clive Davis And The Recording Academy’s 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala And Salute To Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson – Roaming Inside
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 11: Singer Brandy Norwood attends Clive Davis and The Recording Academy’s 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage) vertical,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,singer,california,gala,the beverly hilton hotel,respect,brandy norwood,grammy awards,clive davis,national academy of recording arts and sciences,54th grammy awards,richard branson,beverly hills – california
