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Deborah Cox Information
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'Deborah Cox' (born July 13, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B/pop singer, whose 1998 smash hit "Nobody's Supposed to be Here" was the longest-running number one single in the history of Billboard magazine's R&B charts, Deborah owns 8 number 1 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart.
She got into the music industry as a backup vocalist for Céline Dion, and after signing to Arista Records, released her self-titled debut album in 1994. The album made her a rising star, and set the stage for 1998's One Wish. The first single from that album, "Nobody's Supposed to be Here", shares the record for most weeks at number-one (14) on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart with Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together". While Deborah began her career strictly as an R&B artist, she is now more well known for her work in the dance/techno genre.
Her third album, The Morning After, was released in November 2002.
On February 17, 2004, Cox made her Broadway debut in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical Aida.
Awards
1996
*1996 'Won' Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Deborah Cox").
*1996 Nominated American Music Award for Favorite New Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues.
1997
*1997 Nominated Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.
1998
*1998 'Won' Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Things Just Ain't the Same").
*1998 'Won' Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Female ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").
1999
*1999 'Won' Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("One Wish ").
*1999 Nominated Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist.
*1999 'Won' Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here").
2000
*2000 Nominated for two Genie Awards in the Best Original Song category for "Our Love" and "29".
*2000 Nominated Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo ("Same Script, Different Cast" - Feat. Whitney Houston).
2002
*2002 Nominated Juno Award for Best Dance Recording ("Absolutely Not").
Discography
'Albums'
Deborah Cox (1995) #102 US, #25 (R&B) - Worldwide sales: '1,000,000'
One Wish (1998) #72 US, #14 (R&B) - Worldwide sales: '1,000,000'
The Morning After (2002) #38 US, #7 (R&B) - US sales: '200,000'
Remixed (2003) #85 (R&B), #4 (Top Electronic Albums)
Ultimate Deborah Cox (2004)
'Singles'
'From "Deborah Cox":'
Sentimental (1995) #27 US, #4 (R&B), #33 (Dance)
It Could've Been You (1995)
Who Do U Love (1996) #17 US, #12 (R&B), '#1' (Dance)
Where Do We Go From Here (1996) #48 US, #28 (R&B)
The Sound Of My Tears (1996) #97 US, #51 (R&B)
Just Be Good To Me (1996) #8 (Dance)
'From "One Wish":'
Things Just Ain't the Same (1997) #56 US, #22 (R&B), '#1' (Dance)
September (1998)
Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (1998) #2 US, '#1 (R&B) (14 weeks)', '#1' (Dance)
We Can't Be Friends (1999) #8 US, '#1' (R&B)
It's Over Now (1999) #70 US, #20 (R&B), '#1' (Dance)
I Never Knew (2000) '#1' (Dance)
'From the "Dr. Dolittle 2" OST:'
Absolutely Not (2001) '#1' (Dance)
'From "The Morning After":'
Up & Down (2002)
Mr. Lonely (2002) '#1' (Dance)
Play Your Part (2003) '#1' (Dance)
The Morning After (2003) #63 (R&B)
'From "Remixed", a collection of her remixes:'
Something Happened On the Way to Heaven (2003) #95 US, '#1' (Dance Radio Airplay)
'From her upcoming album:'
House Is Not A Home (2005) #2 (Dance Radio Airplay), #8 (Billboard Dance/Club Play)
'Other singles:'
Same Script, Different Cast (2000) #14 (R&B) a duet with Whitney Houston
Easy As Life (2004) from Aida
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