Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971), preferably known as Mary J. Blige, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional rapper and actress. 


She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in R&B, Rap, Gospel, and Pop.

Blige started her musical career in 1992, releasing her debut album, What’s the 411? on MCA Records and Uptown.

As of 2011, Blige has sold over 50 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide.[5] Billboard Magazine ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years.[6] The magazine also lists her 2006 song “Be Without You” as the top R&B song of the 2000s, as it spent an unparalleled 15 weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

In 2012, VH1 ranked Blige at number 9 in “The 100 Greatest Woman in Music.”

Blige also earned high remarks for her work in film and fragrance. She starred in the 2009 Tyler Perry box-office hit I Can Do Bad All By Myself and played a role in the film Rock of Ages, which was released to theaters in 2012.

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