This is my page on my favorite musician, the talented and beautiful Deborah
Cox. Her voice is so breathtaking, yet still powerful at the same time.
I have both her albums. I got favorite songs from both albums, but my favorite
of the favorite is the song "We Can't Be Friends." I'm not a wimp or
anything, but when I listened to that song for the first time, I got a little
emotional. It just made me silent and thinking to myself. Below are lots of pictures,
a few audio clips, and a little bit
of info on Deborah.
Bio courtesy of http://www.deborahcox.com
Deborah was born in Canada to Guyanese parents with strong musical roots.
An extremely shy youngster, she credits mom with her musical awakening.
"I was six or seven when I heard Gladys Knight's "Help Me Make It Through
The Night." My mother used to play that record all the time. Lou Rawls, Joe
Tex, Al Green - those were the records my mom used to play. Also Bob Marley
and Billie Holiday - but when I heard Gladys, that's what sparked interest
for me." Reared in the conservative Catholic school atmosphere, Deborah
was interested in track and field, journalism and writing poetry, but music
was her secret desire. After winning a local TV talent showcase at age 11,
she began singing commercial jingles. This led to work with local bands and
by age 15, she often found herself playing at gigs until 1 a.m. She was
learning first-hand about management, promotion and the business. During
the day at Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts, she was studying
classical music and broadening her knowledge of jazz, moving from Billie
Holiday to Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Brook Benton and others.
In 1989, Deborah hooked up with her high school friend, bassist and
songwriter Lascelles Stephens. The partnership yielded the four-song demo
that he began pitching to record labels. Deborah was hired to sing backup
with Celine Dion, but once Clive Davis and Arista came into view, Deborah
left the tour to focus on her album. By mid-'95, sessions were completed
in Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and Atlanta. The whirlwind of touring
and promotion of the last three years has taken Deborah throughout North
America, playing such prestigious venues as the Fox Theatre in Detroit,
the Apollo in Harlem and the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. "It's
like you're somebody if you perform in those places," says Deborah. She
was nominated for Best New R&B Vocalist at the American Music Awards in
1997, and won back-to-back JUNO awards in Canada as Best R&B Female Artist
for her self-titled debut album (in '96) and for "Things Just Ain't The Same"
(in '97). There have been multiple promotion trips to Australia (where
Who Do U Love is a Platinum seller) and Japan; as well as repeated
trips to England, Germany and Holland. "I couldn't ask for anything
more," Deborah sums up. "It's been nothing but great blessings. This
new album is a tremendous growth from the first one. I feel a lot more
comfortable in my skin. People see that I have my own voice, my own
opinion, my own likes. The album really reflects that."
Deborah Cox Pics
Music Samples
- We Can't Be Friends
- Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
- Same Scene, Different Cast