Real Name: Mary Jane Blige

Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Sex: Female

Nationality: American

Genre: R&B; Hip-Hop

Born: January 11th, 1971

Birth Place: Bronx, New York

Education: never graduated from high school

Trademark: Queen of hip-hop soul

Got her start: singing lead in her church's choir, and at seven she won a talent contest singing Aretha Franklin's "Respect." When she was 17, Mary recorded a cover of Anita Baker's "Caught Up in the Rapture" and her stepfather passed it along to music executives.

Breakthrough Single: "You Remind Me" (1992)

Debut Studio Album: "What's the 411?"

Siblings: older sister Latonya, younger half brother named Bruce

Did You Know: sexually assualted by a family friend when she was younger, never graduated from high school.

Spouse:
Kendu Isaacs (7 December 2003 - present)

Profession: musician