Name	Deborah Cox
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Naionality	Canadain
Date of Birth	13 July 1974
Place of Birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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A year after becoming the winner of a regional TV talent competition, 12-year-old Deborah Cox began her career by singing for TV commercials and later working with bands in her area. As a teenager, she performed in nightclubs, while also starting to write her own material with the help of producer, writer, and now husband and manager Lascelles Stephens. Cox’s break eventually arrived when she was recruited to sing backup for Celine Dion.

It was while singing with Dion that Cox won the attention of Arista Records president Clive Davis, who signed her up in 1993. Within two years, the R&B singer launched her self-titled debut album, consisting compositions from the top names in R&B like Babyface, Dallas Austin and Keith Crouch, in addition to her own tracks with Lascelles. Thanks to such hits as “Sentimental” and “The Sound of My Tears,” Deborah Cox was a success and received a Gold certification from RIAA. The album also brought the singer a Juno (the Canadian Grammys) for Best R&B / Soul Recording in 1996. Additionally, she also earned an American Music nomination for Favorite New Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues and a Juno nomination for Best Female Vocalist. With the album’s success, Cox set out on tour.

In 1998, Cox once again attracted the attention of public when she released her sophomore effort, One Wish, which won a 1999 Juno for Best R&B / Soul Recording. The lead single “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here” was a huge hit. It peaked at No. 1 on the USA top R&B 100 charts and remained there for fourteen weeks, as well as went platinum. As for Cox, the song handed her a Soul Train Music for Best R&B/Soul Single - Female and a Lady of Soul for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year. Other hits from the album included “One Day You Will,” “We Can’t Be Friends” and “Things Just Ain’t the Same.” For her bright work in the latter, she even took home a 1998 Juno in the category of Best R&B / Soul Recording.

Following the victory of One Wish, Cox went on tour with Lilith Fair and did not release another album until 2002’s The Morning After. One of singles from the album, “Absolutely Not” received a Juno nomination for Best Dance Recording. While away from her recording studio, Cox found herself branching out into acting. Making her debut in an episode of “Nash Bridges” (2000), she went on to break into cinematic industry later that same year with a starring role opposite Larenz Tate in the drama film Love Come Down, playing Niko Rosen. Not only acting, Cox also sang the film soundtracks “Our Love” and “29” that earned Genie nods for Best Original Song.

After the release of her third album, Cox had Remixed in 2003 and Ultimate Deborah Cox in 2004. She went on to pursue her acting career by making her Broadway debut in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical “Aida” (2004). The following year, she could be seen performing her songs at “New Year’s Eve” in Los Angeles.

Cox made her return to music industry with her long waited single, “A House Is Not A Home,” which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Club Play chart in January 2006. A second single, “Definition Of Love,” followed. She is currently working on a new album with an expected release date of spring 2007.

As for acting, recently appearing as Sharon on director/writer Lawrence Page’s Blood of a Champion (2006), starring Bokeem Woodbine, Cox is scheduled to team up with Chris Raffaele, Samantha Safdie, Michael Aparo, James Madio and Ed Lauter for the upcoming The Grasslands, directed and written by Chris Raffaele. The drama film is set for 2007 release.