Bobby Brown, full name - Robert Barisford Brown, Grammy winner, R&B singer, founder of the new jack swing genre and ex-husband of Whitney Houston. The life story of Barisford Brown is full of striking episodes. Young Bobby was a member of a gang whose members robbed shops, the mature Brown lost his daughter, is raising three children, and has his own blog on social networks.
Biography of Robert Brown
Bobby was born to Boston, Massachusetts on February 5, 1969. Brown's mother, Elizabeth Carol, worked as an educator, and James Herbert's father as a builder. The couple were the parents of six children.
At the age of eleven, Robert rethought his life - his friend and "accomplice" of one of the criminal gangs, in which he was a member, died from stab wounds. Bobby began to devote more time to his education and strive to make his early childhood dream come true - to become like his beloved idol James Brown.
Career and work of Robert Brown
Bobby's musical career began with his childhood friend Michael Bivins' participation in the New Edition boy band. Robert turned out to be the youngest and hottest member of a creative team that conquered fans with songs in the R&B style.
In 1986, 17-year-old Brown was expelled from the New Edition by a general vote of the band members for indecent stage behavior that could threaten the band's reputation. Bobby ripped off the solo parts of another member of the group - Ralph Treswant and constantly clashed with him. Despite the discord within the "New Edition", the collective during this time managed to become famous thanks to their hits, published together with Brown:
- "Mr. Telephone Man ",
- "Cool It Now",
- "Candy Girl".
After his expulsion from the group, Bobby recorded several solo discs. The song "Girfriend" from the 1986 album "King of Stage" became the # 1 hit on the Billboard R-n-B-style chart. The second album "Don't Be Cruel", released two years later, went platinum 8 times and made Brown truly famous.
In 1989, the film "Ghostbusters 2" was filmed, for which Robert prepared the single "On Our Own". He got a small role in this picture. The publishers released several LPs with remixes of Bobby's songs to cement his success. In 1992, Brown's third disc was released, which was not noticed by his fans. The 1997 album "Forever" also did not lead Robert to the top of sales and did not make a significant contribution to his work.
Bobby was recruited by New Edition for the 1996 album Home Again. Brown could not justify their trust and again began to disrupt performances. In one of the interviews, the singer honestly spoke about his problem: during the tour with the members of the New Edition group, he was under the influence of drugs.
In 2005, 2006 and 2008, the New Edition group again invited Robert Brown to collaborate for joint performances and new disc releases.
Personal life of Robert Brown
At the age of 17, Bobby had a son, Landon, from a very young Melika Williams. From 1989 to 1991, the singer had a girlfriend, Kim Ward, from whom Bobby has a daughter, LaPrincia, and a son, Robert Jr.
In 1992, Brown announced that he was leaving for singer Whitney Houston, 6 years older than him. They were married from 1992 to 2007, their only child is daughter Christina Houston-Brown (1993-2015).
Whitney accused her husband of domestic violence, alcohol abuse. The singer herself was subject to drug addiction, the couple often quarreled. By 2007, Houston was fed up with Robert's beatings, his numerous betrayals and binges. Brown lost custody of his daughter after the divorce.
In 2012, Whitney Houston passed away in a hotel room, which was the hardest blow for Bobby and Christina. Traces of cocaine were found in the singer's blood. Christina Brown passed away after a six-month coma in July 2015. Robert's daughter also used drugs. The singer was knocked down by a tragedy in the family.
Bobby Brown is now married to Alicia Etheridge. The couple have three children - daughters Bodie and Hendrix, son Klaus.
Bobby maintains his blog on Instagram, where you can read the announcements of his concerts and see photos from the singer's personal life.
