Divine Brown

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Divine Brown
Background information
Also known as	Divine Earth Essence
Born	September 9, 1974 (1974-09-09) (age 37) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	R&B, soul
Occupations	Singer, theatre performer
Website	www.divinebrown.ca

Divine Brown (born September 9, 1974), previously known as Divine Earth Essence, is a Canadian rhythm and blues and soul singer and theatre performer.

She is currently known for her 2005 Canadian radio hit "Old Skool Love". Even without an album prior to 2005, she was invited to perform at various musical festivals around the world. Her debut album Divine Brown was an underground hit and was fairly successful in the mainstream market. She has a five-octave vocal range. Her second album, The Love Chronicles, was released on August 19, 2008 and won a Juno award for best R&B/Soul album of the year in 2009. To date, three singles have been released from the album: "Lay It On the Line", "Meet Me At the Roxy", and "Sunglasses". Brown grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She toured with the Backstreet Boys for their Unbreakable Tour in North America in 2008.

In 2009 Divine Brown took part in an interactive documentary series called City Sonic. The series, which featured 20 Toronto artists, had Divine perform at Toronto’s Rex Hotel.^[1]

In January 2011 Divine Brown recorded a tribute to Dennis Brown, "Sitting & Watching".

In May 2011 Divine Brown released the song "Automatic" as a free download.

Divine's third album Something Fresh is scheduled for release in the fall of 2011.

Discography

• 2005: Divine Brown
• 2008: The Love Chronicles
• 2011: Something Fresh

Singles

Year	Song	Canada	Album
2005	"Old Skool Love"	—	Divine Brown
	"Twist My Hair"	—
2008	"Lay It On the Line"	32	The Love Chronicles
	"Meet Me At the Roxy"	—
2009	"Sunglasses" (featuring Nelly Furtado)	22

Awards

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result
2009	The Love Chronicles	Juno Award	R&B/Soul Recording of the Year	Won [2]

References

1. ^ http://www.citysonic.tv/films/Divine-Brown-at-The-Rex.php
2. ^ http://www.junoawards.ca/nominees-2009/en/27_RB_soul_recording_of_the_year.html

External links

• Divine Brown's website
• Profile and videos, on the website of MuchMusic

Persondata
Name	Brown, Divine
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 9, 1974
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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