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MACY GRAY BIOGRAPHY |
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Macy Gray (born Natalie McIntyre on September 6, 1970 in Canton,
Ohio) is an American neo-soul/R&B singer. Her career began after
moving to Los Angeles in 2000. "I've Committed Murder" and "Why
Don't You Call Me?" were minor hits there.
In 2001, Gray won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance for "I Try", which was also nominated for Song of
the Year and Record of the Year. She then collaborated with
Fatboy Slim (on Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars), the
Black Eyed Peas and Slick Rick ("The World Is Yours" from the
Rush Hour 2 soundtrack), as well as acting for the first time in
Training Day. Gray was booed in 2001 after forgetting the words
to the American national anthem.
In the midst of the controversy, Gray's The Id became a
commercial failure, largely stalling on the U.S. charts, in
spite of appearances by John Frusciante and Erykah Badu, though
the single "Sweet Baby" hit #11 there. Perhaps in fairness to
Gray, The Id was released a mere week after the September 11,
2001 attacks. In 2002, she appeared in Spider-Man as herself and
worked on Shaman, an album by Santana, before releasing 2003's
The Trouble With Being Myself. A cartoon based on Gray's
childhood was being developed at one point, but nothing came to
fruition. Gray was married to Tracy Hinds from 1996 to 1998;
they had two children together. |
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