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| Birth name | Natalie Renée McIntyre |
| Born | September 6, 1967 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1990s–present |
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Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967),[2] known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.[3]
Gray has released ten studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild, For Colored Girls, and The Paperboy. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.[4] Gray was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2014 in her hometown of Canton, Ohio.
- ^ "Stripped". Chesky.com. Chesky Records. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ Barnett, Laura (May 10, 2010). "Portrait of the artist: Macy Gray, singer". The Guardian.
Born: Canton, Ohio, 1967
; Soeder, John. "Macy Gray is philosophical about slumping sales". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.Ohio drivers-license records indicate she was born Sept. 6, 1967, making her 36.
- ^ Hellomagazine.com (October 8, 2009). "Macy Gray. Biography, news, photos and videos". hellomagazine.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ Interviews, Music-3 years ago (September 27, 2018). "Macy Gray on Technology, the Power of Trap Music, and Lasting Forever". Okayplayer. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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