Tamar Braxton

Tamar Braxton
Braxton in 2012
Born
Tamar Estine Braxton

(1977-03-17) March 17, 1977 (age 47)
Severn, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Other namesTamar Braxton-Herbert
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • television personality
Years active1989–present
Spouses
Darrell Allamby
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(m. 2001; div. 2003)​
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(m. 2008; div. 2019)​
Children1
RelativesSee Braxton family
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
WebsiteOfficial website

Tamar Estine Braxton[3] (born March 17, 1977)[4] is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.

Braxton began her career in 1990 as a founding member of The Braxtons, an R&B singing group formed with her sisters. The Braxtons released their debut album, So Many Ways, as a trio in 1996, and disbanded shortly afterward. In 2000, Braxton released her debut self-titled album through DreamWorks Records. Following a thirteen-year break, Braxton released her second studio album, Love and War (2013), through Epic Records, which reached the number two position on the Billboard 200 chart.[5] She later released her fourth and fifth albums, Calling All Lovers (2015) and Bluebird of Happiness (2017), respectively. Braxton has won a BET Award and three Soul Train Music Awards throughout her career.[6][7][8][9] She has also been nominated for four Grammy Awards.

From 2011 to 2020, Braxton starred in the We TV reality-television series Braxton Family Values alongside her mother and sisters. She also served as a co-host on the Fox syndicated daytime talk show The Real from 2013 until 2016, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.[10][11] In 2019, she won the second season of Celebrity Big Brother.

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  10. ^ "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: Emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  11. ^ "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: Emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.