Trina Braxton | |
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Birth name | Trina Evette Braxton |
Born | [1] December 3, 1974 Severn, Maryland, U.S. |
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Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Soltri Entertainment (2012–present) |
Spouses | Gabriel Solis
(m. 2003; div. 2015)Von Scales
(m. 2019) |
Website | trinabraxton |
Trina Evette Braxton-Scales (born December 3, 1974) is an American singer and reality television personality. She is the younger sister of R&B singing icon Toni Braxton. Trina had her first big break in music in 1992 as a founding member of the R&B group the Braxtons, formed with her sisters. After losing two members, The Braxtons released their only album, So Many Ways, as a trio in 1996 along with four singles: "So Many Ways", "Only Love", "The Boss", and "Slow Flow".
In 2011, Braxton reunited with her sisters for the We TV reality show, Braxton Family Values. The first season was the #1 rated reality show on WE tv, and the network ordered a 13-episode second season of the show after the third episode.[2][3] Trina released her first solo single called "Party or Go Home" in March 2012.[4] Since September 2018, Braxton is a co-host of "Sister Circle" talk show for the TV One and TEGNA networks from 12:00 p.m. – 1 p.m., along with Quad Webb-Lunceford, Syleena Johnson and Rashan Ali.[5][6][7][8]
Braxton has starred in several movies and launched a line of notably successful hair and bar companies. Trina Braxton is widely regarded as the Braxton sister with business acumen, having created several successful brands and other business endeavors, which lends her net worth to be 1.5 million dollars[9][10][11]