Person · Female
Kandi
US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss
- From
- Atlanta, United States
- Since
- 1976–present
- Releases
- 9
- r&b
About
Kandi Lenice Burruss (born May 17, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She first gained notice in 1992 as a member of the multi-platinum R&B female vocal group Xscape. As a songwriter, she has received writing credits on the singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child, "There You Go" by Pink, "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" by Ariana Grande, and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. In 2000, she won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for her work on the TLC hit song "No Scrubs".
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Burruss' debut single "Don't Think I'm Not", as well as her appearances on the singles "4, 5, 6" by Solé, and E-40's "U and Dat" alongside T-Pain, have all reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, she starred on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta from its second to fifteenth season, making her one of the longest-serving cast members in The Real Housewives franchise. Burruss has appeared in six Real Housewives spinoff and companion series as of 2022, beginning with 2012's The Kandi Factory, and continuing on with Kandi's Wedding (2014), Kandi's Ski Trip (2015), Xscape: Still Kickin' It (2017), and Kandi & the Gang (2022), all of which were aired by Bravo. Burruss also appeared as a guest in fellow housewife castmate Kim Zolciak's wedding special Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding (2012).
Burruss had a recurring role as Roselyn Perry in the third season of the Showtime drama series The Chi. She won the third season of the Fox competition series The Masked Singer, and became the show's first female champion. Additionally, she also placed fifth on the second season of Celebrity Big Brother on CBS. In 2023, her production work on a 2022 Broadway production of the play The Piano Lesson earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
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Also known as
Burress · Burris · Burruss · Candy Burress · Handi Burruss · K. Burgess · K. Burress · K. Burris · K. Burrus · K. Burruss · K. Buruss · K.Burruss · K.L. Burrus · Kandi B · Kandi Barruss · Kandi Buress · Kandi Burgess · Kandi Burress · Kandi Burris · Kandi Burrus · Kandi Burruss · Kandi Burruss a/k/a Kandi · Kandi Buruss · Kandi Girl · Kandi L Burruss · Kandi L. Burruss · Kandi Lenice Burruss · Kandi Lenice Burruss-Tucker · Kandi Leniece Burruss-Tucker · Kandy Burrus
Tags
- dance and electronica
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 888f7e18-2a96-4f2e-8320-08ff4330b442
- ISNI
- 0000000055191589
- IPI
- 00338170958
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.