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Tamar Braxton

From: Severn, United States
Since: 1977–present
Releases: 31

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About

Tamar Estine Braxton (born March 17, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. She began her music career as a founding member of the R&B group The Braxtons, formed with her four sisters. The group released its debut studio album, So Many Ways, in 1996. After pursuing a solo career, Braxton released her debut album, Tamar, through DreamWorks Records in 2000. Following a hiatus from solo recording, she returned with Love and War (2013), which reached number two on the Billboard 200 and topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Braxton subsequently released the albums Calling All Lovers (2015) and Bluebird of Happiness (2017), as well as the Christmas album Winter Loversland (2013). In 2025, she released the extended play (EP) Heartbreak Retrograde and its accompanying film. Her music has earned her four Grammy Award nominations, a BET Award, and three Soul Train Music Awards.
As a television personality, Braxton starred alongside her mother and sisters in the We TV reality series Braxton Family Values (2011–2020) and appeared in the spin-off Tamar & Vince. She co-hosted the syndicated daytime talk show The Real from 2013 to 2016, receiving two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for her work on the program. In 2019, she won the second season of the American reality competition series Celebrity Big Brother, becoming the first Black winner of the US version of Big Brother. Her subsequent television work has included hosting To Catch a Beautician, competing on Queens Court in 2023, and co-starring in the reality series The Braxtons.
Braxton has also pursued acting in film, television, and theater. Her screen roles include the film True to the Game 2: Gena's Story (2020), the series Kingdom Business (2022) and the animated sitcom Young Love (2023).

From Tamar Braxton on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.