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Early life
He was born to Clinton Brown and Joyce Hawkins in the small town of Tappahannock in Virginia. He is one of two siblings. He gained his love of music at an early age and was influenced by the sounds his parents played on the home radio such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, and Anita Baker. By the time he was 13, Chris was discovered at a gas station where his father worked. From there, he was taken to local music producers so that he could begin a career in music.
Music career
Current work
Chris is working on a new album for himself, but is also working with Bow Wow and Ciara.
Career outside of music
Other than his music career, Brown has begun some acting. He made a short appearance on UPN's One on One in March 2006. He also made his way to movies. On a radio station interview in Australia, Brown said that he is going to have a role in a dancing movie entitled Steppin' (release: c. January 2007) along with Ne-Yo and Robin Thicke. Shooting took place on June 11, 2006. In the same interview, he said that his role is an ambitious dancer and the younger brother of the lead character.
Although Chris Brown is not enrolled in a public school anymore, he is currently attending home school where he is being taught by tutors.
Personal life
Brown's third single "Gimme That" is about him being attracted to a woman who is three years older than him. The song is not very different from his personal life. In an interview, he stated that he had 3 serious relationships at his young age. At one point the woman was three or four years older than him. Brown has three tattoos:
On his right arm he has Jesus with music notes to symbolize his gratitude towards God for giving him the gift of singing.
On his left arm he has his C initial with a hand under it and two stars on the sides.
His most recent tattoo is on his left arm. It's a spray can with a 2 ↑ and 2 ↓ sign for Virginia.
Awards
2006 Soul Train Music Awards - Best R&B/Soul New Artist
2006 NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding New Artist
2006 TRL Awards - Fake ID Award
2006 BET Awards - Best New Artist
2006 BET Awards - Viewers' Choice
Discography
DVDs
Chris Brown's Journey (2006) US Certification: Gold
U.S. Sales 500,000
Albums
Chris Brown (2005) #2 US (US Certification: Platinum)
U.S. Sales: 1.4 million
