Born: July 13, 1974
Toronto's Deborah Cox was singing for commercials by the age of 12 and playing in local bands.
Her first break came as back-up vocalist for Celine Dion at U.S. President Bill Clinton's 1992 Inaugural Ball.
After returning home hitting dead ends with Canadian record labels, Cox moved to Los Angeles in 1994 and began shopping herself to US record companies.
Arista Records President Clive Davis - who had discovered Whitney Houston - heard Cox's material and signed her to a lucrative recording contract.
Work began on her self-titled debut album in 1993. She teamed with recognized hit songwriters such as Babyface and Diane Warren, as well as contributing four songs that Cox co-wrote herself. The album was finally released in 1995 and yielded a Juno Nomination in 1996 for several hit singles like "Where Do We Go From Here".
In 1998, she finally broke through with her sophomore album, "One Wish", which yielded a massive hit single, "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here". The original version of that song became a huge pop hit as a ballad; a radical dancefloor remix also propelled it to hit status in the clubs.
In 1999, Cox cemented her reputation by taking part in the final edition of Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair tour.
Singles
1995 Sentimental
1995 Who Do U Love
1996 Where Do We Go From Here
1997 It's Just The Same
1997 Things Just Ain't The Same
1998 Nobody's Supposed To Be Here
1999 We Can't Be Friends
1999 It's Over Now
Albums
1995 Deborah Cox
1998 One Wish
Video
Compilation Tracks
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