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Chris Brown was born on May 5, 1989 in Tappahannock, Virginia, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants. As a teenager singing and dancing. It started in the church choir and artists he admired and who influenced his style of singing and dancing were Stevie Wonder , Michael Jackson and Sam Cook . In the Biography of Chris Brown he appears also admired Usher .
This young man was discovered by Tina Davis, who later became his manager and helped him get his first record deal at 15 years old. His first album called Chris Brown was released in 2005 and quickly reached the charts.
According to the Biography of Chris Brown , although many of his songs have a hip-hop influence, his voice has a classic R & B sound. In those early days he was compared to Michael Jackson for his dual talent as a singer and dancer.
That album produced him two nominations Chris Brown Award Grammy for Best New Artist and Best Contemporary R & B Album. Although he did not win, he showed the audience how talented he was. Brown went on to receive a number of other awards including an NAACP Image Award for Best New Artist. With a long list of young fans, it was no surprise when he won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Music Male Artist Breakout.
In 2006, Brown toured more than 30 concerts across the United States and sold all the tickets. He also had the chance to be in a movie in 2007, and had an appearance in several episodes of the TV series The OC . In late 2007 she released her second album Exclusivewhere he wrote several of the songs and directed all the music videos of that album. Then he accepted a role in a Christmas movie. In this comedy to the role of a young man who wants tobe an artist and his family opposes.
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In February 2009, the young singer made ​​headlines after being arrested for allegedly assaulting then girlfriend, singer Rihanna , during an argument. "Words can not begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what happened , " Brown said in a statement shortly after the incident. He was charged with two felonies related to the incident.
In June, Brown pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 180 days of community service and five years probation. He was also ordered to stay away from Rihanna. The following month, Brown acknowledges that hit his girlfriend and apologized for his actions, saying in a statement: " I have told Rihanna countless times, and I am saying today, that I'm really sorry that I was not able to handle the situation differently and better "way.
In 2009 Chris Brown appeared on ABC interview and talk show 20/20 where spoke again about the incident and how it affected you . In 2010 he went to a morning show and at a question from the interviewer about the incident with Rihanna complained that always questioned about it. However, he sought professional help and received therapy for anger management .
In the Biography of Chris Brown can be read later in the dressing rooms had a rage and broke the furniture and everything found nearby. That same year he was banned from entering theUK where had several artistic commitments. The British government justified the ban because Chris Brown had been accused of a violent felony. In all the press it was commented that the ban on entering the UK because his ex-girlfriend Rihanna is British.
This seems to be another case in which artists do not measure the consequences of their actions and they find that the media and the public are slow to forget when they make mistakes.
