Anita Baker Biography

Anita Baker biography

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NAME: Anita Baker
OCCUPATION: Singer
BIRTH DATE: January 26, 1958 (Age: 55)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Toledo, Ohio
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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Anita Baker is an American R&B and soul jazz performer who has won eight Grammy Awards. She won Song of the Year in 1989 for "Giving You the Best That I Got."

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Anita Baker is a American R&B performer with a powerful three-octave range. As a girl, she sang in her church choir, but when she dropped out of community college to sing professionally, her family expressed their discontent. She went on to win eight Grammys. In 1989, she won Song of the Year for "Giving You the Best That I Got." After a hiatus, she returned in 1994 with the album Rhythm of Love.