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- NAME: Macy Gray
- OCCUPATION: Singer
- BIRTH DATE: September 06, 1969 (Age: 43)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Canton, Ohio
- AKA: Macy Gray
- Full Name: Natalie Renee McIntyre
- AKA: Nemesis Jaxson
- AKA: Natalie McIntyre
- ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo
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Singer-songwriter Macy Gray is widely known for her 1999 hit single, "I Try." She is also an actress and philanthropist.
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Synopsis
Macy Gray was born and raised in Ohio, and moved to California for college. She began singing in her 20s and released her first album, On How Life Is, in 1999, winning a Grammy for her single, "I Try." Later albums have been less successful. In addition to singing, Gray launched an acting career, and appeared in the 2012 movie The Paperboy alongside Matthew McConaughey,
Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman.
Early Life
Macy Gray was born Natalie Renee McIntyre in Canton, Ohio, on September 6, 1969. At age 14, it was "suggested" that she leave the private college preparatory high school she attended on a scholarship. She finished high school at a local public school before attending the University of California, where she started singing.
Music Career
Gray released her debut album, On How Life Is, in 1999 to great success. In 2001 she won a Grammy for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her second single, "I Try," which was also nominated for Song of the Year. Her second and third studio albums, The Id and The Trouble with Being Myself, didn’t perform well in the United States but fared better in Great Britain. She then released a greatest hits album, Very Best of Macy Gray, in 2004, and a live album in 2005. Justin Timberlake, Fergie and Natalie Cole all collaborated with Gray on her sixth album, Big, which was heralded as a comeback album, receiving much critical praise.
In 2007 Gray tried to rebrand herself as Nemesis Jaxson and released the single "Slap a Bitch." The effort didn’t take, however, and quietly faded away.
In March of 2012 she released Covered, on which she covers songs by bands like the Eurythmics, Radiohead and Arcade Fire. She then released an reinterpretation of Stevie Wonder’s 1972 album, Talking Book, in October 2012.
TV and Film
Gray enjoys acting, and has had small acting roles on several TV shows and in movies, including Training Day with Denzel Washington, and Shadowboxer with Cuba Gooding Junior. She has also made cameo appearances as herself in films like Spider-Man (2002) and television shows like Ally McBeal. In 2012, she appeared in the film The Paperboy with Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack and Nicole Kidman. The film was released at the Cannes Film Festival.
Gray was a contestant on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars (2009), but was eliminated in the first round.
Personal Life
Gray was married to Tracy Hinds from 1996 to 1998, and they have three children. She has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
In 2005, Gray founded a music school in North Hollywood, California, The M. Gray Music Academy. In addition to music-related projects, she has been involved with other philanthropic and creative endeavors. After Hurricane Katrina, Gray founded One by One, an organization to help families affected by the Hurricane get back on their feet. She also launched a clothing line for full-figured women, HUMPS, in 2007. The line folded in 2008, but Gray plans to re-launch it.
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