Who Was Toni Braxton First Husband

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Overview (3)

Born in Severn, Maryland, USA
Birth NameToni Michelle Braxton
Height5' 2' (1.57 m)

Mini Bio (1)

Toni Braxton was born on October 7, 1966 in Severn, Maryland, USA as Toni Michelle Braxton. She was previously married to Keri Lewis.

Spouse (1)

Keri Lewis(21 April 2001 - 24 July 2013) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
Toni

Trade Mark (1)

Trivia (64)

The pedestal in Toni's video for 'You're Making Me High' was used to make her appear taller than her height of 5' 2'
Actress Robin Givens was featured in Toni's video 'He Wasn't Man Enough' as the cheating husband's wife.
Her albums of original material include 'Toni Braxton', 'Secrets', 'The Heat' and 'More Than a Woman'. She also released an album of Christmas songs in 2001 titled 'Snowflakes.'
Has 7 Grammy Awards, including one for 1993's Best New Artist.
Her cousin auditioned on American Idol (2002), season 4. However, he didn't make it past the audition.
Has four younger sisters: Traci Braxton (b. 1971), Towanda Braxton (b. 1973), Tamar Braxton (b. 1977) and Trina Braxton (b. 1978).
All 4 of her sisters (Towanda, Tamar, Traci and Trina) and her first name begin with the letter 'T'
Suffers from the serious heart condition pericarditis and autoimmune disease lupus.
Originally set for a role in Gregory Nava's Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), starring Larenz Tate, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
Ranked #38 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
Hospitalized in Las Vegas on April 7, 2008 for chest pains but released the next day.
Spokeswoman, Autism Speaks.
Older sister of Traci Braxton, Trina Braxton, Towanda Braxton and Tamar Braxton.
Braxton was initially opposed to recording 'Un-break My Heart' when its writer Diane Warren first suggested it for her. Fortunately for Toni, she changed her mind and the song, produced by David Foster, went on to top the U.S. charts and became a huge international hit in 1996.
Hospitalized in Los Angeles on December 7, 2012 for health issues related to lupus and blood clots.
Ex-sister-in-law of Vince Herbert.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 34, a son Denim Cole Braxton-Lewis on December 2, 2001. Child's father is her now ex-husband, Keri Lewis.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 35, a son Diezel Ky Braxton-Lewis on March 31, 2003. Child's father is her now ex-husband, Keri Lewis.
Starting to tour Album Liber around the country [January 2006]
Currently getting ready to release her 5th studio album titled 'Libra' with the first single 'Please' already being and second single 'Trippin' around the corner. [September 2005]
AskMen's 99 Most Desirable Women [2002] (Ranked: 32).
All Shades of Fine - 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years [BET - October 2005] (Ranked: 22).
FHM-Romania's 100 Sexiest Women [2001] (Ranked: 81).
FHM-France's 100 Sexiest Women [2003] (Ranked: 100).
FHM-Romania's 100 Sexiest Women [2003] (Ranked: 77).
Featured in FHM-France's 100 Sexiest Women [2001].
AskMen's 50 Most Beautiful Women [2001] (Ranked: 28).
AskMen's 99 Most Desirable Women [2003] (Ranked: 74).
FHM-Singapore's 100 Sexiest Woman [2001] (Ranked: 70).
Ebony Magazine's 55 Most Beautiful Black People [2000].
FHM-Russia's 100 Sexiest Women [2002] (Ranked: 48).
FHM-Germany's 100 Sexiest Women [2001] (Ranked: 34).
Blender Magazine's the Rock Goddess 50 (Ranked: 39).
Ebony Magazine's 56 Most Intriguing Blacks [2001].
FHM-Netherlands' 100 Sexiest Women [2001] (Ranked: 68).
FHM-Netherlands' 100 Sexiest Women [2002] (Ranked: 54).
FHM-Romania's 100 Sexiest Women [2002] (Ranked: 47).

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FHM-France's 100 Sexiest Women [2002] (Ranked: 66).
FHM-South Africa's 100 Sexiest Women [2003] (Ranked: 92).
VH-1's 40 Most Awesomely Bad Break-up Song Performers (Ranked: 38).
Featured in People Magazine's Best Dressed [1997].
Featured in People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People [1994].
FHM-South Africa's 100 Sexiest Women [2000] (Ranked: 95).
VH-1's 100 Greatest Love Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 45).
Rap-Up 50 Sexiest Women in Rap and R&B [2001] (Ranked: 3).
Featured in People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People [1997].
People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People Multiple Appearances [1990-2003] (Ranked: 2).

Who Was Toni Braxton First Husband

Favorite TV show is House Hunters (1999) on HGTV.
Has been playing the piano since she was 10 years old.
Used to be a Sunday school teacher.
Collects designer shoe boxes because they are too pretty to be thrown out.
Loves the store Ross Dress for Less - especially on Tuesdays when she can use her mom's senior citizen discount.
Was engaged to rapper Birdman from February 2018 to January 2019.
(April 30, 2019) Her niece Lauren Braxton has died of heart condition at age 24.

Personal Quotes (38)

I know for works for me - those wonderful sad love songs.
Although becoming a singer was my plan A after first hearing Whitney Houston when I was 17, I started off with plan B by going to the teacher-training college that my dad went to. It was a slow coming of age.
If you break your knee, you have therapy on your knee, and it's the same for your heart.
I take an active role in my imaging and how I look.
I can live a totally normal life and do everything I want to do just as long as I take my medication. My body will give me signals if it gets weak or fatigued, so I know when I need to take a break.
I'm not a diva. I'm a tadpole trying to be a frog.
Dating is different when you get older. You're not as trusting, or as eager to get back out there and expose yourself to someone.
I've been advised not to have any more children for medical reasons, so that's it - the shop has closed, even though I would have loved a daughter.
I'm a businesswoman who's serious about her money. I want an empire.
I had a 23 per cent blockage in my micro-arteries. At first the doctors thought I needed a heart transplant, then they said I have microvascular angina, which means I will be on medication for the rest of my life.
You don't want a whole bunch of yes people around you.
Performing live is the greatest high in the world. That's why I do what I do.
I am fed up with men who use sex like a sleeping pill.
I'll probably be 80 years old and still performing. Music is like fashion, it changes. But some things will always be the same.
Grammys, American Music Awards, successful albums, I'd pick my kids any day over any of it.
I love dishes and house things so I kind of lost it a little bit on the house ware. One-thousand thread-count sheets, that's what I indulged in.
I do have height envy. I'm 5'1' and my sisters are giants so I do have height envy.
Like Scarlett O'Hara, I won't be broke again.
I'd lose my mind if I heard my kid call the nanny Mommy.
I can't record in the morning because I sound like Barry White.
In a broken marriage, it can be challenging and tough to get that work/life balance. I love performing but I also love being a mum, and I hate having to choose between them.
My ideal kinda guy, if I was really gonna go there even though he's married, is Mark Wahlberg. To me he's a little black and white, the kinda guy who would understand if I pull my weave out.
But I don't want to be out there anymore; I don't want people asking me about my health issues, about my kids. I choose not to be a public paparazzi girl on purpose.
I learned that I had to believe in myself and not just to be comfortable with the opinions of others. I'm just more in control; I finalize everything.
I was so glad I did Beauty and the Beast. I always wanted to act, and if the bankruptcy thing hadn't happened, I wouldn't have started acting.
Broadway, I have to memorize everything. You get one time to do it right.
When you take high risks, the rewards are higher. So sometimes I'll gamble just to see what happens. If it doesn't work, I know I can't do that.
I've always tried to be positive. There's a lot going on.
You lose the arrogance you need to be successful, but you need that arrogance because the second someone sees that side of you and chip at it, it's over.
I like being in love. I want to be in love, but at this stage of my life, my career is, by far, the most important thing to me. It's my passion.
Will people think I've been dropped? Oh God, you don't want people to think that. No one will want to touch you if they think you got dropped.
I let everybody else's negative energy feed on me a little.
I look at other artists who have had fabulous first albums, and you don't know what they're doing today. Who's to say I'll be an exception to that rule?

Quick Facts

Name
Toni Braxton
Occupation
Singer
Birth Date
October 7, 1967 (age 51)
Place of Birth
Severn, Maryland
Zodiac Sign
Libra
“My heart isn't in it anymore. I hate to say that. For what I do I have to love it. I have to feel that excitement and it's gone.'[On her February 2013 decision to retire as a recording artist.]”
Toni Braxton is an R&B singer-songwriter and actress best known for the hits 'Un-Break My Heart,' 'You Mean the World to Me' and 'Breathe Again.'

Who Is Toni Braxton?

Born in Maryland in 1967, Toni Braxton began her professional career singing alongside her sisters, until emerging as a solo artist with a song on the soundtrack for Boomerang (1992). The following year, she released her debut self-titled album, garnering wide acclaim for singles like 'You Mean the World to Me' and 'Breathe Again.' She later scored a megahit with 'Un-Break My Heart,' included on her second studio album, Secrets (1996). Braxton made history in 1998, when she became the first black actress to play Belle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast, and she later starred alongside her sisters on the reality show Braxton Family Values. Despite announcing her retirement in 2013, the singer resumed recording shortly afterward and announced a new solo album in 2018.

Early Life & Sisters

Toni Michelle Braxton was born on October 7, 1967, in Severn, Maryland, to parents Michael Braxton, a minister, and his wife, Evelyn. Brought up in a strict, religious household that prohibited any sort of engagement with popular culture, Toni and her four younger sisters — Traci, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar — began singing at an early age at their father's church. Over time, Michael and Evelyn Braxton eased their household rules, allowing their daughters to gain more exposure to soul and rock singers like Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan.

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For Toni especially, music became a central component in her life. She entered a number of local talent shows, and also collaborated considerably with her sisters. Following her graduation from high school, Braxton planned on becoming a music teacher, but was easily swayed to leave college when songwriter Bill Pettaway overheard Braxton singing to herself at a gas station. Pettaway, who had recently penned Milli Vanilli's 'Girl You Know It's True' hit single, was moved by Braxton's husky, driving voice. With his help, Braxton landed a record contract with Arista Records for both her and her sisters.

Albums

The Braxtons, as the sisters called themselves, released the single 'The Good Life' in 1990. While not a huge hit, it did manage to catch the ear of producers Antonio 'L.A.' Reid and Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, who signed Toni to a new deal to the Arista subsidiary, LaFace Records.

'Boomerang' Hit

In 1992 Braxton caught her first big break when she was asked to fill in for Anita Baker and sing for the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy movie Boomerang. The album gave Braxton significant exposure and led to her first big hit: the single 'Love Shoulda Brought You Home.'

'Toni Braxton'

A year after the Boomerang soundtrack, Braxton released her eponymous debut album. The record more than met the enthusiasm that had built up around it prior to its release. With hits like 'Breathe Again,' 'You Mean the World to Me' and 'Another Love Song,' the record went on to sell more than 8 million copies. It also earned Braxton a pair of Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

'Secrets'

In 1996 Braxton released her second studio album, Secrets, which included the monster single 'Un-Break My Heart' and the hit 'You Make Me High.' At the 1997 Grammy Awards, Braxton won two Grammys: one for Best Female R&B vocal performance and one for Best Female R&B Pop Vocal Performance.

Contractual Issues

Instead of getting the chance to dig into the hard work of creating a third album, Braxton got into contract wrangling with Arista. At issue was Braxton's claim that she deserved to receive a larger cut from her record sales. To further drive home the point that she wasn't making enough, Braxton filed for bankruptcy in 1998.

'The Heat,' 'Pulse'

The two sides eventually returned to the negotiating table, and following an agreement in 1999, the singer-songwriter released her third album, The Heat. Largely stripped of the 'lost love' themes that had greatly shaped her two previous studio releases, Braxton's new album gave the singer's fans a fresher, more confident Braxton. It also featured two hit singles: 'He Wasn't Man Enough for Me' and 'Just Be a Man About It.'

In 2010 Braxton released her seventh studio album, Pulse, which was issued by Atlantic Records.

Broadway's 'Beauty' and 'Braxton Family Values'

In September 1998, Braxton made history by becoming the first black actress to play Belle in a Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast. The musical, which featured a song written specifically for Braxton, was a huge success.

She went on to pursue other types of performance work, including a Las Vegas residency, Toni Braxton: Revealed, from 2006 into 2008. Later that year, she competed on the hit dance-competition show Dancing with the Stars.

In January 2011, media outlets began reporting that Braxton was set to star in a new reality series, Braxton Family Values. The show, which debuted in April 2011 on WE tv, follows Toni and her sisters as they pursue their respective careers in show business.

Health Issues and Bankruptcy

Braxton accomplished all of these successes while also battling health issues. She's been treated for hypertension as well as pericarditis, a viral infection of the sac surrounding the heart. More significantly, in November 2010, the singer told the world she was battling Lupus. The announcement shook her fellow recording artists, most notably Lady Gaga, who has family members who've dealt with the deadly autoimmune disease. 'Toni, your strength is admirable,' Lady Gaga wrote in a message to Braxton. 'As a woman whose family as been affected by Lupus, I understand your struggle and have you in my thoughts.'

More bad news followed in late 2010, when Braxton announced that she was again filing for bankruptcy. Some reports stated that she owed as much as $50 million.

Retirement

In early 2012, Braxton announced that she had begun working on a new album. That spring, she released the single 'I Heart You' — thought to be the first single off the singer's new project at the time. But fans' excitement over what would be Braxton's eighth studio project soon fizzled out when, on February 8, 2013, Braxton announced plans to retire from her career as a recording artist. Signaling the end of her 20-year recording career, Braxton's announcement, made during her guest appearance on Good Morning America, came as a big shock to many — especially since the singer-songwriter's previous statements regarding her future retirement seemed to center on a final album release.

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Braxton went on to explain her decision, citing a loss of musical inspiration, a disinterest in making any future recordings, and shifting sentiments surrounding her future goals. Army hazmat awareness training online. 'It's not affecting me, making me feel that thing I've always felt when I perform. It's leaving me,' she said. 'I'm not sure what's going on in my life. Maybe a female mid-life crisis? My heart isn't in it anymore. I hate to say that. For what I do I have to love it. I have to feel that excitement and it's gone.'

Return to the Studio

'Love, Marriage & Divorce'

Despite her announcement, Braxton did return triumphantly to the music scene in 2014 with a studio album with longtime collaborator Babyface. The R&B/adult contemporary-styled Love, Marriage & Divorce earned the pair a Grammy in 2015 for Best R&B Album.

'Sex & Cigarettes'

After dropping the single 'Deadwood' in September 2017, Braxton in early 2018 announced plans to release Sex & Cigarettes, her first solo album in eight years. Around this time, the singer also starred in the Lifetime movie Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story, as the real-life teacher who talked a would-be gunman out of shooting up a Georgia school in 2013.

Husband and Kids

Braxton, who began dating Birdman in May 2016, publicly announced her engagement to the rapper in a February 2018 teaser trailer for the upcoming season of Braxton Family Values, set to premiere the following month.

Braxton was previously married to musician Keri Lewis from 2001 to 2013. They have two sons together, Denim and Deizel.

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