Macy Gray
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| Birth name | Natalie Renée McIntyre |
| Born | September 6, 1967 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | University of Southern California (BA) |
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| Works | Macy Gray discography |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
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Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967),[2] known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.[3] Her 1999 single, "I Try", was her commercial breakthrough; the song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, and preceded her debut studio album, On How Life Is (1999). Since then, she has ten studio albums.
Gray has won a Grammy Award from five nominations, and sold over 25 million records worldwide by 2018. She has appeared in several films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild, For Colored Girls, and The Paperboy.[4][5] She was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2014 in her hometown of Canton, Ohio.
- ^ "Stripped". Chesky.com. Chesky Records. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ Barnett, Laura (May 10, 2010). "Portrait of the artist: Macy Gray, singer". The Guardian.
Born: Canton, Ohio, 1967
; Soeder, John. "Macy Gray is philosophical about slumping sales". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.Ohio drivers-license records indicate she was born Sept. 6, 1967, making her 36.
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- ^ Ani, Ivie (September 27, 2018). "Macy Gray on Technology, the Power of Trap Music, and Lasting Forever". Okayplayer. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Macy Gray on Technology, the Power of Trap Music, and Lasting Forever". OkayPlayer. September 27, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2025.