Chapman, Tracy (1964–)

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Chapman, Tracy (1964–)

African-American singer. Born Mar 30, 1964, in Cleveland, Ohio; attended Tufts University, majoring in anthropology and African studies.

Made Tracy Chapman debut album for Elektra (1987) which included "Fast Car," "Baby Can I Hold You," and "Talkin' Bout a Revolution"; appeared at the televised tribute to Nelson Mandela (1987), resulting in the sale of 12,000 copies of album in 2 days; won Grammy as Best New Artist (1989); released Crossroads (1989) which went platinum; released "Bang Bang Bang" single, followed by the album Matters of the Heart and the single "Dreaming on a World" (1992); released New Beginning (multi-platinum) and had hit "Give Me One Reason" (1995), for which she won a Grammy for Record of the Year (1997); released Telling Stories (2000), followed by Let It Rain (2002); appeared in the film Malcolm X (1992).

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