Mary J. Blige

American R&B/Soul singer/songwriter, actress and philanthropist. Born: 11 January 1971 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. In November 2010, Billboard Magazine ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years, she ranked number two (overall) ahead of [a=Janet Jackson], [a=Mariah Carey], and [a=Whitney Houston].