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Monica was born Monica Denise Arnold in Riverdale, Ga., and raised in Atlanta. She grew up singing in church, and at the age of 10 had joined a traveling Gospel choir. Shortly after that, she was discovered by Atlanta-based music producer Dallas Austin and signed to his Rowdy Records label.

With her 1995 debut album, Miss Thang, critics and fans alike knew that Monica had the makings of a superstar. She quickly became the youngest female artist ever to have two back-to-back #1 hits on Billboard’s R&B singles chart with “Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)” and “Before You Walk Out of My Life.” Both songs topped the Hot 100 chart and sold one million copies each.

In 1998, The Boy Is Mine was released and delivered three consecutive #1 Billboard pop singles (the title track, “Angel of Mine” and “First Night”). Even more impressive, the album’s title track with Brandy spent 13 weeks at #1 on the pop charts, and eight weeks at #1 on the R&B listing. Additionally, the duet earned Monica a Grammy to add to her American Music, Soul Train and Billboard Awards.

Following The Boy Is Mine, Monica released After the Storm in 2003. The album went on to sell more than a million copies. In 2006, the talented singer and actress, who has sold more than 12 million copies to date, showed what she was really made of with a poignant return on her fourth album The Makings of Me, which spawned the Jermaine Dupri hit single “Everytime Tha Beat Drop” and “A Dozen Roses,” produced by Missy Elliott.

Monica is now hard at work on her upcoming fifth album, Still Standing.