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Mary Jane Blige is a singer, rapper, songwriter and actress. She is widely known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" for mixing the two musical genres together. Blige has sold over 40 million albums worldwide and has won eight Grammy awards. She also has a World Music Legends Award, despite her young age. Her musical style has influenced many other female vocalists, including Alicia Keys and Ashanti.
瑪麗·簡·布萊姬是說唱歌手、唱作人兼女演員。因將兩種音樂風格融會貫通，榮獲“嘻哈靈魂樂女皇”稱號。全球唱片銷量超4000萬張，獲得八項格萊美獎。雖然年紀輕輕，但卻獲得全球傳奇音樂獎。包括艾麗西亞·凱斯、Ashanti在內的許多女歌手受她影響。
Blige was born in 1971 in New York. She grew up listening to the new sounds of hip-hop and rap that were starting to come out of New York. She also loved her mother's collection of 60s and 70s soul records. She won a talent competition when she was seven and decided she wanted to be a singer.
1971年，布萊姬出生于紐約。從小接受嘻哈說唱音樂，當時紐約也一度盛行。母親有許多60-70年代靈魂樂專輯，布萊姬也格外喜愛。7歲那年，布萊姬獲得選秀節目冠軍，并決定從事演唱事業。
Blige improved her singing technique in the local church choir. In 1988, she recorded an Anita Baker song at a recording booth in a local mall. Her mother's friend loved it and sent it to a recording company executive, who signed Blige instantly. She spent several years as a backup singer, before releasing her debut album in 1992.
通過當地教堂合唱團，布萊姬提高了演唱水平。1988年，在當地一家商場錄音棚，布萊姬錄制了一首安妮塔·貝克的歌曲。母親好友格外喜愛，并寄給了唱片公司總裁，并很快與布萊姬簽約。1992年，布萊姬發表首張個人專輯，在此之前，她做了多年幕后歌手。
Blige has recorded eight studio albums, including the highly successful ‘The Breakthrough’, for which she scooped many awards. She also branched out into acting and has appeared in television series, Broadway plays and movies. Blige is also actively involved in several charities and started the Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, “to inspire women from all walks of life to reach their individual potential.”
布萊姬總共發布8張個人專輯，包括《The Breakthrough》，該專輯斬獲多座獎項。她還涉足演藝圈，還曾出演電視劇、百老匯戲劇以及電影。并熱衷慈善事業，發起“婦女進步”基金會，鼓勵各行女性發揮自我潛能。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
