Biography: Chris Brown, birth name: Christopher Maurice Brown, born May 5, 1989, height: 6 ft 2 (188 cm); Zodiac Sign: Taurus; Brown is a R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, music video director and actor.

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In late 2005, he released his first studio album, Chris Brown, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single, “Run It!”

Brown, one of two children, was born and raised in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia. Brown is a dancer since the age of two, he was not aware of his vocal talents until the age of eleven. At thirteen, Brown was discovered by a local production team who visited his father’s gas station searching for new talent. Since then, he began his recording career and moved to New York.

Brown and Rihanna were the hottest R&B couple around until the relationship took a sudden turn after the infamous domestic violence drama which took place between them in early February, 2009. Chris was 19 and he was arrested and eventually charged with two felonies for attacking his then girlfriend Rihanna.

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