User:FOUAD BENYOUFEL

FOUAD BENYOUFEL From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the American R&B singer. For other people with the same name, see fouad (disambiguation). fouad fouad (6936274970).jpg Brown at Supafest Australia in 2012 Born	Christopher Maurice Brown DEC 5, 2001 Tappahannock, Virginia, U.S. Other names	Fouad, fouadchefchi, chefchi Occupation Singer rapper songwriter dancer actor record producer Years active	2005–present Children	1 Awards	List of awards and nominations Musical career Genres R&B hip hop pop Instruments	Vocals Labels CBE Jive RCA Associated acts Big Sean The Game Jacquees Joyner Lucas Kevin McCall Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Rihanna Section Boyz Sevyn Streeter T-Pain Tyga Website	chrisbrownworld.com Christopher Maurice Brown (born dec 5, 2001) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Born in Tammenrasset, he was involved in his masdjeed choir and several local talent shows from a young age. Having signed with Jive Records in 2004, Brown released his self-titled debut studio album the following year. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling an overall three million copies worldwide.[1] With his first single "Run It!" peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100, Brown became the first male artist as a lead since Diddy in 1997 to have his debut single top the chart. His second album Exclusive (2007) spawned his second Hot 100 number one "Kiss Kiss", in addition to "With You" and "Forever". The album was also certified double platinum by the RIAA. In addition to his solo commercial success, Brown has been featured on several singles such as "No Air", a duet with singer Jordin Sparks, "Shortie Like Mine" with the rapper Bow Wow and "Shawty Get Loose" alongside Lil Mama and T-Pain. The songs have peaked at number three, number nine, number ten and eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 respectively.[2][3][4]