Happy 43rd Birthday Mary J. Blige! Blige, Grammy Award-winning R&B singer who released over 7 multi-platinum records, including “My Life”, which Rolling Stone called one of the best in history. She sang at church and became Uptown record’s first female artist as a background singer in 1989. Her song, “Be Without You” became the top R&B song of the 2000’s. She released a perfume called “My Life”, which broke HSN records by selling 65,000 bottles during its premiere. She got married to her manager, the record executive Kendu Isaacs, on December 7, 2003 and they have no children. Check out a gallery of throwback Mary J. Blige pics. –Joi Pearson @joiapearson
