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Macy Gray

Background information
Birth name Natalie Renee McIntyre
Also known as Natalie Hinds
Born September 6, 1967 (1967-09-06) (age 40)
Canton, Ohio, United States
Genre(s) R&B, soul, neo soul, funk rock, alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress
Years active 1998–present
Label(s) Epic, Geffen, will.i.am music group
Associated acts Sunshine Anderson
Website www.macygray.com

Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6, 1967;[1] also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music) is an American R&B, soul, and neo soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress, famed for her raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Canton is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Stark County. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. This article is about the musical genre For the Yael Naim song see New Soul. Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label william music group is a Vanity label founded by Hip-Hop artist Will ---- Sunshine Anderson (born October 8 1974) is a female American R&B and soul Singer and Songwriter. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. This article is about the musical genre For the Yael Naim song see New Soul. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter Betty Davis (née Betty Mabry) is an American Funk and soul singer

To date, Gray has released four studio albums, one compilation album, and one live album—with her fourth studio album, Big, released in March 2007—, and has received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. Big is the fourth Studio album (sixth overall by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray, released on March 27 The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences She has appeared in a number of films including Training Day, Spider-Man, and Idlewild. Training Day is a 2001 Crime film directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Spider-Man is a 2002 American Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Idlewild is an American Musical film, released August 25, 2006, written and directed by Bryan Barber. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is. " I Try " is the second single from Macy Gray 's debut album On How Life Is, released in 1999 internationally but not becoming a On How Life Is is the debut album by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music)

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Biography

Career beginnings

Gray was born in Canton, Ohio, and decided to pursue a career in music after being expelled from Western Reserve Academy in Hudson. Canton is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Stark County. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Western Reserve Academy (also known as 'WRA' or 'Reserve' is a private, mid-sized Coeducational boarding and day college preparatory school new shopping area hudson ohjpg|thumb|right|180px|The "First and Main" shopping district However, Gray's initial success came as a surprise. While attending the University of Southern California (graduated 1990[2]) she agreed to write songs for a friend of hers and a demo session was scheduled for the songs to be recorded by another singer. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release When the vocalist failed to turn up to record the songs, Gray found herself recording them herself. She then met writer/producer Joe Solo at her job as a cashier in Beverly Hills. Together, they wrote a large collection of songs and recorded them in Solo's studio. The demo tape created a lot of attention and consequently landed Gray the opportunity to sing at jazz cafés in Los Angeles, California. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Despite Gray's dislike of her own voice, her vocals garnered lots of attention around the jazz scene, and Atlantic Records signed her to their label. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Months later, Gray gave her demo album to Atlantic, but the record label was dissatisfied with her efforts. Going through the break-up of her marriage and expecting her third child, Gray retreated back to Canton. During this time, Gray's demo tape was still doing the rounds, and in 1998 she landed a record deal with Epic Records. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. She was also in one of the songs from The Black Eyed Peas' debut album, Love Won't Wait. The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles.

On How Life Is (1999)

During the whole of 1998, Gray continued to work on her debut album. Released in the summer of 1999, On How Life Is became a worldwide smash. On How Life Is is the debut album by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music) Despite the first single "Do Something" stalling on the charts, it was by word of mouth and the release of the second single "I Try" that the album really became a success for Gray. " Do Something " is the Lead single from Macy Gray 's debut album On How Life Is, released in 1999 " I Try " is the second single from Macy Gray 's debut album On How Life Is, released in 1999 internationally but not becoming a "I Try" (which was originally featured in the Jennifer Aniston-starring vehicle, the romantic-comedy Picture Perfect in 1997) was one of the biggest singles of 1999, and subsequent singles "Still" and "Why Didn't You Call Me" ensured the album becoming triple platinum in the U. Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. Picture Perfect is a 1997 film, starring Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Illeana Douglas, Olympia Dukakis " Still " is the third single from Macy Gray 's debut album On How Life Is, released in 2000 " Why Didn't You Call Me " is the fourth and final single from Macy Gray 's debut album On How Life Is, released in 2000 S. , quadruple platinum in the UK, and triple platinum in Canada. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

In 2001, Gray won the Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for "I Try", which was also nominated for "Song of the Year" and "Record of the Year". The 43rd Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category the first of which was The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually She then collaborated with Fatboy Slim, The Black Eyed Peas, and Slick Rick (on the song "The World Is Yours", from the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack), as well as acting for the first time in the thriller Training Day. Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook, (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 is a British DJ and Big beat musician The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. Ricky Walters (born January 14 1965) better known by Stage names Slick Rick, MC Ricky D and Rick the Ruler, is a Grammy Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 martial arts / buddy cop Film starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. Training Day is a 2001 Crime film directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. In August 2001, Gray was booed off stage at the Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibition game after forgetting the words to the American national anthem. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America [3]

Subsequent albums (2001–2005)

In the midst of the controversy, Gray's The Id became a commercial stillborn, largely stalling on the U. The Id is the second Studio album by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray, released in September 2001 (see 2001 S. charts, in spite of appearances by John Frusciante and Erykah Badu on the album's hit single "Sweet Baby", (which was co-written with longtime collaborator Joe Solo), though the album managed to peak at number eleven on the Billboard 200. John Anthony Frusciante (pronounced) (born March 5 1970 is an American Guitarist, singer songwriter and record producer Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard However, it reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the BPI. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. The underperformance in the United States, compared to her debut album, may have been attributed to the fact that The Id was released just a week after the September 11, 2001 attacks. In 2002, she appeared in Spider-Man as herself and worked with Santana on the track "Amoré (Sexo)", from his album Shaman. Spider-Man is a 2002 American Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. Shaman is the follow-up Album to Santana 's 1999 studio release Supernatural. She also recorded a duet with Zucchero called "Like The Sun (From Out Of Nowhere)" which featured Jeff Beck on guitar released in 2004 on Zu & Co., a duets collection. Adelmo Fornaciari (born September 25 1955) more commonly known by his Stage name Zucchero, is an Italian rock singer Zu & Co is a compilation of songs mostly written by Italian rock singer Zucchero. Her song "Time of My Life" was included in the soundrack to 8 Mile. Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile is the official music Soundtrack to the 2002 movie 8 Mile, starring Eminem A cartoon based on Gray's childhood was being developed at one point, but it never came to fruition.

In 2003, Gray released her third studio album, The Trouble with Being Myself, to rave reviews. The Trouble with Being Myself is the third Studio album by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray, released in 2003 (see The lead single "When I See You" became a radio hit in the U. " When I See You " is the Lead single from Macy Gray 's third studio album The Trouble with Being Myself, released in 2003 S. and a top forty hit in the UK, although the album wasn't as well received by fans. It nevertheless became Gray's third top twenty album in the UK. A greatest hits collection and a live album were subsequently released: The Very Best of Macy Gray (2004) and Live in Las Vegas (2005). The Very Best of Macy Gray is the first Greatest hits album (fourth overall by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray Live in Las Vegas is a Live album by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray. Additionally, Gray was featured on Marcus Miller's 2005 album Silver Rain, on a cover of Prince's 1986 song "Girls & Boys". Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Grammy Award-winning Jazz musician composer producer and multi-instrumentalist Silver Rain is an album by Bassist Marcus Miller. It was released in 2005. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician " Girls & Boys " is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade, the Soundtrack to the film

Big (2007): return to music

Gray began 2007 badly after being kicked off-stage at a concert in Barbados for profanity (which was part of the show), but she wasn't aware that it was against the law in that country. Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation She gave a public apology that night to avoid arrest.

However, March saw the release of Gray's fourth studio album (sixth overall), entitled Big. Big is the fourth Studio album (sixth overall by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray, released on March 27 Two singles, "Finally Made Me Happy" and "Shoo Be Doo", have been released from the album. " Finally Made Me Happy " is the Lead single from Macy Gray 's fourth studio album Big (2007 " Shoo Be Doo " is the second single from Macy Gray 's fourth studio album Big (2007 "What I Gotta Do", another track from the album, is featured on the Shrek the Third soundtrack. Shrek the Third, released 6 years after the first ''Shrek'' and 3 years after the second ''Shrek'', is a 2007 Animated film, and the It is largely considered as Gray's comeback album, after a four-year hiatus since her last studio album. The album has been critically acclaimed and seen as her best work yet. It features collaborations with Natalie Cole, Fergie, Justin Timberlake, and will.i.am, who co-executive produced the album with Gray. Natalie Cole (born Natalie Maria Cole on February 6 1950) is an influential American Singer-songwriter and performer who has Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27 1975 better known by her Stage name Fergie, is an American pop / R&B Singer-songwriter Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed William James Adams Jr (born March 15, 1975 in Los Angeles California, USA) better known by his Stage name will Big is the second release from will. i. am's record label, will. i. am Music Group, after Fergie's The Dutchess. The Dutchess is the solo debut album of American pop / R&B singer Fergie, who is a member of The Black Eyed Peas.

The album has been moderately successful in the U. S. , where it debuted and peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200, becoming Gray's highest-charting album since The Id. Surprisingly, Big has not seen the same success in the UK, where it reached number sixty-two on the albums chart, becoming her lowest-charting album in the UK by far. The album received consolidating success in other countries such as Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Finland, reaching the top forty of their albums chart. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It is unknown at this point, whether any other singles from Big will be released, although "Glad You're Here", again co-written with Joe Solo, is the standout choice.

PBS's Soundstage live concert series premiered a Gray concert on July 5. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Soundstage is an American live concert Television series produced by WTTW Chicago and HD Ready and distributed by PBS. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. The one-hour concert included songs from Big—"Finally Made Me Happy", "Shoo Be Doo", "Ghetto Love", "What I Gotta Do", "Glad You're Here", "Slowly", and "Everybody". Other songs performed were "Caligula", "Why Didn't You Call Me", "Oblivion" with the set ending with "I Try". Future airdates can be found on PBS's website.

On 7 July 2007, Gray performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Running order June 26, 2007 on the official Live Earth website that the following artists are scheduled to perform at the Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Rio de Janeiro ( pron ˈhiu dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. [4] Gray and her band members wore clothes with politically-motivated messages. In her dress, it was written "Darfur Red Alert".

Surprisingly Big was later promoted on the internet via the UK version of the Apple iPhone launch demo, due to Gray's past popularity in the UK

Other work

Gray appeared in the eighth season of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown, playing for Habitat for Humanity. Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama Celebrity Poker Showdown was a Celebrity Game show on the cable network Bravo. Habitat For Humanity International ( HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international Ecumenical She finished in third place, behind Robin Tunney and Christopher Meloni, and ahead of Joy Behar and Andy Dick. Robin Tunney (born June 19, 1972) is an American Film, stage and Television actress. Christopher Peter Meloni (born on April 2, 1961) is an American Emmy -nominated Actor known for his near opposite roles as the protective Josephina Victoria "Joy" Behar (née Occhiuto; born October 7 1942 is an Emmy -Nominated American Comedian, Writer, Actress Andrew R "Andy" Dick (born December 21 1965 is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice artist, Musician and Producer

Gray was a Neopet for a short period of time on the popular virtual pets site of the same name. Neopets (originally NeoPets) is a virtual pet Website launched by Adam Powell and Donna Williams on 15 November 1999 She was changed into the Kau during July 2000.

In 2002 she was the voice for Seeiah Owens in the video game SSX Tricky

Gray sang the theme song for Nickelodeon's As Told By Ginger. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. SSX Tricky is a Snowboarding video game, the second game in the SSX series. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel As Told By Ginger is an American emmy nominated Animated series that premiered on Nickelodeon in October 2000

Macy Gray appeared at the 2008 Gulf Air's Bahrain Grand Prix. She stated she liked the Ferrari team and also found Jenson Button 'cute'. She was shown talking Live to ITV's Martin Brundle.

She is scheduled to perform at Leicester's 2008 Summer Sundae music festival. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Summer Sundae (also called the Summer Sundae Weekender) is an annual Music festival held in Leicester, England which focuses on indie

Personal life

Gray was married to Tracy Hinds from 1996 to 1998, with whom she had three children: Aanisah (in January 1995), Tahmel (in December 1995), and Cassius (in 1997). [5] She opened up a music academy called The Macy Gray Music Academy in 2005 and it was the scene for an episode of MTV's Punk'd because of black mold in the building. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher Gray has been highly praised for her work with the academy and has given underprivileged children and teenagers the chance to perform.

Gray has two tattoos—one on her right wrist with all her children's names and the other on her leg that has a rose and says "Daddy". A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons She was an early supporter of a Barack Obama presidential campaign, almost two years before his official announcement, she wore a shirt saying "Barack Obama for President" during the Hurricane Katrina fundraisers.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Chart positions
U.S. U.S. R&B UK CAN AUS GER FRA ITA NL BEL AUT SWI NZ
1999 On How Life Is 9 2 3 2 1 19 24 29 28 9 3 6 1
2001 The Id 11 9 1 6 3 10 25 4 13 8 7 4 7
2003 The Trouble with Being Myself 44 29 17 — 23 46 61 20 18 12 27 10 41
2004 The Very Best of Macy Gray — — 36 — — — — 58 50 — — 84 —
2005 Live in Las Vegas — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2007 Big 39 14 62 — — — 149 33 56 — — 38 —

Singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. dance UK CAN AUS GER NL SWI IRE NZ
1999 "Do Something" — 63 — 51 — — — 35 — — 32 On How Life Is
"I Try" 5 121 — 6 19 1 16 39 13 1 1
2000 "Still" — — — 18 — 21 92 — — 30 8
"Why Didn't You Call Me" 107 — — 38 — — — — — — 35
2001 "Sweet Baby"
(featuring Erykah Badu)		 — — — 23 16 39 — 40 36 — 12 The Id
"Sexual Revolution" — — 4 45 — — — — 91 — —
2003 "When I See You" — — — 26 — 34 — — — — — The Trouble with Being Myself
"She Ain't Right for You" — — — — — — — — — — —
2004 "Love Is Gonna Get You" — — — — — — — — — — — The Very Best of Macy Gray
2007 "Finally Made Me Happy"
(featuring Natalie Cole)		 — — — — — — — — — — — Big
"Shoo Be Doo" — 55 — — — — — — — — —
"What I Gotta Do" — 67 — — — — — — — — —

Guest singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. R&B UK AUS
2001 "Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray) — — 16 — Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
"Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)"
(Common featuring Macy Gray)		 — 61 48 — Like Water for Chocolate
(alternate edition)
"Request Line" (Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray) 63 51 31 21 Bridging the Gap

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role
2001 Training Day Sandman's Wife
2002 Spider-Man Herself
2003 Scary Movie 3 Herself
Gang of Roses Assassin
2004 Lackawanna Blues Pauline
Around the World in 80 Days Sleepy Frenchwoman
Lightning in a Bottle Herself
2005 The Crow: Wicked Prayer Carman
Shadowboxer Neisha
Domino Lashandra Davis
2006 Idlewild Taffy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Ally McBeal Herself "Hope and Glory" (episode 20, season 3)
2002 MDs Jess "Wing and a Prayer" (episode 7)
2004 American Dreams Carla Thomas "Real-to-Reel" (episode 12, season 2)
That's So Raven Rhonda "Taken to the Cleaners" (episode 4, season 3)
Blue's Clues Herself "Bluestock"
2005 Duck Dodgers Diva (voice) "Diva Delivery/Castle High" (episode 10, season 2)
American Dragon: Jake Long Trixie's grandmother (voice)
  • "Act 4, Scene 15" (episode 5, season 1)
  • "Professor Rotwood's Thesis" (episode 8, season 1)
Miss Jenkinks "Act 4, Scene 15" (episode 5, season 1)
1-800-Missing Cleo "A Death in the Family" (episode 13, season 3)

Awards and nominations

1999

Nominations

2000

Wins

Nominations

2001

Nominations

References

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  3. ^ Macy Gray Is Booed During Anthem. Associated Press (August 7, 2001). The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place
  4. ^ Live Earth Artist: Macy Gray. Live Earth. Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
  5. ^ HELLO! Profiles - Macy Gray. Hello!. Hello! is a weekly magazine specialising in celebrity news and gossip published in Britain. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title
  6. ^ Past Winners Database. Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Retrieved on 2007-01-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks

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NAME Gray, Macy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McIntyre, Natalie Renee; Hinds, Natalie
SHORT DESCRIPTION American singer-songwriter and actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Canton, Ohio, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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