Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B; singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, Arnold was a member of Charles Thompson and the Majestics, a traveling 12-piece gospel choir prior to signing a solo recording contract with Arista Records in 1995. Guided by Rowdy head Dallas Austin and proteges' Tim & Bob, she came to prominence following her debut alb...
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Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B; singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, Arnold was a member of Charles Thompson and the Majestics, a traveling 12-piece gospel choir prior to signing a solo recording contract with Arista Records in 1995. Guided by Rowdy head Dallas Austin and proteges' Tim & Bob, she came to prominence following her debut album Miss Thang (1995), which produced four singles and made her the youngest recording act to ever have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B; Singles chart.
Following a major success with "The Boy Is Mine", a duet with singer Brandy, and a same-titled second album in 1998, a series of hit records established her position as one of the most successful of the new breed of urban R&B; female vocalists to emerge in the mid-to late 1990s. Arnold's popularity was in decline between the early 2000s, during which time she...
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