Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6, 1967 also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress, famed for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis
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 & has received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films including Training Day, Spider-Man, and Idlewild. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is. In late 2008, Gray took on a new alias "Nemesis Jaxson", and has plans to release her fifth studio album in 2009.
Personal life
Gray was married from 1996 to 1998 to Tracy Hinds, with whom she had three children: Aanisah (in January 1994), Tahmel (in December 1995), Cassius (nicknamed "Happy") (in 1997).[69] 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". 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". 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. Macy is the oldest of her three younger siblings; Nathan McIntyre, Nehlia Grey, and Chanese Taylor ( the youngest ).
Studio albums
* 1999: On How Life Is
* 2001: The Id
* 2003: The Trouble with Being Myself
* 2007: Big
* 2009: The Gray Life
Films
* Training Day - Sandman's Wife
* Spider-Man - Herself
* Scary Movie 3 - Herself
* Gang of Roses - Assassin
* Lackawanna Blues - Pauline
* Around the World in 80 Days - Sleepy Frenchwoman
* Lightning in a Bottle - Herself
* The Crow: Wicked Prayer - Carman
* Shadowboxer - Neisha
* Domino - Lashandra Davis
* Idlewild - Taffy
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