Brandy reigned across music, film, TV, and fashion in the '90s.

If you grew up in the 1990s, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/how-brandy-revolutionized-cinderella-1997" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brandy</a> was likely a pivotal figure of your childhood. The singer, actress, and model fronted everything from teen magazines to some of the best '90s TV shows and movies.
Born in McComb, Mississippi in 1979, Brandy Norwood was raised as a normal girl. Her father Willie Ray Norwood Sr. was a music minister at a local church. As a young child, she began singing in the church choir and knew she was destined to make music her career after hearing <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/whitney-houston-style-moments-music-grammys-90s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whitney Houston</a>'s angelic voice for the first time. When she was four years old, the whole Norwood family moved to Carson, California. It was here that she began entering talent competitions and charity shows.
By age 14, Brandy had signed to Atlantic Records and released her first album Brandy in 1994. The album was certified gold just two months after its release and went on to be triple platinum after selling over three million copies.
Not only was Brandy a music sensation, but also made a name for herself in the acting world. She starred in the hit sitcom Moesha&nbsp;and played <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/how-brandy-revolutionized-cinderella-1997" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cinderella</a> alongside her childhood hero, Houston, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/how-brandy-revolutionized-cinderella-1997" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the 1997 film adaptation of the fairytale.</a>
In honor of her birthday,&nbsp;L'OFFICIEL takes&nbsp;a look at some of Brandy's most iconic <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/it-girls-90s-y2k-2000s-fashion-style-trending-today-instagram" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fashion moments from the '90s</a>.&nbsp;

1995 Nickeloden Kids' Choice Awards.

Singing in concert in 1995.

1995 MTV Video Music Awards.

1995 Met Gala.

1995 Soul Train Music Awards.

1996 Soul Train Music Awards.

1996 Billboard Music Awards with Mariah Carey.

"Set It Off" Hollywood premiere with her brother Ray J in 1996.

1997 Annual American Music Awards.

'Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil' Premiere (1997)

"I Still Known What You Did Last Summer" premiere in 1998.

1998 Primetime Emmy Awards.

1999 Primetime Emmy Awards.

"The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" appearance in 1999.

1999 American Music Awards.

VH1 Divas Live with Faith Hill in 1999.

16 of Brandy's Best '90s Fashion Moments

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