Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds

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Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for crafting numerous hit ballads and shaping the sound of contemporary R&B in the late 20th century.


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instanceOf R&B musician
human
record producer
singer-songwriter
activeYearsStart 1970s
associatedAct Antonio "L.A." Reid
Aretha Franklin
Bobby Brown
Boyz II Men
Brandy Norwood
Madonna
Mariah Carey
TLC
Toni Braxton
Whitney Houston
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
coFounded LaFace Records
coFounderWith Antonio "L.A." Reid
collaboratedWith Ariana Grande
Eric Clapton
Toni Braxton
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1959-04-10
fullName Kenneth Brian Edmonds
genre R&B
pop
soul
instrument guitar
keyboards
vocals
movement contemporary R&B
notableFor crafting hit R&B ballads
shaping contemporary R&B sound in the late 20th century
notableWork album "Face2Face"
album "For the Cool in You"
album "Love, Marriage & Divorce"
album "Return of the Tender Lover"
album "Tender Lover"
album "The Day"
numberOfGrammyAwards multiple
occupation musician
record producer
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
producedSong End of the Road
Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
I’ll Make Love to You
Take a Bow
recordLabelFounded Soda Pop Records
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
stageName Babyface
wroteSong End of the Road
Every Time I Close My Eyes
Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
I’ll Make Love to You
Take a Bow


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