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Monica Arnold Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. She debuted in 1995 under the guidance of Rowdy Records head Dallas Austin and became the youngest recording act to ever have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Following a major success with "The Boy Is Mine," a duet with singer Brandy, in 1998, a series of hit records established her position as one of the most succe
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Monica
Birth name Monica Denise Arnold
Born October 24, 1980 (1980-10-24) (age 28) Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre(s) R&B, hip hop soul, pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active 1995 "present
Label(s) Rowdy (1993 "1997) Arista (1998-2001) J (2002 "present)
Associated acts Dallas Austin, Ciara, Brandy, Keyshia Cole, Jermaine Dupri, Missy Elliott, Ludacris, Mia X, Rocko
Website www.monica.com
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Early Life

Arnold was born in College Park, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. She is the eldest child of Marilyn Best, a former church singer and Delta Air Lines customer service representative, and M.C. Arnold Jr., a mechanic, working for an Atlanta freight company. She has one brother named Montez (born 1983), and two maternal half-brothers, Tron and Cypress. Arnold is also a cousin-in-law of Atlanta rapper Read more...

1991—1997: Career Beginnings

In 1991, at the age of eleven, Arnold was discovered by music producer Dallas Austin at the Center Stage auditorium in Atlanta. Amazed by her voice, Dallas offered her a record deal with his Arista-distributed label Rowdy Records and immediately hired rapper and actress Queen Latifah as Monica's first manager. Shortly afterwards Dallas and Arnold entered the studio to start writing and producing Read more...

1998—2000: Worldwide Popularity

After graduating high school at age 16 with a 4.0 GPA in 1997 and a label change to Clive Davis's Arista Records, Arnold's mainstream success was boosted, when Diane Warren-written "For You I Will," from the Space Jam movie soundtrack, became her next top 10 pop hit.

The following year she was asked to team up with singer Brandy and producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins to record "The Boy Is Read more...

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