The Evolution Of Brandy

A look at B-Rocka's rise to stardom.

The Evolution of Brandy - After an impressive year in 2012, Brandy will grace the stage at BET Honors 2013 with a performance you won't want to miss. Here's a look at the newly engaged entertainment vet's journey to stardom.  (Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

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The Evolution of Brandy - After an impressive year in 2012, Brandy will grace the stage at BET Honors 2013 with a performance you won't want to miss. Here's a look at the newly engaged entertainment vet's journey to stardom. (Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

Everybody Loves Moesha  - Brandy’s work on Thea (and her immense star power) lands her her own TV show, the sitcom Moesha. The hit series, focusing on the life of a middle-class African-American family through the eyes of a teenage girl, runs for 1996 to 2001.    (Photo: Getty Images)

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Everybody Loves Moesha  - Brandy’s work on Thea (and her immense star power) lands her her own TV show, the sitcom Moesha. The hit series, focusing on the life of a middle-class African-American family through the eyes of a teenage girl, runs for 1996 to 2001.   (Photo: Getty Images)

Cinderella - Whitney Houston produced and co-stars with Brandy in this 1990s urban update of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, based on the classic fairy tale. Why shouldn't Black girls have their own Cinderella? (Photo: Brown House Productions)

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If the Shoe Fits…  - Whitney Houston handpicked Brandy to play the title role in Rogers and Hammerstein’s TV version of Cinderella. The TV movie stars a multi-cultural cast, including Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander and Houston (who was also the movie’s executive producer). (Photo: Storyline Entertainment)

Brandy - She may have been keeping her marital status a secret at the time, but in 2002 Brandy put her pregnancy on full display by participating in a four-part documentary called Brandy: Special Delivery. The docu-series followed the singer in her final weeks before delivering baby Sy'rai and revealed she was working and promoting her album Full Moon right until her water broke.  (Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage)

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Oh, Baby - A year after Brandy started dating producer Robert “Big Bert” Smith, she gave birth to daughter Sy’rai in 2002. The birth is the singer’s first foray into reality TV when it is filmed for the four-part reality series Brandy: Special Delivery.(Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage)

Two Eleven - Now after an 18-year career, Brandy drops the very personal Two Eleven today! Don't miss her special performance and appearance on 106 & Park tonight at 6P/5C!  (Photo: RCA Records)

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Powerful Comeback - With singles like the Chris Brown-assisted "Put It Down," B-Rocka released her sixth studio album, Two Eleven, which is a tribute to the date that her musical idol, the late, great Whitney Houston passed away. The LP was one of the top R&B releases of the year and marked the singer's return to prominence after a few musical missteps.(Photo: RCA)

She Said Yes! - Music exec Ryan Press popped the big question to Brandy on Christmas Day 2012, and of course she said yes. The couple had been dating for over two years and the singer often talked about one day settling down with her Prince Charming. While no date has been set for the nuptials, B-Rocka is flaunting a shiny new rock to showcase the couple’s everlasting love.(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for The Cosmopolitan)

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She Said Yes! - Music exec Ryan Press popped the big question to Brandy on Christmas Day 2012, and of course she said yes. The couple had been dating for over two years and the singer often talked about one day settling down with her Prince Charming. While no date has been set for the nuptials, B-Rocka is flaunting a shiny new rock to showcase the couple’s everlasting love.(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for The Cosmopolitan)

Photo By Ethan Miller/Getty Images for The Cosmopolitan