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Tier 2 · legacy legend
Divine Brown
Person · female · Canada · Toronto · born 1974 · recording since 2005
Canadian singer
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Also known as Divine Earth Essence · Michelle Nicole Brown · Дивайн Браун
Timeline
4 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Divine Brown
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography111 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1340813827
Biography
Divine Brown (born September 9, 1974), previously known as Divine Earth Essence, is a Canadian R&B and soul singer and theatre performer.
Career
Brown is known for her 2005 Canadian radio hit Old Skool Love.
In 2009, Divine Brown took part in an interactive documentary series called City Sonic. Earlier that year, Brown was a headliner at the "Keeping the Dream Alive Dr. Martin Luther King Jr" tribute concert.
In January 2011, Brown recorded a tribute to Dennis Brown, Sitting & Watching. Brown's third album Something Fresh was released in 2013.
In 2023, she portrayed Hélène Kuragina in the Canadian premiere of the musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:11
1Old Skool Love3:242Twist My Hair4:153U Shook Me (All Night Long)5:384Help Me3:115Déjà Vu3:456Somethin' 'bout You3:357My Cryin' Eyes4:058Another Affair4:559Without You6:1310Boss Playa3:1111Single Mamma3:5112Longer Than I4:2113Warrior4:472008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 48:38
1Lay It On The Line3:442Bebe3:153Meet Me At The Roxy3:334I Need Your Love3:155Sweet Surrender3:386Next Best Thing3:317Boogie Slide4:488One More Chance4:319Best Friend3:3910Sunglasses3:5511It's Over4:3712Jump Start4:0213Dirty Day2:10
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lay It On the LineSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:411Lay It On the Line3:41 | 27 May 2008 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Divine Brown head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Divine_Brown_Feb._2012.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/00433d62-f84b-4913-be62-206c865042c4discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/00433d62-f84b-4913-be62-206c865042c4core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5284073genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5284073seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Brownbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Brown
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of soul musicians
Tier rule: genre canon: soul
Image: Jason Hargrove · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q5284073 · MusicBrainz: 00433d62-f84b-4913-be62-206c865042c4
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