Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), known professionally as Brandy, is an American R&B (contemporary R&B) singer-songwriter, record producer, television entertainer, actress, and film producer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego BranNu.

Born into a musical family in McComb (McComb, Mississippi), Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, Norwood first appeared in a supporting role on the short-lived ABC (American Broadcasting Company) sitcom Thea (Thea (TV series)) in 1993. Her engagement led to her own star vehicle, successful UPN sitcom Moesha in 1996, and resulted in roles in the 1998 horror sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and the TV films Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella (Cinderella (telefilms)#1997 version) (1997) and Double Platinum (1999), two of televisions best rated special programs.

In 1993, she signed a recording contract with Atlantic (Atlantic Records), releasing her self-titled debut album (Brandy (album)) a year after. Following a major success with Grammy Award-winning "The Boy Is Mine", a duet with singer Monica (Monica (singer)), and her second album Never Say Never (Never Say Never (album)) in 1998, a series of successful records established her as one of the most successful of the new breed of urban R&B female vocalists to emerge during the mid-to late 1990s (1990s in music). Her latest studio album, Human (Human (Brandy album)) (2008), was her first effort to be released on the Epic (Epic Records) label after a label change in 2005.

The RIAA ranks Norwood as one of the best-selling female artists in American music history, having sold over 8.5 million copies of her five studio albums in the United States and over 25 million albums worldwide, to date. Additionally, she has won over 100 awards as a recording artist.