Celebrity Name : Babyface

Celebrity Real Name : Kenneth Edmonds

Date of Birth : April 10, 1958

Birth Location : Indianapolis, Indiana

Biography :
Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana), known professionally as Babyface, is a successful American R&B and pop singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entrepreneur. He is associated with the R&B groups After 7 and Milestone, both of which include his brothers, Kevon and Melvin.
Early career :
Edmonds,who is the 5th of six brothers, attended North Central High School and as a shy youth, wrote songs to express his emotions. Edmonds later played with funk superstar Bootsy Collins, who tagged him “Babyface” while he was still a teen, and the nickname has stuck with him throughout his life. He also played in the groups Manchild (which had a 1977 hit “Especially for You”), then in the light-funk and R&B group The Deele (which also included Antonio “L.A.” Reid, with whom he would later form a successful partnership). In 1988, both Babyface and Reid left the group.

Commercial Success :
In 1989, Edmonds co-founded the successful R&B/hip hop label LaFace Records with Reid. Two of the label’s first artists Toni Braxton and TLC achieved massive success. Braxton’s eponymous 1993 debut album went on to sell over eight-million copies, and earned her a Grammy Award as the year’s best new artist in 1994. Meanwhile, TLC’s two albums on LaFace — 1992’s Ooooooohhh…. On the TLC Tip and 1994’s CrazySexyCool — combined to sell more than 15 million copies, and CrazySexyCool won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best R&B album.[wikipedia]