Sparkle
Sparkle was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on May 13th, 1975 and is the R&B Singer. At the age of 49, Sparkle biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Stephanie Edwards (born May 13, 1975), better known by her stage name Sparkle, is an American R&B singer.
R. Kelly, a Chicago native, began her career in 1998 as a protégé of fellow Chicago native R. Kelly.
Sparkle is best known for her 1998 R&B debut hit song "Be Careful."
Personal life
Sparkle a videotape allegedly of her teenage niece, then approximately 14, and R. Kelly engaging in sexual offenses appeared in 2002. Sparkle named the child as her niece. In a subsequent criminal trial on allegations of child pornography in 2008, Sparkle testified against R. Kelly. However, the jury found Kelly not guilty in the case at the end.
Career
Sparkle first started singing in her family's gospel music group. Sparkle met singer R. Kelly in 1989. Sparkle was the first and only successful artist to release an album on Kelly's Rockland label. Sparkle's début album, the self-titled Sparkle, was released on May 19, 1998. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the R&B charts and was certified gold soon after its release. The album is best known for the single "Be Careful," a 1998 duet with R. Kelly, which made it to two of Billboard's major airplay charts, peaking at No. 3 on the Rhythmic Top 40 and charted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Airplay for six consecutive weeks, while also reaching No. 7 in the UK. Despite the success of her début album, Sparkle and R. Kelly began to have creative differences while working on her second album, which led to her asking to be released from Rockland/Interscope. She then signed with Motown Records, where she would release her second album Told You So in 2000. However, the album didn't do as well because of lack of promotion, only making it to 121 on the Billboard 200, while scoring a minor hit with the single "It's a Fact". On August 13, 2012, Sparkle released her first music video in 12 years called "So Bad"; however, the single is currently not available for purchase on iTunes or any digital music outlet.