Anita Denise Baker was born 65 years ago in Toledo, Ohio, USA and is a singer and songwriter. She is divorced and has 2 sons.
As a teenager, Anita sang R & B in nightclubs and in 1975 joined the band ‘Chapter 8’ as lead singer and toured with them. However, the group’s record company thought she did not have potential and Anita left the group. She worked a couple of jobs and afterwards embarked on a solo career.
Anita released her first solo album in 1983, featuring songs like ‘No more Tears’, ‘Will you be Mine’, ‘You’re the best thing Yet’ and the Top 10 single ‘Angel’. Her second album came out 3 years later, including a string of successful hits. She went on tour to promote it and started working on her third album which was released in 1988 and like its previous ones, was extremely successful.
In 1990, Baker released her 4th album and then took a break and gave birth to her sons. Afterwards, she embarked on a world tour and once ended, Anita took a 5-year hiatus to raise her sons and resumed her career in 2000.
In the last 2 decades, Anita had 2 more albums and 4 singles. During her career, Baker received 8 Grammy, 4 American Music, 7 Soul Train Music, 1 Canadian Smooth Jazz and 1 BET Awards and is considered as one of the most famous soulful ballad singers.