MUSIC legend Babyface has hit the headlines in 2023 as he works on a new song with Kim Kardashian.
But who is the artist, what are his most popular songs and is he married? Here’s everything you need to know.
Who is Babyface?
Babyface is a guitarist and music producer from Indianapolis, Indiana.
He was a member of hit group Manchild in the 1970s, before joining The Deele.
He also wrote Slow Jam, a track on the 1983 double-platinum album No Parking on the Dance Floor from Midnight Star.
As well as music, Babyface has appeared on Beverly Hills 90210, Dancing with the Stars, and Celebrity Duets.
Behind the camera, he ran the Edmonds Entertainment Group, a film production company, which produced the soundtrack for the beloved 1998 DreamWorks hit The Prince of Egypt.
What is Babyface’s real name?
Babyface was born Kenneth Brian Edmonds in April 1959.
He is the fifth of six brothers born to Marvin and Barbara Edmonds.
His brothers Melvin and Kevon are members of the R&B group After 7.
As a boy, he attended North Central High School before beginning him music career.
His father died of lung cancer when he was 13 and his mother raised him.
He was given the nickname Babyface by bass guitarist Bootsy Collins because he always looked young for his age.
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What are Babyface’s most popular songs?
Edmonds has released nine solo studio albums since 1986.
In addition, he featured on two albums with Manchild and three with The Deele, as well as partnering with Toni Braxton on 2014’s Love, Marriage & Divorce.
He is a four-time Grammy winner in the Best R&B Song category and holds numerous other nominations.
As a producer, he won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1994 for his work on the original soundtrack of smash hit musical The Bodyguard.
What is Babyface’s net worth?
Babyface has an estimated net worth of $200 million.
He has consistently been ranked by music magazines as one of the best record producers and songwriters ever.
In May 2022, he sold an $8 million, 11,000 sq ft mansion in Bel Air, Los Angeles, after selling a property in Incline Village, Nevada, for $2.95 million a decade earlier.
He now owns a $.41 million home in LA and a $780,000 mock-Mediterranian home in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Is Babyface married and does he have any children?
Between 1992 and 2005, Babyface was married to Tracey Edmonds (nee McQuarn).
They met when she auditioned to appear in the music video for his 1990 song Whip Appeal.
They have two sons, Brandon and Dylon.
He then began dating his backup dancer Nicole Pantenburg in 2007, before Pantenburg gave birth to their daughter, Peyton, a year later.
The pair married in 2014 but divorced in 2021.
