There are at least three artists with this name: 1. A popular American R&B singer 2. A Romanian hardcore manele artist 3. An O2Jam composer 1. Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979 in McComb, Mississippi), known professionally as Brandy, is an American rnb singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, television entertainer, film producer and as of 2010 rapper, Bran'Nu. The RIAA ranks Norwood as one of the best-selling female artists in American music history, having sold over 8.