From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Christopher Maurice " Chris " Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia , he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. Having signed with Jive Records in 2004, Brown released his self-titled debut studio album the following year. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling an overall three million copies worldwide. [ With his first single " Run It! " peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100 , Brown became the first male artist as a lead since Diddy in 1997 to have his debut single top the chart. His second album Exclusive (2007) spawned his second Hot 100 number one " Kiss Kiss ", in addition to " With You " and " Forever ". The album was also certified double platinu