American singer/songwriter, actress and philanthropist. Born: 11 January 1971 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. In November 2010, Billboard Magazine ranked Blige as the most successful RB artist of the past 25 years, she ranked number two (overall) ahead of Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Whitney the 1990s had a relationship with KCi from Jodeci, in 2003 she ...