Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills[8][9] (born March 22, 1957)[1][10] is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical The Wiz from 1974 to 1979. The song "Home" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. R&B hit and her signature song. During the 1980s, she had five Number 1 R&B hits, including "Home", "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", "I Feel Good All Over", "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" and "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)". She won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her song "Never Knew Love Like This Before" in 1981. Her albums What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin, Sweet Sensation and Stephanie went gold or platinum, all through 20th Century Fox Records.
This article is about the musician. For the Canadian actress and voice actress, see Stephanie Anne Mills. For other people, see Stephanie Mills (disambiguation).
Stephanie Mills
March 22, 1957[1]
- Singer
- songwriter
1966–present
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Vocals
Mills has been married three times:[2][24][25][26]
Mills has a son, Farad Mills, who was born with Down syndrome.[27] She also once had a brief relationship with fellow singer Michael Jackson.[28]