Who is Mary J. Blige? Age, net worth, hometown, and more to know about Super Bowl halftime performers

People move aside. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is coming soon.

Mary J. Blige will join Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar on Sunday at SoFi Stadium for the Super Bowl 56 halftime show. The five music legends have combined for a total of 43 Grammy Awards. and produced many hit songs, so they are expected to deliver excellent performances when the Bengals and Rams arrive in their dressing room.

“I had a chance to sit back and watch [Blige’s] and it gives me goosebumps,” Dr. Dre said during the press conference before the Super Bowl. “So if I get them, I know what the audience will feel when she comes on stage. … I don’t blow smoke. I really get goosebumps.”

Here are a few things you should know about Blige before she takes the stage for Super Bowl 56 midway through.

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How old is Mary J. Blige?

Mary Jane Blige is 51 years old. She was born on January 11, 1971, in the Bronx, NY She spent the first few years of her life moving around before settling in Yonkers, tell everyone in 2020 that growing up there was “very, very difficult.”

“I sang a lot. I just sang. It made me feel better,” Blige said. “I wake up in the morning singing and go to bed singing and that makes me feel so good. … What makes it so difficult is the environment. It’s a lot of people that get hurt – trying to survive and the environment. the school was terrible. That’s all I can say. People did what they had to do to survive.”

At age 17, Blige recorded a version of Anita Baker’s “Caught Up in the Rapture,” and the song found its way to Uptown Records. The label signed Blige and she worked as a backup vocalist until she released her first solo album, “What’s the 411?,” in 1992. Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs was a producer on album, which was a huge commercial success.

Mary J. Blige net worth

Blige’s net worth is 20 million dollars, according to Celebrity Net Worth. She has built her fortune through her music and acting career as well as endorsement deals with various brands.

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Where did Mary J. Blige come from?

Blige is a pride New Yorkers. While she had a difficult upbringing, she considers the city “one of my favorite places.”

Blige told People: “New York is amazing and people need to know how great it is. “There’s so much fun, so much to eat, so many places to go and so many places to shop in New York.”

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The Family Life of Mary J. Blige

Is Mary J. Blige married?

Blige married her former manager Martin “Kendu” Isaacs in 2003, but she filed for divorce in 2016. The divorce was finalized in 2018 after a lengthy legal battle.

Blige has no biological children. Isaacs had three children before starting a relationship with Blige.

Songs of Mary J. Blige

• “Be Without You”
• “Housework”
• “Normal”
• “Not Gon’Cry”
• “True love”

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