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Kandi Lenice Burruss (born May 17, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She first gained notice in 1992 as a member of the multi-platinum R&B female vocal group Xscape. As a songwriter, she has received writing credits on the singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child, "There You Go" by Pink, "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" by Ariana Grande, and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. In 2000, she won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for her work on the TLC hit song "No Scrubs". Burruss' debut single "Don't Think I'm Not", as well as her appearances on the singles "4, 5, 6" by Solé, and E-40's "U and Dat" alongside T-Pain, have all reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, she starred on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta from its second to fifteenth season, making her one of the longest-serving cast members in The Real Housewives franchise. Burruss has appeared in six Real Housewives spinoff and companion series as of 2022, beginning with 2012's The Kandi Factory, and continuing on with Kandi's Wedding (2014), Kandi's Ski Trip (2015), Xscape: Still Kickin' It (2017), and Kandi & the Gang (2022), all of which were aired by Bravo. Burruss also appeared as a guest in fellow housewife castmate Kim Zolciak's wedding special Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding (2012). Burruss had a recurring role as Roselyn Perry in the third season of the Showtime drama series The Chi. She won the third season of the Fox competition series The Masked Singer, and became the show's first female champion. Additionally, she also placed fifth on the second season of Celebrity Big Brother on CBS. In 2023, her production work on a 2022 Broadway production of the play The Piano Lesson earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
Career
- 1976Born
- Member of Xscape
- Notable work: The Underdoggs
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Atlanta
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: singer-songwriter, composer, actor, rapper
- •Genre: contemporary R&B
- •Plays: voice
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Kandi Burruss and Matt Forte among speakers at Ross Mac's Maconomics Wealth Summit at the Obama Presidential Center
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ESSENCE Black Women In Music Returns To Honor Brandy, Missy Elliott, Kandi Burruss, And Mona Scott
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Kandi Burruss Shares Video Vacationing with Todd Tucker and Their Kids Months After Finalizing Divorce
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Kandi Burruss Reveals The Only Thing She And Todd Tucker Fought Over In Their Divorce
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Kandi Burruss Gets Emotional on Life After Divorce as She Turns 50: “I’m Not Healed”
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#TSRSickPic: Whew! 😮💨🔥 #KandiBurruss out here turning heads. 🙌🏾 (SWIPE)—(📸: @morrisde) ✍🏾: #TSRStaffJW
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Kandi Burruss Reveals How Todd Tucker’s Career Now Includes Some Familiar Faces from RHOA
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Kandi Burruss Shares Her 2026 Mindset After Family Photo Sparks Conversation
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How Todd Tucker is supporting Kandi Burruss in a major way amid divorce: "Inspiring"
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