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Macy Gray

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Macy Gray

Background information
Birth name	Natalie Renee McIntyre
Also known as	Natalie Hinds
Born	September 6, 1967 (1967-09-06) (age 40) Canton, Ohio, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, soul, neo soul, funk rock, alternative hip hop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress
Years active	1998–present
Label(s)	Epic, Geffen, will.i.am music group
Associated acts	Sunshine Anderson
Influences	Arrested Development, Ruth Brown, Neneh Cherry, De La Soul, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Chaka Khan, Eartha Kitt, Lenny Kravitz, Ann Peebles, Minnie Riperton, Sade, Nina Simone, Meshell Ndegeocello, Chrisette Michele
Website	www.macygray.com

Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6, 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music) is an American R&B, soul, and neo soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress, famed for her raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis.

To date, Gray has released four studio albums, one compilation album, and one live album—with her fourth studio album, Big, released in March 2007—, and has received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films including Training Day, Spider-Man, and Idlewild. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.