Mary J. Blige: Pics Of The Singer

By:

Elissa Anderson

July 28, 2016 1:29PM EDT

Mary J. Blige is best known as a singer. Here are some of her pics.

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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige — Mary J. Blige is a singer that has made quite an impact on the music industry. She started off her career as a backup singer for Uptown Records in 1989 and quickly dominated the R&B world as a solo artist. She released her first album ‘What’s the 411?’ in 1992 and it quickly rose to the top of the R&B charts, making her one of the most successful R&B artists of that year. Her second album, ‘My Life’, which she released in 199, became a breakthrough album for her, debuting at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.

Mary went on to record and release several more albums and has also made her way as an actress, starring in several films and television spots. She has won nine Grammy Awards for her work in music and has been nominated for Academy Awards and Golden Globes.

Mary married her manager Martin ‘Kendu’ Isaacs in 2003 but the couple divorced in 2016.

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Mary J Blige Performs At Good Morning Gorgeous Tour In Brooklyn, NY

Mary J Blige Performs At Good Morning Gorgeous Tour In Brooklyn, NY — Mary J. Blige performs at Good Morning Gorgeous Tour at Barclays Center in Brooklyn NY. She looked incredible in a Louis Vuitton outfit.

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Mary J. Blige at a gala

Mary J. Blige at a gala — Mary J. Blige attends the TIME100 Gala celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York. She wore a light blue dress.

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Mary J. Blige looks amazing in a black and gold bikini

Mary J. Blige looks amazing in a black and gold bikini — Mary J. Blige looks amazing in a black and gold bikini as she soaks up the sun in Miami. She also held wine bottles.

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Mary J. Blige in Miami

Mary J. Blige in Miami — Mary J. Blige showed off her toned figure in a tiny blue patterned bikini with a pair of high-waisted distressed denim Bermuda shorts while on the beach in Miami. She looked great!

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Mary J. Blige in Miami

Mary J. Blige in Miami — Mary J. Blige looked amazing in this two-piece black and white Dior bikini with the logo plastered all over it while on the beach in Miami. Shew was walking on the sand.

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‘Mary J. Blige’s My Life’ (2021)

‘Mary J. Blige’s My Life’ (2021) — Mary J. Blige wore a stunning silver Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture to the premiere of her Amazon documentary ‘Mary J. Blige’s My Life.’ The movie focuses on her album of the same name.

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Mary J. Blige rocking leather

Mary J. Blige rocking leather — Mary J Blige at the ‘The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion’ film premiere, at the Tribecca Film Festival in New York on May 2, 2019. She rocked a sexy black leather blazer mini dress.

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Mary J. Blige in red leather

Mary J. Blige in red leather — Mary J. Blige at the MTV 20 Live and Almost Legal party. It took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York in 2001.

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Mary J. Blige in ‘Betty and Coretta’

Mary J. Blige in ‘Betty and Coretta’ — Mary J. Blige in a scene from ‘Betty and Coretta’ in 2013. The role was just one of many she has starred in on television.

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Mary J. Blige in olive green

Mary J. Blige in olive green — Mary J Blige performing at Radio City Music Hall in New York in 2004. She wore an olive green outfit at the performance.

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Mary J. Blige in a yellow outfit

Mary J. Blige in a yellow outfit — Mary J. Blige performs at the 2018 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, in New Orleans. She wore a yellow outfit with a matching hat.

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Mary J. Blige in a gorgeous dress

Mary J. Blige in a gorgeous dress — Mary J Blige at the ‘The Umbrella Academy’ TV Show Premiere at ArcLight Cinemas in Los Angeles in 2019. She wore a stunning red dress.

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Mary J. Blige as Cha-Cha

Mary J. Blige as Cha-Cha — Mary J. Blige as Cha-Cha in ‘The Umbrella Academy’ TV Show in 2019. The show is about a disbanded group of superheroes reuniting after their adoptive father, who trained them to save the world, dies.

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Mary J. Blige on stage

Mary J. Blige on stage — Mary J. Blige at the Black Girls Rock Awards in Newark in 2018. She wore a Roberto Cavalli dress.

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Mary J. Blige at the MET Gala

Mary J. Blige at the MET Gala — Mary J. Blige at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination in 2018. She wore a Versace gown.

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Mary J. Blige in ‘Mudbound’

Mary J. Blige in ‘Mudbound’ — Mary J. Blige in a scene from ‘Mudbound’ in 2017. The film helped her get nominated for several prestigious awards.

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Mary J. Blige with her star

Mary J. Blige with her star — Mary J. Blige is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. She blows a kiss to fans at the ceremony in this pic.

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Mary J. Blige recording

Mary J. Blige recording — Mary J. Blige during the ‘Sherlock Gnomes’ film in 2018. She looks great in a black and yellow shirt and jeans.

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Mary J. Blige in ‘Rock of Ages’

Mary J. Blige in ‘Rock of Ages’ — Mary J. Blige in ‘Rock of Ages’ in 2012. She wore a blue short-sleeved jumpsuit and showed off curly hair in this scene.

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Mary J. Blige in a gold dress at a party

Mary J. Blige in a gold dress at a party — Mary J. Blige at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles in 2018. She wore a custom Vera Wang gown.

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