Macy Gray

Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on september 6, 1967, to Canton, Ohio) is an American neo soul/R & B singer, songwriter and actress.

Under the name Macy Gray Natalie brought so far five studio albums, a live album and a compiled album.

Macy Gray has played in several films, including Scary Movie 3, Training Day and Spider-Man. Gray's biggest hit is the song I Try.



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[hide] *1 Career  ==Career[ Edit] == Gray's career began after her move to Los Angeles in 2000. "I've committed murder" and "Why don't you call me?" were there small hits.
 * 2 discography
 * 2.1 Albums
 * 2.2 Singles
 * 3 Filmography
 * 3.1 Dvd
 * 4 awards and nominations
 * 4.1 1999
 * 4.2 2000
 * 2001 4.3

In 2001 won the Grammy Award for best female Gray contribution (Pop) for "I try", which also was nominated for the best song and best production of the year. She then went to work with Fatboy Slim (on Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars), The Black Eyed Peas and Slick Rick ("The World Is Yours" by the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack), as well as acting in Training Day. Gray was booed in 2001 because they forgot the text of the national anthem. Around that time was also released her new album The Id .Along with the bad timing (the attacks of 11 september had just occurred), the controversy for bad results of the album. In 2002 she was a to see himself in the Spider-Manfilm and she worked with Santana on his album Shaman. In 2003 she released her album The Trouble With Being Myself out.

Gray was from 1996 to 1998 married to Tracy Hinds; they had two children. Recently she opened a music school, entitled "The Macy Gray Music Academy". ==Discography[ Edit] == ===Albums[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Filmography<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Dvd<span class="mw-editsection" len="319" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection" len="337" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===1999<span class="mw-editsection" len="320" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="320" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===2001<span class="mw-editsection" len="321" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * 2001 Spider-Man
 * Training Day 2001
 * 2003 Scary Movie
 * Lakawanna Blues 2004
 * 2004 Around the World in 80 Days
 * 2005 The Crow: Wicked Prayer
 * Shadowboxer 2005
 * Domino 2005
 * Idlewild Blues 2006
 * Live in Las Vegas (30 August 2005)
 * 1999 Grammy Awardnominations for Best Newcomer and Best female R & B artist ("Do Something").
 * 1999 Soul Train Awardnomination for Best R & B/Soul Album (female) ("On How Life Is").
 * 2000 WINS MTV Video Music Awards in the categories Best Newcomer ("I Try") and best cinematography ("Do Something").
 * 2000 MTV Video Music Award nominations for Video of the year (female) ("I Try") and best Art Direction ("I Try").
 * 2000 Grammy Award WINS for best female Pop artist ("I Try").
 * 2000 Grammy Award nominations for record of the year and song of the year (both "I Try").
 * 2000 American Music Awardnomination for Favorite Newcomer-Pop/Rock
 * 2001 MTV Video Music Awardnominations for breakthrough ("Geto Heaven").
 * 2001 Billboard Music Video Awards-nominations for Best Rap/Hip-Hop Video clip ("Request Line") and Director of the year