Kandi Burruss (born May 17, 1976), known professionally by her mononym Kandi, 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 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.
Bővebben...A 1976. május 17. egy hétfő volt a ♉ csillagjegy alatt. Ez volt az év 137 napja. Az Egyesült Államok elnöke Gerald R. Ford volt.
Ha ezen a napon születtél, akkor 49 éves vagy. Az utolsó születésnapod 2025. május 17., szombat, 116 napja volt. A következő születésnapod 2026. május 17., vasárnap napon lesz, 248 nap múlva. 18 013 napot élt, vagy körülbelül 432 314 órát, vagy körülbelül 25 938 849 percet vagy körülbelül 1 556 330 940 másodpercet.
Date: 17 May 1976
By HENRY TANNER Special to The New York Times
Henry Special
Edouard Saab, editor-in-chief of Lebanese paper L'Orient-le Jour, is killed on May 16 after car he was in was struck by sniper fire at crossing point between Christian and Moslem areas of Lebanon; NY Times correspondent Henry Tanner, who accompanied him, suffered superficial cuts (S)
Date: 18 May 1976
officers of 8 newspaper unions on May 17 meet with Newspaper Guild and promise to respect picket lines of guild if it carries through its threat to strike NY Post; mediator Theodore W Kheel comments (S)
Date: 18 May 1976
By LESLEY OELSNER Special to The New York Times
Lesley Special
US Ct of Appeals on May 17 unanimously affirms conviction of John D Ehrlichman for his role in '71 break-in of office of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding by White House 'plumbers'; unanimously upholds conviction of Ehrlichman's co-defendant G Gordon Liddy; reverses by vote of 2 to 1 convictions of defendants Bernard L Barker and Eugenio R Martinez, who carried out instructions from Liddy and White House aide E Howard Hunt Jr; ct's opinion by Judge Malcolm R Wilkey noted; Ehrlichman's appeal argument noted; Ehrlichman and Liddy pors (M)
Date: 18 May 1976
By RICHARD HALLORAN Special to The New York Times
Richard Special
Japan's Natl Police Agency orders nationwide crackdown on young motorcyclists and hot rodders on May 17 after not in Kobe (S)
Date: 17 May 1976
News photographer is trampled to death on May 15 when mob riots in Kobe, Japan (S)
Date: 17 May 1976
By JAMES F. LYNCH
James LYNCH
number of NJ officials and public interest groups believe that 3 1/2-mo-old Sunshine Law is working; Assemblyman Byron M Baer, prime sponsor of law, comments (L)
Date: 17 May 1976
Ed observes that threats of gubernatorial veto have cast shadow over hopes in Albany for new 'sunshine law,' which would require govt meetings, at all levels, to be open to public unless unit that is meeting votes to conduct exec session for limited, specified purposes
Date: 18 May 1976
By LINDA GREENHOUSE Special to The New York Times
Linda Special
Press sec Robert W Laird is leaving post to become Deputy NYS Commerce Comr; Laird's successor is strongly rumored to be James Vlasto
Date: 18 May 1976
By PETER T. KILBORN Special to The New York Times
Peter KILBORN
South Yorkshire County Council decides to provide full information about its activities only to members of Natl Union of Journalists while limiting smaller, more conservative Inst of Journalists to published documents; decision not only restricts some journalists' press freedom but also could insulate council from criticism (S)