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Willie Norwood

American musician
Person Human Q458908

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
November 30, 1955
Place of birth
Carson
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
singer
Spouse
Sonja Norwood[4]
Child
Brandy Norwood, Ray J[5][6]
Genre
soul[9]
Official website
www.willienorwood.com[12]
Different from
Willie Norwood[14]
Given name
Willie[11]
Instrument
voice[13]
Record label
Atlantic Records[10]
Start of work period
1975[15]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
51081745
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2004077048
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001394664
Billboard artist ID
willie-norwood
Europeana entity
agent/base/100145
Freebase ID
/m/02w55mm
MusicBrainz artist ID
e17ea59d-fb17-4430-b8a1-d43ecb8342a4
Prabook ID
1757357
WikiTree person ID
Norwood-3316
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjdktpMYwbTJwqHg7JdQq

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Child 2
Brandy Norwood, Ray J
Children (paternal) 2
Brandy Norwood, Ray J
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Willie Norwood
Genre 1
soul
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Mb:parent 1
Ray J
Occupation 1
singer
Place of birth 1
Carson
Record label 1
Atlantic Records
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Willie Norwood
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Summary

Born in Carson[1], he… he was born on November 30, 1955[2]. He worked as a singer[3].

Body

Personal Life

Children include Brandy Norwood[5], a singer[16], b. 1979[17], of United States[18], awarded the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist[19], specialised in music composing[20] and Ray J[6], a singer[21], b. 1981[22], of United States[23].

FAQs

Where was Willie Norwood born?

Willie Norwood was born in Carson[1].

Who was Willie Norwood married to?

Willie Norwood's spouses include Sonja Norwood[4].

What did Willie Norwood do for work?

Willie Norwood worked as singer[3].

Related Entities

Atlantic Records Brandy Norwood United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57984: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 10w ago · Mhaining89 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.willienorwood.com/frames.html
    Record label → Atlantic Records
    Genre → soul
    Occupation → singer
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: WikiTree person ID: Norwood-3316"
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