Toni's next album entitled 'The Heat' was realesed in april, 2000. In early 1999 the legal dispute with Toni's label had been settled and she was once again in the studio working on her third album. Starting over, Toni took the lead role in the Broadway musical 'Beauty and the Beast'. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey Toni said that she trusted the wrong people and that it was 100% her fault. The filing was result of recent disputes over her contract with Arista and LaFace Records. In January 1998, Toni filed for bankruptcy protection with liabilities totaling more than $1 million. Toni said of the lawsuit: 'I can't talk about the suit, but I love those guys very much. It was reported that Toni had received far less per album than most artists of her status get. Arista, however, did not want to let Toni go. Toni claimed that she had fulfilled her original seven year contract and that she wanted to be released from it.

In December, 1997, her sweet success started to go sour when she made a lawsuit against Arista and LaFace Records. Next Toni wanted to start an acting career and in 1997, she was close to take a role in 'The Frankie Lymon Story' but turned it down because of schedue problems. For the first time Toni was also co-executive producer and co-wrote two of the songs. Toni's second album, 'Secrets', was released in 1996 and held her first nr one pop hits 'You're Makin' Me High' and 'Un-Break My Heart'. She was now a top selling artist when she went back in the studio to record her sophmore album. The success didn't slow down when the 1994 hits 'Seven Whole Days', 'You Mean The World To Me', 'How Many Ways' and 'I Belong To You' was realeased. The next singles released was 'Another Sad Love Song' and 'Breathe Again' which ruled the charts. Her debut LP 'Toni Braxton' was realeased in 1993. Toni's first appearance on the pop and R&B charts came with two singles, 'Love Shoulda Brought You Home' and a duet with Babyface called 'Give U My Heart'. She was the first female artist signed to the label and two singles were recorded.

During the audition Toni was noticed by producer Kenneth 'Babyface' Rogers who made it clear that he wanted to do a solo project with Toni alone. The Braxtons got a second chance when Arista let them audition for a new record label called LaFace Records. They released one single called 'The good life' which unfortunatley flopped. As a result, Toni soon discovered her own music talent.Īlong with her four sisters Toni signed with Arista Records in 1990 as the group 'The Braxtons'. Her father who is a preacher had banned all pop music in the home but that didn't stop Toni and her sisters from watching Soul Train on tv when their parents were out of the house. She grew up singing with her sisters and in the church choir. Toni Michelle Braxton Lewis was born October 7th, 1967 in Severn, Maryland.

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