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The versatile Vanessa Williams boasts a crossover career as a model, actress and producer, but it's perhaps her abilities as a singer that ring through the most for her most ardent fans. With 16 Grammy Award nominations and hit songs like Save the Best for Last and Dreamin' to her name, Williams has become one of the biggest names in popular music.

'Vanessa Williams' background'

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Vanessa Williams was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and was dedicated throughout her childhood and adolescence to dance, theater arts and music. She mastered the violin, piano and French horn and dreamed of joining the Rockettes. Williams' path to fame took a sojourn into the world of beauty pageants, culminating in her becoming the first African-American Miss America.

Williams was a backup singer for George Clinton on his 1986 album R&B Skeletons in the Closet, and in 1988 she released her own debut album, The Right Stuff. It was a huge success, being certified platinum and spawning three Top 10 singles--Dreamin, The Right Stuff and He's Got the Look. Williams was awarded the NAACP's Best New Female Artist award and was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist. Her second album, The Comfort Zone, went triple-platinum with sales propelled by the hit single Save the Best for Last. That song went to No. 1 for five weeks on the pop charts; was a huge hit in the UK, Japan, Canada and Australia; and earned Williams five more Grammy nominations. Other career highlights include the hit duet with Brian McKnight, Love Is, and two more Grammy nods for her platinum-selling third album, The Sweetest Days. Williams sang the Academy Award-winning theme to Disney's Pocahontas, Colors of the Wind.

'Vanessa Williams' many talents'

'Vanessa Williams has many considerable achievements in the entertainment industry outside of her singing career. Her most notable acting roles are in the 1997 movie Soul Food and the television shows Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives. Williams has starred on Broadway numerous times, boasting Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for her performance as the Witch in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. She has also hosted several major awards ceremonies, including the 2008 Daytime Emmy Awards. Vanessa Williams received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.'

'Similar to Vanessa Williams'

'Love the sultry sounds of Vanessa Williams? Consider looking into live performances by Mariah Carey and Patti LaBelle.'