Trina Braxton

Braxton has an older brother named Michael, Jr. (born in 1968) and four sisters named Toni (born in 1966), Towanda (born in 1973), Traci (1971-2022), and Tamar (born in 1977).

Braxton and her siblings were raised in a strict religious household, and Braxton's first performing experience was singing in her church choir.

Trina Evette Braxton-Scales (born December 3, 1974) is an American singer and reality television personality.

She is the younger sister of R&B singing icon Toni Braxton.

Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar Braxton signed their first record deal with Arista Records in 1989.

In 1990, they released their first single, "Good Life".

It would be their only single as a fivesome.

"Good Life" was not a hit, peaking at No. 79 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.

At the time of the single's release, the members' age differences created a problem with marketing.

Subsequently, The Braxtons were dropped from Arista Records.

In 1991, during a showcase with Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, who were in the process of forming LaFace Records, Toni Braxton, minus her four sisters, was chosen and signed as the label's first female solo artist.

At the time, the remaining members were told that LaFace was not looking for another girl group since it had just signed TLC.

After Toni's departure from the group in 1991, the remaining Braxtons members became backup singers for Toni's first U.S. tour, music videos, and promotional appearances.

Traci, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar were featured in the music video for Toni Braxton's third single, "Seven Whole Days", from her self-titled debut album.

Trina had her first big break in music in 1992 as a founding member of the R&B group the Braxtons, formed with her sisters.

In 1993, LaFace Records A&R Vice President, Bryant Reid, signed The Braxtons to LaFace.

However, the group never released an album or single for the record label.

When Reid moved on to work for Atlantic Records, he convinced executives at LaFace to allow him take the group to Atlantic also.

It was reported in Vibe magazine that in 1995, Traci Braxton had left the group to pursue a career as a youth counselor.

After losing two members, The Braxtons released their only album, So Many Ways, as a trio in 1996 along with four singles: "So Many Ways", "Only Love", "The Boss", and "Slow Flow".

In June 1996, Tamar, Trina, and Towanda returned with a new album entitled So Many Ways, which shared the same title as its lead single.

Released on August 13, 1996, the album peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

It became their first and only LP.

Atlantic Records A&R VP, Bryant Reid, served as the album's executive producer.

At the time of its release, Reid told Billboard Magazine, "I had a vision for them then that was about young sophistication with sex appeal."

So Many Ways included production from Jermaine Dupri and Daryl Simmons along with Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Sean "Sep" Hall.

The album also included a cover of Diana Ross's hit "The Boss" and Klymaxx's song "I'd Still Say Yes".

The Braxtons released a music video in order to promote "So Many Ways".

It was directed by Cameron Casey and featured upcoming actor Mekhi Phifer.

The trio also performed a remixed version of "So Many Ways" with rapper Jay-Z on September 9, 1996, at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards.

In 2011, Braxton reunited with her sisters for the We TV reality show, Braxton Family Values.

The first season was the #1 rated reality show on WE tv, and the network ordered a 13-episode second season of the show after the third episode.

However, it was not confirmed until a 2011 promotional appearance on The Mo'Nique Show, that Traci was not allowed to sign with Atlantic because of her pregnancy at the time.

Trina released her first solo single called "Party or Go Home" on March 2012.

Since September 2018, Braxton is a co-host of "Sister Circle" talk show for the TV One and TEGNA networks from 12:00 p.m. – 1 p.m., along with Quad Webb-Lunceford, Syleena Johnson and Rashan Ali.

Braxton has starred in several movies and launched a line of notably successful hair and bar companies.

Trina Braxton is widely regarded as the Braxton sister with business acumen, having created several successful brands and other business endeavors, which lends her net worth to be 1.5 million dollars

She was born in Severn, Maryland.

Her father, Michael Conrad Braxton Sr., was a Methodist clergyman and power company worker, and her mother, Evelyn Jackson, a native of South Carolina, was a former opera singer and cosmetologist, as well as a pastor.

Braxton's maternal grandfather was also a pastor.