Tracy Chapman Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

1989 – Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk recording 1988 – Billboard Music Awards for Best Female Video 1989 – BRIT Awards for International Breakout 1989 – BRIT Awards for International Female 1989 – American Music Awards for Favorite Pop Rock New Artist 2002 – IFPI Platinum Europe Music Awards for Album Title

Tracy Chapman is a four times Grammy Award winner and a well renowned folk-rock singer. She was born in Ohio but raised in a middle class environment in Connecticut. Her mother supported her initial musical curiosities and by the time Tracy was in Tufts University, doing a graduation in anthropology and African studies, she started making music, writing songs and performing at the local coffeehouses.

Through a friend in her university she met with the producers of Elektra Records and her first album Tracy Chapman was released in 1988; it was an instant hit. But, it was her third studio album Matters Of The Heart that made her an icon with the hit single Fast Car. She has recorded a total of eight studio albums including, Born To Fight,New Beginning, Bright Future etc.

Most of her albums are certified platinum. She does a substantial amount of work for various charities all over the world and has been a part of many benefit and charitable concerts. She is a human activist and claims that she leverages her status to help out the needy and bring to people’s attention some of the important humanitarian issues. Her writings and songs depict her humble and humanitarian nature.