Teena Marie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Teena Marie
Occupation	R&B Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 5, 1956(1956-03-05)
Age	68
Date Of Death	December 26, 2010, Pasadena, CA
Birthplace	Santa Monica
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Pisces

Teena Marie Biography

Teena Marie is one of the most popular and richest R &B Singer who was born on March 5, 1956 in Santa Monica, California, United States. R&B and hip-hop singer , who was mentored by legendary R&B and hip-hop singer who was mentored by the great Rick James. She was know for her soulful vocals, for which she was given the title “Ivory Queen of Soul.”. Her fame was based on her soulful voice and was given the name “Ivory Queen of Soul.”

The year 2009 was the first time she teamed up together with In 2009, she collaborated with Faith Evans on a song titled “Can’t Last a Day.” on the track “Can’t Last a Day.”

Teena Marie (born Mary Christine Brockert; March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010) was an American singer-songwriter and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the stage name Teena Marie and later acquired the nickname Lady Tee (sometimes spelled Lady T), given to her by her collaborator and friend, Rick James.

In the early 1970s, after the family moved to Venice, Los Angeles, Brockert spent her adolescent years in the historically black Venice enclave of Oakwood, nicknamed “Venice Harlem”. There, she would acquire a strong spiritual influence from neighborhood matriarch Berthalynn Jackson, a black woman who would become her godmother.

Her sole daughter, Alia Rose Brockert, was born on the 25th of December in 1991.

Teena Marie Net Worth

Teena Marie is one of the richest R &B Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Teena Marie 's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 10 her voice was heard at As a 10 year old, she sang at Jerry Lewis‘s son’s wedding.’s son’s wedding.

Fans referred at her by the name of Lady T. Her biggest hitsong “Lovergirl,” reached the number. 4 spot at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in March of 1985.

Mary Christine Brockert was born on March 5, 1956, in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of construction worker Thomas Leslie Brockert and home renovator Mary Anne. She spent her early childhood in Mission Hills, California. Her ethnic heritage was Portuguese, Italian, Irish, and American Indian. In 2005, while visiting Louisiana, she discovered that her paternal ancestors once lived in New Orleans. She took to singing naturally, performing Harry Belafonte’s “Banana Boat Song” by age two. She also developed a fondness for singing Motown songs, and her self-professed “gift from God” would become fine-tuned as the years progressed.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Teena Marie Dating?

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Her second album, Lady T (1980), featured her portrait on the cover, and is also noted for having production from Richard Rudolph (the widower of R&B singer Minnie Riperton). Teena Marie had asked Berry Gordy to contact Rudolph and secure his input, as Rick James was unavailable, and she felt unprepared to be sole producer of her own material. Rudolph intended for the song he penned, “Now That I Have You”, to be sung by his wife, but it was later given to Teena Marie. Rudolph also co-composed the single “Behind The Groove”, which reached number 21 on the R&B singles chart and No. 6 on the U.K. singles chart in 1980. The song would also be included on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the Fever 105 soundtrack. Another notable track, “Too Many Colors”, featured Rudolph and Riperton’s then 7-year-old daughter, Maya Rudolph, who became Teena Marie’s goddaughter.

Facts & Trivia

Teena Ranked on the list of most popular R &B Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Teena Marie celebrates birthday on March 5 of every year.

Teena Marie continued her success with Motown in 1981, with the release of It Must Be Magic (#2 R&B Albums Chart), her first gold record, which included her then biggest hit on R&B, “Square Biz” (#3 R&B Singles). Other notable tracks include “Portuguese Love” (featuring a brief, uncredited cameo by James, No. 54 R&B Singles), the title track “It Must be Magic” (#30 R&B Singles), and the album only track “Yes Indeed”, which she cited as a personal favorite.