Deborah Cox
In 1974, the Library of Congress Name Authority formally recorded the birth year of Deborah Cox, placing her among the musicians catalogued in one of the world's largest reference systems — a small detail that nonetheless anchors her in the documented record of artists working in contemporary R&B.
Cox was born on July 13, 1974, in Toronto. She is a Canadian citizen, and her work has spanned two professional areas: singing and acting. Her musical output falls within the contemporary R&B genre, and her occupations are listed across reference sources as singer, actress, and musician.
Beyond music, Cox has also worked as an actress, giving her career a second dimension alongside her work as a recording artist. The combination of those two roles — singer and actress — defines how she appears in reference catalogues and how her professional identity has been documented over the years. She holds Canadian citizenship, and Toronto remains the city of her birth.
What the record shows, in plain terms, is a Canadian artist born in Toronto in 1974, working in contemporary R&B as a singer and musician, and also credited as an actress. The Library of Congress Name Authority's inclusion of her birth year among its formal entries reflects the documented scope of her career across both music and performance.
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I always thought that it was every performer’s dream. That’s the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level.
The club shows are really intense and powerful, but for a shorter time, and the audiences are in close proximity than when I’m performing at The Palace Theatre.
The second song is called ‘Easy As Life,’ which really describes the complete conflict of the whole story, her struggle of being in love with the enemy and also being in love with her people.
We’ve never performed the song live outside of recording it in the studio. That was a dream come true because Whitney, she’s an icon and she’s been one of my main mentors in this business.
My opinion is that music is music. As long as you approach doing a remix with truth, I don’t see the dance remixes being any different than an hip-hop remix- it’s really a different version of the song.
I think the inspiration came from the fans. Whenever I’m online or whenever I get a chance to really communicate with the fans and the audience, they always say that they would love to have all of the remixes on one CD.
I really think about the times that I’ve been through with my husband and all the stuff that we’ve been through together, and I think to those moments for inspiration for the role.
I think differently, I think it’s about reaching everybody on every different plane and every different level, and if I could remix the song and do a dance remix, that’s great. If I could do a classical version, that’ll be great too. It’s all just about expression.
I have two favorite songs. My first is called ‘Dance of The Robe’ and it’s a very powerful number where she is feeling the pressure from her people to take on the responsibility of leading them.