James Curtis DeBarge (born 22 August 1963) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&BRhythm and blues is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s...
and
soulSoul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer. He was one of the members of the
singing familyThe DeBarge family is an African American family of rhythm and blues artists from Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan.-Family members:Robert Louis DeBarge, Sr. was a white soldier who served for the United States Armed forces and was of French Canadian descent. He met Etterlene Abney in Detroit,...
group
DeBargeDeBarge was an African American sibling music group, whose repertoire included R&B, soul, funk, and later gospel. Active as a professional recording group between 1979 and 1989, the group was one of the few recording acts to bring success to the Motown label during the 1980s.-Background:Hailing...
, who became stars with their 1980s songs "All This Love", "In a Special Way", "Rhythm of the Night", and "Who's Holding Donna Now?".
DeBarge is also known for his 1984 marriage to
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Janet JacksonJanet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians...
. The marriage was annulled in 1985.
As of 2000, DeBarge has worked with
ComptonCompton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city was incorporated in 1889. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 93,493....
rapper/
producerIn the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes...
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DJ QuikDavid Marvin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and Record Producer..-Biography: It was always thought that he had 8 sisters, but in a March 2007 interview he stated that he only had one, explaining that Profile Records at the time had suggested to add it to his background to...
on such tracks as "Tha Divorce Song", as well as "Get Nekkid" by slain rapper Mausberg.
James Curtis DeBarge (born 22 August 1963) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&BRhythm and blues is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s...
and
soulSoul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer. He was one of the members of the
singing familyThe DeBarge family is an African American family of rhythm and blues artists from Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan.-Family members:Robert Louis DeBarge, Sr. was a white soldier who served for the United States Armed forces and was of French Canadian descent. He met Etterlene Abney in Detroit,...
group
DeBargeDeBarge was an African American sibling music group, whose repertoire included R&B, soul, funk, and later gospel. Active as a professional recording group between 1979 and 1989, the group was one of the few recording acts to bring success to the Motown label during the 1980s.-Background:Hailing...
, who became stars with their 1980s songs "All This Love", "In a Special Way", "Rhythm of the Night", and "Who's Holding Donna Now?".
DeBarge is also known for his 1984 marriage to
popPopular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres, and stands in contrast to art music, and traditional music which was disseminated orally...
icon
Janet JacksonJanet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians...
. The marriage was annulled in 1985.
As of 2000, DeBarge has worked with
ComptonCompton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city was incorporated in 1889. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 93,493....
rapper/
producerIn the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes...
,
DJ QuikDavid Marvin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and Record Producer..-Biography: It was always thought that he had 8 sisters, but in a March 2007 interview he stated that he only had one, explaining that Profile Records at the time had suggested to add it to his background to...
on such tracks as "Tha Divorce Song", as well as "Get Nekkid" by slain rapper Mausberg. Also, in 2004, DeBarge made a song with the "Haitian Sensation" Wong-G for a remix called "Nothing's Wrong", using the instrumental for the Quik/DeBarge track "Tha Divorce Song."
Debarge also made a small guest appearance in 2006 on the album
818 Antics, by rapper
J-RoJames Robinson, known by his stage name J-Ro is a hip-hop performer and former member of Tha Alkaholiks.- Discography :818 Antics*Mix-CD*Released: May 5, 2006*Label: JuJu RecordsRare Earth B-Boy Funk Vol. II*Album...
, who is associated with the rap group Tha Liks.
DeBarge has three children: daughter
KristiniaKristinia DeBarge is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Pasadena, California, DeBarge is the daughter of James DeBarge, the youngest member of the music group DeBarge. She first appeared on national television in 2003 as a contestant on the American Idol spin-off, American Juniors...
(born March 8, 1990), son James, Jr. (born 1998), and his youngest, daughter Tori, born 2001. Kristinia appeared on 2003's
American IdolAmerican Idol is a reality competition to find new solo musical talent, created by Simon Fuller. It debuted on June 11, 2002 on the Fox network, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television...
spin-off
American JuniorsAmerican Juniors was a reality television series broadcast on the Fox Network as a spin-off of American Idol, created by Simon Fuller and 19 Television, FremantleMedia, directed by Bruce Gowers and produced by Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick...
, and later received a recording contract through Island Def Jam Records. DeBarge recently performed with brothers El and Mark during a gospel service in late 2007.