Anita Baker
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Si '''Anita Denise Baker''' (namundag kan Enero 26, 1958)<ref name="Huey">{{Cite web|last1=Huey|first1=Steve|title=Anita Baker|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/anita-baker-mn0000572579/biography|accessdate=1 July 2018}}</ref> sarong Amerikanong parakanta asin parasurat kanta. Nagpuon an saiyang karera sa mga huring taon kan dekad '70. Kaiba an bandang funk na Chapter 8, si Baker iniluwas an saiyang inot na solo album, ''The Songstress'', kan 1983. Kan 1986, nagtaas sa kasikatan kan pagluwas kan saiyang panduwang platinum-seling na album, an ''Rapture'', na kasali an ginawadan kan  Grammy na single ang "Sweet Love". Siya inaapod na saro sa mga sikat na parakanta kan mga ''soulful romantic ballads'' sa panahon kan ''quiet storm'' na panahon kan contemporary R<nowiki>&</nowiki>amp;B kan 1980s.<ref name="Huey" /> Hasta sa taon na 2017, si Baker nanggana na nin walong Grammy Awards asin may limang platinum albums asin sarong gold album. An saiyang vocal range inaapod na contralto.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Hutchings|first1=David|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20095085,00.html|title=Ex-Receptionist Anita Baker's Lp Gets a Rapture-Ous Reception—at Last|accessdate=2014-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Holden|first1=Stephen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/03/arts/the-pop-life-anita-baker-and-her-musical-roots.html|title=The Pop Life – Anita Baker And Her Musical Roots|accessdate=2014-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.essence.com/2004/09/16/anita-baker-has-no-regrets/|title=Anita Baker Has No Regrets|accessdate=2014-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oreoluwa.com/AnitaBaker/archive/ebony1991.html|title=The Anita Baker Pages|accessdate=2014-06-27|archive-date=2008-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907200503/http://oreoluwa.com/AnitaBaker/archive/ebony1991.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

== Kaamayi kan buhay ==
Si Anita Baker namundag kan Enero 26, 1958 sa Toledo, Ohio. Kan siya 2-anyos palang, binayaan siya kan saiyang ina asin pinadakula siya kan pamilyang nag-ampon saiya sa Detroit, Michigan.{{sfn|Smith|1996|p=19}} Kan siya 12-anyos palang, an magurang na nag-ampon saiya nagadan, an mga tugang niya na an nagpadakula siya.{{sfn|Smith|1996|p=19}} Kan siya 16-anyos, nagpuon na siya magkanta nin mga R&B sa Detroit nightclubs. Pagkatapos kan sarong pagkanta, nadiskubre siya kan sarong lider kan banda na si David Washington, na nagtao saiya nin alas na mag-audition sa bandang funk na Chapter 8.

Si Baker nagsali sa bandang Chapter 8 kan 1975 asin ang grupo naglibot hanggang sa makakua sinda ning siguradong ugnayan sa Ariola Records kan 1979. Ang inot na album kan grupo, iyo an ''Chapter 8,'' na iniluwas sa parehong taon na may mga single na "Ready for Your Love," duet sa pagitan ni Baker asin kairiba niya sa banda na si Gerald Lyles, asin an Baker-led "I Just Want to Be Your Girl."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of Over a Dozen Divine Divas|author=David Nathan|date=1999|publisher=Billboard Books|page=348}}</ref> Pagkatapos mabakal an Ariola kan Arista Records kan 1979, Ang Chapter 8 hinali kan ngaran dahil sa pagtubod na si Baker, bilang lider kan grupo, mayo daa nin "star potential."{{sfn|Smith|1996|p=20}} Si Baker nagbalik sa Detroit, asin nagtrabaho bilang tagaserbe sa kakanan asin tagaatubang sa mga hotel hanggang sa kan 1982, si Otis Smith, dating associate kan Ariola, kinumbinse si Baker na magpuon nin karerabilang soloista sa irarom kan bagong ngaran na Beverly Glen label.

== Karera sa musika ==
Iniluwas ni Baker an saiyang solo album na ''The Songstress'', kan 1983.<ref name="Huey"/> An album na ini igwang apat na single, iyo an: "No More Tears" asin its B-side, "Will You Be Mine", "Angel" asin "You're the Best Thing Yet". Ang "Angel" naging inot na top-ten single ni Baker, nag-aabot ini sa ikalima sa mga R&B charts sa mga huring bulan kan 1983. "You're the Best Thing Yet" nagsunod sa  R&B top 40 sunod na taon. Dawa sa arog kaning kaamay na pagsikat, nagreklamo si Baker na mayo siyang nareresibeng royalty sa saiyang mga gibo. Dagdag pa igdi, ang label pinapahaloy an mga gibo sa follow-up ni Baker na ''The Songstress''. Kan 1984, matapos an duwang taon, si Baker naghali na sa label asin kinasuhan si Smith, sa pagbalgar kan kontrata kani, kan 1985.  Makalihis an pirang bulan na debate sa korte, ginana ni Baker an kaso kontra kay Smith, asin napagkasunduan na pwede nang mag-rekord sa ibang label si Baker. Nagpirma si Baker sa Warner Music Group - kairiba kan label na Elektra Records kan 1985, asin nagpuon na magtrabaho  sa sunod niyang album. An saiyang Elektra contract tinugutan an parakanta na magkaigwa in kontrol sa paggibo kan saiyang kanta, sarong bagay na dai itinugot saiya kan siya nasa Beverly Glen. Isinali ni Baker an dati niyang ka-banda sa Chapter 8 na saro man na parasurat kanta asin prodyuser na si Michael J. Powell sa saiyang inot na Elektra album.

== Personal na buhay ==
Inagom ni Baker si Walter Bridgeforth, Jr. kan Disyembre 24, 1988. An duwa nagkasuwayan kan 2005 asin pormal na natapos an divorce duwang taon makalipas.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mark Jordan|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/Oct/26/baker-back-with-sound-that-still-captivates|title=Baker says she is finalizing her divorce|publisher=Commercialappeal.com|date=|accessdate=2013-12-26}}</ref> Igwa sindang duwang aking lalaki,sina Walter Baker Bridgeforth (namundag kan Enero 1993) asin Edward Carlton Bridgeforth (namundag kan Mayo 1994).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20104096,00.html|title=Starting to Recapture the Rapture|author=Steve Dougherty|publisher=''[[People (magazine)|People]]''|date=October 10, 1994}}</ref> Si Baker ngunyan nakaistar sa California.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Grosse-Pointe-police-Peeper-at-Anita-Baker-s-window-was-mistaken/-/1719418/8580760/-/10a3xqyz/-/index.html|title=Grosse Pointe police: Peeper at Anita Baker's window was mistaken|date=February 1, 2012|accessdate=February 20, 2012|archivedate=June 10, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610002607/http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Grosse-Pointe-police-Peeper-at-Anita-Baker-s-window-was-mistaken/-/1719418/8580760/-/10a3xqyz/-/index.html}}</ref> An saiyang aki na si Walter naglalaog sa Berklee College of Music sa Boston, bilang sarong drum principal, nagkukua ini nin Music Production & Engineering.

Makalipas an sobra pa sa limang taon kan saiyang pagsuway sa agom, si Baker pormal na nag-file kan pagribay kan saiayng apelyido na Bridgeforth para maging Baker sa saiyang pribadong buhay. Dahil sa paggamit niya kan ngaran na Anita Baker sa saiyang propesyon,  an pagribay kan saiyang apelyido dae man nakaapekto sa saiyang karera sa musika.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/2015/12/anita-baker-files-legal-docs-to-drop-ex-husbands-name/|title=Anita Baker Files Legal Docs to Drop Ex-Husband's Name|author=EUPublisher|date=December 20, 2015|publisher=Lee Bailey's EurWeb}}</ref>

== Mga gawad asin onra ==
Kan 2013, si Anita Baker naisali na sa Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.<ref>https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/218-anita-baker</ref>

=== BET Awards ===
Ang BET Awards itinindog kab 2001 kan Black Entertainment Television para iselebrar an mga African Americans sa musika, pag-arte, karawat, asin iba pang parte kan entertainment kan nakaaging mga taon. Ang Gawad itinatao taon-taon sain ipinapadalan nin live sa BET.<ref name="Payne">{{Cite web|last1=Payne|first1=Chris|title=Marsha Ambrosius Salutes Anita Baker, Delivers Poignant 'Caught Up In the Rapture' BET Awards Cover|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8462452/marsha-ambrosius-caught-up-in-the-rapture-anita-baker-bet-awards|accessdate=1 July 2018|date=24 June 2018}}</ref>
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! id="220" scope="col" |Gawad
! id="222" scope="col" |Resulta
|-
|[[BET Awards 2018|2018]]
|Anita Baker
|Lifetime Achievement Award
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|}

=== Gawad kan Grammy ===
An Grammy Awards iginagawad taon-taon kan National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Si Baker nakaresibe nin 18 nominasyon. 
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! id="245" scope="col" |Nominado / gibo
! id="247" scope="col" |Gawad
! id="249" scope="col" |Resulta
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Grammy Awards of 1987|1987]]
|''[[Rapture (Anita Baker album)|Rapture]]''
|[[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female]]
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|"[[Sweet Love (Anita Baker song)|Sweet Love]]"
|[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best Rhythm & Blues Song]]
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|[[Grammy Awards of 1988|1988]]
|"Ain't No Need to Worry" <small>(with [[The Winans]])</small>
|[[Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus|Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus]]
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Grammy Awards of 1989|1989]]
| rowspan="4" |"[[Giving You the Best That I Got (song)|Giving You the Best That I Got]]"
|[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|Best Rhythm & Blues Song
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|[[Grammy Awards of 1990|1990]]
|''[[Giving You the Best That I Got (album)|Giving You the Best That I Got]]''
|Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Grammy Awards of 1991|1991]]
|''[[Compositions (album)|Compositions]]''
|Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|''[[Compositions (album)|Compositions]]''
|Best Album Package
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Grammy Awards of 1995|1995]]
|"Body and Soul"
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|''[[Rhythm of Love (Anita Baker album)|Rhythm of Love]]''
|[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Grammy Awards of 1996|1996]]
|"When You Love Someone" <small>(with [[James Ingram]])</small>
|[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|"I Apologize"
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Grammy Awards of 2005|2005]]
|"You're My Everything"
|[[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance|Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|''[[My Everything (Anita Baker album)|My Everything]]''
|Best R&B Album
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|[[Grammy Awards of 2007|2007]]
|"Christmas Time Is Here"
|Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|[[Grammy Awards of 2013|2013]]
|"Lately"
|[[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance|Best Traditional R&B Performance]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|}

=== American Music Awards ===
An American Music Awards sarong taunang gawad na ginibo ni Dick Clark in 1973.  Si Baker nakaresibe nin siyam (9) na nominasyon.
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|+ id="426" |
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! id="433" scope="col" |Gawad
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|-
| rowspan="2" |[[American Music Awards of 1987|1987]]
|Anita Baker
|[[American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist|Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|''[[Rapture (Anita Baker album)|Rapture]]''
|Favorite Soul/R&B Album
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[American Music Awards of 1988|1988]]
|Anita Baker
|Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|''Rapture''
|Favorite Soul/R&B Album
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[American Music Awards of 1990|1990]]
| rowspan="2" |Anita Baker
|[[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist|Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|"Just Because"
|Favorite Soul/R&B Single
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|[[American Music Awards of 1995|1995]]
|Anita Baker
|Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|[[American Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
|Anita Baker
|Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|}

=== Soul Train Music Awards ===
An Soul Train Music Awards taonang gawad na ipinapahiling sa media nin live an mga onra kan matitibay na Afrikanong-Amerikano sa larangan kan musika asin entertainment, itinindog kan 1987.
{| class=" wikitable plainrowheaders" id="522" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0; "
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! id="530" scope="col" |Gawad
! id="532" scope="col" |Resulta
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1987 Soul Train Music Awards|1987]]
| rowspan="2" |"[[Sweet Love (Anita Baker song)|Sweet Love]]"
|[[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female|Best Single, Female]]
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|[[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video|Best Music Video]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|''[[Rapture (Anita Baker album)|Rapture]]''
|[[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female|Album of the Year, Female]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1989 Soul Train Music Awards|1989]]
| rowspan="2" |"[[Giving You the Best That I Got (song)|Giving You the Best That I Got]]"
|[[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year|Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year]]
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|''[[Giving You the Best That I Got (album)|Giving You the Best That I Got]]''
|Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year, Female
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1991 Soul Train Music Awards|1991]]
|"Talk to Me"
|Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|''[[Compositions (album)|Compositions]]''
|Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year, Female
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1995 Soul Train Music Awards|1995]]
| rowspan="2" |"Body and Soul"
|[[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video|Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video]]
| class="no table-no2" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Nominado
|-
|Best R&B/Soul Single, Female
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|''[[Rhythm of Love (Anita Baker album)|Rhythm of Love]]''
|R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Female
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|-
|[[2010 Soul Train Music Awards|2010]]
|Anita Baker
|Legend Award, Female
| class="yes table-yes2" style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " |Gana
|}

=== Iba pang onra ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Taon
!Kategory
!Organisasyon
!Resulta
|- align="center"
|1994
|[[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
|
|Star at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
|- align="center"
|2005
|International Artist of the Year
|Canadian Smooth Jazz Award<ref>[http://www.smoothjazznow.com/csja_winners_2005.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204025448/http://www.smoothjazznow.com/csja_winners_2005.htm|date=December 4, 2007}}</ref>
|Gana
|}

== Discograpiya ==

* 1983: ''The Songstress''
* 1986: ''Rapture''
* 1988: ''Giving You the Best That I Got''
* 1990: ''Compositions''
* 1994: ''Rhythm of Love''
* 2004: ''My Everything''
* 2005: ''Christmas Fantasy''

== Mga paglibot ==

* The Rapture Tour (1986/87)
* Giving You the Best World Tour (1988/89)
* Compositions World Tour (1990/91)
* Rhythm of Love World Tour (1994/95)
* Anita Live! (2002/04)
* An Evening with Anita Baker (2007/09)
* Anita Baker Farewell Tour (2018)

== Toltolan ==
{{Reflist}}

Mga pinaghalian:

* Smith, Jessie (1996). Notable Black American Women: book II. VNR AG. <nowiki>ISBN 978-0-81039-177-2</nowiki>.
* {{Cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJiNKNMktOQC&pg=PA50&dq=Anita+Baker&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TBZ_Uaq9Ao7-8ATxloDYDQ&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Anita%20Baker&f=false|title=Anita Returns With a Bang|last1=Norment, Lynn}}
== Panluwas na takod ==

* Anita Baker discography at Discogs
* Anita Baker on IMDb 
* [http://www.soultracks.com/anita_baker.htm Anita Baker] at SoulTracks
* [http://www.anitabakermusic.com Anita Baker Music Videos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419050423/http://www.anitabakermusic.com/ |date=2021-04-19 }} at Anita Baker Music

[[Kategorya:Mga parakanta]]
Si Anita Denise Baker (namundag kan Enero 26, 1958) sarong Amerikanong parakanta asin parasurat kanta. Nagpuon an saiyang karera sa mga huring taon kan dekad '70. Kaiba an bandang funk na Chapter 8, si Baker iniluwas an saiyang inot na solo album, The Songstress, kan 1983. Kan 1986, nagtaas sa kasikatan kan pagluwas kan saiyang panduwang platinum-seling na album, an Rapture, na kasali an ginawadan kan  Grammy na single ang "Sweet Love". Siya inaapod na saro sa mga sikat na parakanta kan mga soulful romantic ballads sa panahon kan quiet storm na panahon kan contemporary R&amp;B kan 1980s. Hasta sa taon na 2017, si Baker nanggana na nin walong Grammy Awards asin may limang platinum albums asin sarong gold album. An saiyang vocal range inaapod na contralto.

 Kaamayi kan buhay 
Si Anita Baker namundag kan Enero 26, 1958 sa Toledo, Ohio. Kan siya 2-anyos palang, binayaan siya kan saiyang ina asin pinadakula siya kan pamilyang nag-ampon saiya sa Detroit, Michigan. Kan siya 12-anyos palang, an magurang na nag-ampon saiya nagadan, an mga tugang niya na an nagpadakula siya. Kan siya 16-anyos, nagpuon na siya magkanta nin mga R&B sa Detroit nightclubs. Pagkatapos kan sarong pagkanta, nadiskubre siya kan sarong lider kan banda na si David Washington, na nagtao saiya nin alas na mag-audition sa bandang funk na Chapter 8.

Si Baker nagsali sa bandang Chapter 8 kan 1975 asin ang grupo naglibot hanggang sa makakua sinda ning siguradong ugnayan sa Ariola Records kan 1979. Ang inot na album kan grupo, iyo an Chapter 8, na iniluwas sa parehong taon na may mga single na "Ready for Your Love," duet sa pagitan ni Baker asin kairiba niya sa banda na si Gerald Lyles, asin an Baker-led "I Just Want to Be Your Girl." Pagkatapos mabakal an Ariola kan Arista Records kan 1979, Ang Chapter 8 hinali kan ngaran dahil sa pagtubod na si Baker, bilang lider kan grupo, mayo daa nin "star potential." Si Baker nagbalik sa Detroit, asin nagtrabaho bilang tagaserbe sa kakanan asin tagaatubang sa mga hotel hanggang sa kan 1982, si Otis Smith, dating associate kan Ariola, kinumbinse si Baker na magpuon nin karerabilang soloista sa irarom kan bagong ngaran na Beverly Glen label.

 Karera sa musika 
Iniluwas ni Baker an saiyang solo album na The Songstress, kan 1983. An album na ini igwang apat na single, iyo an: "No More Tears" asin its B-side, "Will You Be Mine", "Angel" asin "You're the Best Thing Yet". Ang "Angel" naging inot na top-ten single ni Baker, nag-aabot ini sa ikalima sa mga R&B charts sa mga huring bulan kan 1983. "You're the Best Thing Yet" nagsunod sa  R&B top 40 sunod na taon. Dawa sa arog kaning kaamay na pagsikat, nagreklamo si Baker na mayo siyang nareresibeng royalty sa saiyang mga gibo. Dagdag pa igdi, ang label pinapahaloy an mga gibo sa follow-up ni Baker na The Songstress. Kan 1984, matapos an duwang taon, si Baker naghali na sa label asin kinasuhan si Smith, sa pagbalgar kan kontrata kani, kan 1985.  Makalihis an pirang bulan na debate sa korte, ginana ni Baker an kaso kontra kay Smith, asin napagkasunduan na pwede nang mag-rekord sa ibang label si Baker. Nagpirma si Baker sa Warner Music Group - kairiba kan label na Elektra Records kan 1985, asin nagpuon na magtrabaho  sa sunod niyang album. An saiyang Elektra contract tinugutan an parakanta na magkaigwa in kontrol sa paggibo kan saiyang kanta, sarong bagay na dai itinugot saiya kan siya nasa Beverly Glen. Isinali ni Baker an dati niyang ka-banda sa Chapter 8 na saro man na parasurat kanta asin prodyuser na si Michael J. Powell sa saiyang inot na Elektra album.

 Personal na buhay 
Inagom ni Baker si Walter Bridgeforth, Jr. kan Disyembre 24, 1988. An duwa nagkasuwayan kan 2005 asin pormal na natapos an divorce duwang taon makalipas. Igwa sindang duwang aking lalaki,sina Walter Baker Bridgeforth (namundag kan Enero 1993) asin Edward Carlton Bridgeforth (namundag kan Mayo 1994). Si Baker ngunyan nakaistar sa California. An saiyang aki na si Walter naglalaog sa Berklee College of Music sa Boston, bilang sarong drum principal, nagkukua ini nin Music Production & Engineering.

Makalipas an sobra pa sa limang taon kan saiyang pagsuway sa agom, si Baker pormal na nag-file kan pagribay kan saiayng apelyido na Bridgeforth para maging Baker sa saiyang pribadong buhay. Dahil sa paggamit niya kan ngaran na Anita Baker sa saiyang propesyon,  an pagribay kan saiyang apelyido dae man nakaapekto sa saiyang karera sa musika.

 Mga gawad asin onra 
Kan 2013, si Anita Baker naisali na sa Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/218-anita-baker

 BET Awards 
Ang BET Awards itinindog kab 2001 kan Black Entertainment Television para iselebrar an mga African Americans sa musika, pag-arte, karawat, asin iba pang parte kan entertainment kan nakaaging mga taon. Ang Gawad itinatao taon-taon sain ipinapadalan nin live sa BET.
TaonNominado / giboGawadResulta2018Anita BakerLifetime Achievement AwardGana

 Gawad kan Grammy 
An Grammy Awards iginagawad taon-taon kan National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Si Baker nakaresibe nin 18 nominasyon. 
TaonNominado / giboGawadResulta1987RaptureBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleGana"Sweet Love"Best Rhythm & Blues SongGana1988"Ain't No Need to Worry" (with The Winans)Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or ChorusGana1989"Giving You the Best That I Got"Record of the YearNominadoSong of the YearNominadoBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleGanaBest Rhythm & Blues SongGana1990Giving You the Best That I GotBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleGana1991CompositionsBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleGanaCompositionsBest Album PackageNominado1995"Body and Soul"Best Female R&B Vocal PerformanceNominadoRhythm of LoveBest R&B AlbumNominado1996"When You Love Someone" (with James Ingram)Best Pop Collaboration with VocalsNominado"I Apologize"Best Female R&B Vocal PerformanceGana2005"You're My Everything"Best Traditional R&B Vocal PerformanceNominadoMy EverythingBest R&B AlbumNominado2007"Christmas Time Is Here"Best Traditional R&B Vocal PerformanceNominado2013"Lately"Best Traditional R&B PerformanceNominado

 American Music Awards 
An American Music Awards sarong taunang gawad na ginibo ni Dick Clark in 1973.  Si Baker nakaresibe nin siyam (9) na nominasyon.
TaonNominado / giboGawadResulta1987Anita BakerFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistNominadoRaptureFavorite Soul/R&B AlbumNominado1988Anita BakerFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistGanaRaptureFavorite Soul/R&B AlbumGana1990Anita BakerFavorite Pop/Rock Female ArtistNominadoFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistGana"Just Because"Favorite Soul/R&B SingleNominado1995Anita BakerFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistGana1996Anita BakerFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistNominado

 Soul Train Music Awards 
An Soul Train Music Awards taonang gawad na ipinapahiling sa media nin live an mga onra kan matitibay na Afrikanong-Amerikano sa larangan kan musika asin entertainment, itinindog kan 1987.
TaonNominado / giboGawadResulta1987"Sweet Love"Best Single, FemaleGanaBest Music VideoNominadoRaptureAlbum of the Year, FemaleNominado1989"Giving You the Best That I Got"Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the YearGanaBest R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, FemaleGanaGiving You the Best That I GotBest R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year, FemaleGana1991"Talk to Me"Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, FemaleNominadoCompositionsBest R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year, FemaleNominado1995"Body and Soul"Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music VideoNominadoBest R&B/Soul Single, FemaleGanaRhythm of LoveR&B/Soul Album of the Year, FemaleGana2010Anita BakerLegend Award, FemaleGana

 Iba pang onra 
TaonKategoryOrganisasyonResulta1994Hollywood Walk of FameStar at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.2005International Artist of the YearCanadian Smooth Jazz Award Gana

 Discograpiya 

 1983: The Songstress
 1986: Rapture
 1988: Giving You the Best That I Got
 1990: Compositions
 1994: Rhythm of Love
 2004: My Everything
 2005: Christmas Fantasy

 Mga paglibot 

 The Rapture Tour (1986/87)
 Giving You the Best World Tour (1988/89)
 Compositions World Tour (1990/91)
 Rhythm of Love World Tour (1994/95)
 Anita Live! (2002/04)
 An Evening with Anita Baker (2007/09)
 Anita Baker Farewell Tour (2018)

 Toltolan 

Mga pinaghalian:

 Smith, Jessie (1996). Notable Black American Women: book II. VNR AG. ISBN 978-0-81039-177-2.
 
 Panluwas na takod 

 Anita Baker discography at Discogs
 Anita Baker on IMDb 
 Anita Baker at SoulTracks
 Anita Baker Music Videos  at Anita Baker Music

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