Who is Monica?
Monica is an American singer who is famous for her songs such as "Miss Thang" (1995), "The Boy Is Mine" (1998), "All Eyez on Me" (2002), "After the Storm" (2003), "The Makings of Me" (2006), "Still Standing" (2010), "New Life" (2012), "Code Red" (2015).
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Monica is a well-recognized actress who has starred in television series like "Living Single" (1996), "Felicity" (2001), and "American Dreams" (2003), and films including "Boys and Girls" (2000), "Love Song" (2000), and "Pastor Brown" (2009). Besides that, she is also a businesswoman. When she was 10 years old, she became the youngest member of "Charles Thompson and the Majestics", a traveling 12-person gospel choir. Scroll more to know more about Monica's Full Biography, Personal Life, Interesting Facts, Net Worth, family, Wiki, Age, & more.
Family and Early Life
Monica opened her eyes for the first time on 24th October 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. (hometown/birthplace). Her full name or real name is Monica Denise Arnold and her nationality is American. Her ethnic background or ethnicity is African American with Indian and Irish ancestry. Similarly, her religion is Christian and her race is black. Monica celebrates her every birthday on the 24th October of every year and she has celebrated her 40th birthday as of 2020. Therefore, her present age is 40. As per her birth date, her star sign is Scorpio.
Her parents; Marilyn Best (mother) is a Delta Air Lines customer service representative and former church singer of African American descent, and M.C. "Billy" Arnold Jr (father) was a mechanic for an Atlanta freight company. She has a younger brother (sibling), Montez (born in 1983), and a half-brother, Jermond Grant, on her father's side. While growing up in the modest circumstances of a single-parent home after her parents' 1984 separation and 1987 divorce.
Moving to her education, she attended North Clayton High School with rapper 2 Chainz.
Studio Album
- 1995 - "Miss Thang"
- 1998 - "The Boy Is Mine"
- 2002 - "All Eyez on Me"
- 2003 - "After the Storm"
- 2006 - "The Makings of Me"
- 2010 - "Still Standing"
- 2012 - "New Life"
- 2015 - "Code Red"
Singles
- 1995 - "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)"
- 1996 - "Why I Love You So Much"
- 1997 - "For You I Will"
- 1998 - "The Boy Is Mine"
- 1999 - "Angel of Mine"
- 2001 - "Just Another Girl"
- 2002 - "All Eyez on Me"
- 2003 - "Knock Knock"/"Get It Off"
- 2004 - "U Should've Known Better"
- 2006 - "Everytime tha Beat Drop"
- 2007 - "Hell No (Leave Home)"
- 2009 - "Trust"
- 2010 - "Everything to Me"
- 2011 - "Anything (To Find You)"
- 2012 - "It All Belongs to Me"
- 2015 - "Just Right for Me"
- 2019 - "Commitment", "Me + You"
- 2020 - "Trenches
Films
- 1996 - "New York Undercover", "Living Single"
- 1997 - 1999 - "Beverly Hills, 90210"
- 1999 - "All That"
- 2000 - "Boys and Girls", "Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak", "Love Song"
- 2001 - "Felicity"
- 2003 - "American Dreams", "American Juniors"
- 2006 - "ATL"
- 2009 - "Pastor Brown", "Monica: Still Standing"
- 2010 - "Kourtney & Kim Take Miami"
- 2011 - "Khloe & Lamar", "The Voice"
- 2016 - "Almost Christmas", "The Real"
- 2017 - "Star"
Awards and Achievements
- Centric Award
- Billboard Music Awards, R&B Artist of the Year
- BMI Pop Awards for "The Boy Is Mine"
- Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Soul Train Music Awards, Lady of Soul Award
Who is Monica married to?
Married and Divorced woman, Monica says her current relationship with C-Murder is platonic; say's she helping him to become free. Some fans believe Monica's public fight to free C-Murder is puzzling and they question whether she's currently in a romantic relationship with him. Her sexual orientation is straight.
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Previously, she was in a relationship with Jarvis Weems, Rodney "Rocko" Hill, and Shannon Brown.
About her children, Monica gave birth to her first son, Rocko with Rodney Hill, and their second son was named Romelo Montez Hill. With Shannon Brown, she gave birth to her third child, Laiyah Shannon.
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Net Worth and Salary
Monica is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who has a net worth of $8 million dollars as of 2021. With sales of more than 25 million albums worldwide, Monica is one of the most successful urban R&B vocalists in music history. She has a salary of around $80,000 per year. Her major source of income is from her singing and acting career.
How tall is Monica?
Beautiful woman, Monica stands at an ideal height of 5 feet and 8 inches with a balanced body weight of around 62 kg. She has dark brown eyes and hair. Her body build is slim.