Celebrating Mary J. Blige’s 53rd Birthday 🎉: 5 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know

Happy Birthday, <br />Mary J. Blige!.<br />Mary Jane Blige turns <br />53 years old today.<br />Here are five things <br />you may not have known <br />about the singer.<br />1. She was the youngest and first <br />female artist signed to Uptown Records.<br />2. She is known as the <br />“Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.”.<br />3. The title of her debut album, 'What’s the 411?,'<br />was inspired by her previous job as a <br />directory assistance operator.<br />4. Blige received her <br />star on the Hollywood Walk <br />of Fame on her 47th birthday.<br />5. She was the first person ever <br />nominated for an Oscar for <br />both acting and writing an <br />original song in the same year.<br />Happy Birthday, <br />Mary J. Blige!