Babyface BiographyKenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1958. He is the 5th in a family of six sons and attended North Central High School.
Babyface got his nickname when playing in a funk band with Bootsy Collins. The name has stuck with him since. In the time leading up to his solo career, Babyface alo performed with the group Manchild which is most known for their hit 'Especially For You' released in 1977 and The Deele who released three albums during the 80s.
In 1989, as The Deele was losing steam, Babyface released a solo album Lovers under Solar Records. In 1989 Babyface released the album Tender Lover which hit #1 on R&B charts and went double platinum. The album had several hit singles with 'It's No Crime' and 'Tender Lover' reaching #1 and 'Whip Appeal' and 'My Kinda girl' reaching #2 and #3 respectively.
In 1993, Babyface released his best selling album to date, For the Cool in You which went 3X platinum. It featured four singles that made it to the top 10 on the R&B charts, which included 'Never Keeping Secrets' and 'When Can I See You.'
Continuing his success, in 1996 Babyface released the double platinum album The Day. The album had the hit single featuring LL Cool J, 'This Is For The Lover In You.'
Babyface latest albums have failed to reach the same commercial success as his earlier works. Face2Face was released in 2001 after difficulties between Babyface and his label. Disagreeing over the right sound for the album, the album was completely redone before it made it to market. Similar difficulties arose with the 2004 album 'A Love Story' which never saw release.
In 2005, Babyface released the album Grown and Sexy, which peaked at #3 on the R&B charts, the highest an album of his has reached since 1993.
What Babyface is most famous for, is his work on other artists. In 1989, Babyface co-founded the label LaFace records with Antonio 'L.A.' Reid. The label helped boost several musicians to stardom, with two of its first artists being TLC and Toni Braxton.
As a result of Babyface position with LaFace Records and his astounding writing, he was the dominant force behind much of the 90s music. He wrote and produced Boyz II Men's two record setting #1 singles 'End of the Road' and 'I'll Make Love To You.' He won three consecutive Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year in 1995-1997 and has written for artists including Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Mary J Blige, and Mariah Carey. | 
