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{{short description|Canadian musician and actress (born 1974)}}
{{about|the singer|the screenwriter|Deb Cox}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Deborah Cox
| image           = File:Deborah Cox Feb 2020.png
| caption         = Cox during an interview in February 2020
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| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|7|13}}
| birth_place     = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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| genre           = {{flat list |
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] 
*[[soul music|soul]] 
*[[Pop music|pop]] 
*[[Dance music|dance]] 
*[[jazz]]
}}
| occupation      = {{flat list |
*Singer
*songwriter 
*actress
*producer}}
| years_active    = 1987–present
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| website         = {{URL|deborahcox.com}}
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'''Deborah Cox''' (born July 13, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in [[Toronto]], she began performing on television commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows in her teenage years before becoming a professional backing vocalist for [[Celine Dion]]. In 1994, Cox relocated to the United States and was signed to [[Arista Records]] by [[Clive Davis]], releasing her [[Deborah Cox (album)|self-titled debut album]] the following year. Her second studio album, ''[[One Wish (Deborah Cox album)|One Wish]]'' (1998), was certified platinum in the United States. It was marked by the commercial success of the pop [[crossover (music)|crossover]] single "[[Nobody's Supposed to Be Here]]", which would become her most successful entry on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, peaking at number two and remaining there for eight consecutive weeks. Cox signed with [[J Records]] for her third studio album ''[[The Morning After (Deborah Cox album)|The Morning After]]'' (2002), which saw moderate commercial success.

Cox ventured into acting in the 2000s, making her film debut in the Canadian drama film ''[[Love Come Down (film)|Love Come Down]]'' (2000) and her stage debut in 2004, in the title role in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical ''[[Aida (musical)|Aida]]''. She has since appeared in smaller films and several musical productions, including the horror-drama ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]'', the biographical musical ''Josephine'', the musical adaptation of ''[[The Bodyguard (musical)|The Bodyguard]]'', and the 2023 revival of ''[[The Wiz]]''. Cox's most recent studio albums, ''[[Destination Moon (album)|Destination Moon]]'' (2007) and ''[[The Promise (Deborah Cox album)|The Promise]]'' (2008), have been released through her own independent record label, Deco Recording Group. In 2017, her single "[[Let the World Be Ours Tonight]]" became her 13th number-one hit on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Dance Club Songs]] over the span of three consecutive decades.<ref name="billboard2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7957568/deborah-cox-13th-no-1-dance-club-songs|title=Deborah Cox Earns 13th No. 1 on Dance Club Songs|website=[[Billboard.com]]|date=September 7, 2017|access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref> In 2016, ''Billboard'' listed Cox at 23rd on its list of the Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists.<ref name="billboard2016">{{cite magazine|title=Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 2016|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists|access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref> An eight-time [[Juno Award]] nominee, she has won four awards and is often cited as Canada's top R&B artist.<ref name=deborah>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Cox_Deborah/1999/08/28/744253.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524234931/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Cox_Deborah/1999/08/28/744253.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 24, 2012 |title=CANOE – JAM! Cox, Deborah: Lilith love affair |website=Jam.canoe.ca |date=November 30, 2004 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> She received her first [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] nomination for ''[[The Wiz]]'' in the [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album|Best Musical Theater Album]] category.<ref name="Grammy">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/deborah-cox/57863|title=Deborah Cox|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref>

Cox was inducted into the [[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 Mar 2022 |title=Deborah Cox to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at this year's Junos |url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/deborah-cox-to-be-inducted-into-the-canadian-music-hall-of-fame-at-this-year-s-junos-1.6399780 |access-date=24 Aug 2022 |website=CBC}}</ref>