Anita Denise Baker is an American singer-songwriter. Baker is a well-known singer of soulful ballads, particularly during the 1980s’ quiet storm period. Baker began her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, and released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983.
Baker’s platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single “Sweet Love,” launched her to stardom in 1986. Baker has eight Grammy Awards and four Platinum albums, as well as two Gold albums, as of 2017. Baker is a contralto with nearly three octaves of range.
Baker released Christmas Fantasy in 2005, and the song “Christmas Time Is Here” received a Grammy nomination. Baker received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in May 2005. Baker began a two-year concert tour titled An Evening with Anita Baker in 2007. At sporting events, Baker would occasionally sing the American national anthem. “I met Anita at the Grammy Awards in 2007,” Mary J. Blige explained. “I expressed how much she meant to me. ‘I’m glad you picked up the ball where I left off,’ she said. That meant a lot.”
Is Anita Baker still performing?
Yes, Baker has said new music is coming in 2023.
