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Sonja Norwood Is Brandy’s Mother- Here Is Every Important Fact About Her

by Hara Hanie
February 25, 2022
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Sonja Norwood is an artist entertainment manager, television producer, entrepreneur, and author.

She is a mother to superstar, Brandy who has released a lot of hit songs over the years. Brandy also had a television series that she featured on.

Sonja has been her daughter’s manager since she was a child and she continues as an accomplished manager.

Brief Biography Of Sonja Norwood

Sonja Norwood was born on the 5th of December 1950 and is from McComb, Mississippi. She is a graduate of Higgins High School.

She attended Southern University and graduated with a BS degree in Psychology. After graduating, she started working at H&R Block as a District Manager. She worked there for about 11 years.

She got married to Willie Norwood on the 21st of March 1975. Willie Norwood is a vocal coach and entrepreneur.

Sonja Norwood is also the first cousin of rapper, Snoop Dogg.

Over the years her business skills have kept her really relevant in the entertainment industry.

Important Facts To Know About Sonja Norwood

1. Sonja Norwood Is A Mother And Manager

Sonja Norwood
Sonja’s kids, Brandy and Ray J (Image Source: Instagram)

Sonja is the mother of multiplatinum recording artist and actor, Ray J. Apart from managing Ray J and his career she also manages her daughter, Brandy.

Sonja has been managing Brandy since she was 2 years old. Brandy sang her first solo in their church in Brookhaven, Mississippi.

She has been a successful manager to her kids and amazingly, she does a great job managing whomever.

2. She Is An Author

Sonja Norwood is an established author who has written a book titled Change Starts With Me! The book was published on the 18th of September 2012. The book is a detailed guide on how to develop one’s self personally. She wrote from a place of success and experience and has had a lot of copies sold out.

3. She Is The CEO of Norwood &Norwood Inc.

Sonja Norwood is the head of the entertainment Management Company; Norwood & Norwood Inc.

As an achievement with this company, Sonja has been the driving force behind the successful careers of both children and other artists. Her stellar records include managing artists such as Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris, Ma$e, 702, Silk, BeBe Winans, and the gospel group Trinitee 5:7.

4. Sonja Is A Philanthropist

Sonja is very charitable. She gives back to society by being philanthropic and charitable. Norwood is associated with charity foundations such as Norwood Kids Foundation and is very particular about her society and loves to see it better than it was.

Norwood works with a lot of organizations to see that she achieves her goal of helping people and the communities.

5. Sonja Norwood Has Achieved A Lot

She was an honoree of the San Fernando Valley Links ‘Top Hat’, received the Southern University Alumni Federation, Houston Chapter’s Jaguar of the Year Award. She also received the Hal’s Cornerstone Award, Urban Music Executive honor amongst others.

6. She Managed An Election Campaign In 2006

In 2006, Sonja returned back to her hometown where she helped to manage her friend’s election campaign. The friend was the first African American mayor of McComb city who served from 2007 to 2010.

7. Sonja Is A Successful Business Woman

Sonja Norwood
Celebrity manager and businesswoman, Sonja Norwood (Image Source: Instagram)

Apart from her utmost dedication to her family and building her children’s careers, Sonja is a dealmaker who loves to grow and achieve a lot. She has been a manager since the 1990s.

Sonja successfully started a reality TV Series and continues to build the family as a brand. She was also a key factor in the launch of the Norwood family’s mobile app; Fam Bam: Got To Have Music. She also launched an animated children’s book and became an Entertainment Consultant in 2013.

She assisted her son when he started his electronic business, Raytroniks, and also expanded her business when she delved into reality TV with him.

8. Sonja Is A Motivational Speaker

The 74 super mum and serial entrepreneur have not been selfish with her wealth of knowledge as she happily tours around college campuses giving speeches and seminars. She also offers online entertainment-centered workshops, webinars, and training sessions.

She is a motivational speaker and panel participant in many entertainment and business seminars.

In addition to this, she and Brandy started a Series tagged ‘My Mother, My Daughter’ which was aimed at sharing keynotes on how to build and sustain a mother-daughter relationship.

Both mother and daughter were speakers on the Ultimate Women Expo tours.

SEE ALSO: Kiya Cole Is Skai Jackson’s Mother- Here Are 10 Untold Details About Her

9. She And Her Daughter Sued The Kardashians

Brandy and her mother, Sonja sued Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, and Robert Jr. Kardashian. Mother and daughter alleged and accused Kim Kardashian who used to work as Brandy’s personal stylist of using Brandy’s credit card for her own personal reasons.

Brandy also stated that Kim passed her credit card to her siblings who also used it to make purchases without her consent and permission.

The lawsuit charge amounted to a sum of $120,636.

10. Sonja Norwood’s Net Worth

The celebrity mother and manager who is also an American reality TV star, as well as an author and renowned businesswoman, is quite successful. She has a net worth of $5 million.

Complete profile of Sonja Norwood

Sonja Norwood
Full NameSonja B. Norwood
Date of Birth5 December 1950
Age74 years old
Zodiac signSagittarius
Place of BirthUnited States
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityAfrican-American
CareerEntertainment Artist Manager; Television Producer, Dealmaker, Entrepreneur, and Author
EducationHBCU Southern University, Higgins High School
FatherNA
MotherNA
SiblingsNA
Marital StatusMarried
Spouse/PartnerWillie Norwood
BoyfriendNA
ChildrenBrandy, Ray J
ReligionChristian
Net Worth $5 million
Source of IncomeBusiness and others
HeightNA
WeightNA
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Social MediaLinkedin
Twitter
Facebook

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