Sy’rai Iman Smith is the daughter of superstar singer and songwriter, Brandy. Brandy is an award-winning American artist who also doubles as an actress.
Sy’rai is also a musician, songwriter, and internet sensation. She is quite famous just like her mother and steadily keeps her fans entertained.
She is gradually following in her parent’s footsteps, especially her mum, in the music industry.
About Sy’rai Smith
Sy’rai Iman Smith was born on the 16th of June 2002 in Tarzana, California.
Her parents are Brandy Norwood and Robert Smith. Her father is also known as ‘Big Bert’, and he is a producer. Big Bert is responsible for producing songs for the likes of Kelly Rowland, Toni Braxton, and Jessica Simpson.
There are speculations that she enrolled for her college education at Los Angeles Recording School (lars).
Sy’rai’s grandparents are music inclined as well. Her grandmother, Sonja Norwood is an artist manager who manages her mother, Brandy, and uncle, Ray J. Iman Smith’s grandfather, Willie Norwood is a vocal coach.
Robert Smith Is Sy’rai’s Father
Robert Anthony Smith also known as Big Bert was born on the 11th of February 1979. He is an American recording record producer cum songwriter and musician. Big Bert has been active in the music scene from the early 2000s to date.
Robert met Sy’rai’s mother, Brandy while she was working on her album titled ‘Full Moon’. He and Brandy started dating shortly after and became a couple by mid-2001.
Robert Smith currently lives in Florida with his wife Xochitl Jacques-Smith and their 5 kids.
Apart from Sy’rai, Robert has 5 kids with his wife and they are named; Rain, Soleil, Sade, Robert-Tico, and Judah.
Here Are 7 Interesting Facts About Sy’rai Iman Smith
1. Sy’rai Iman Smith’s Mother Had A Special TV Show For Her
Brandy Norwood had her daughter Sy’rai when she was just 25 years old. She got pregnant for Big Bert and by 2002, she had their baby.
During Brandy’s pregnancy, she was very open about the journey. Her pregnancy was widely publicized as she started a show on MTV. Her show was called Brandy: Special Delivery and it was put together for Sy’rai.
2. She Released A Single In Honour Of Singer Aaliyah
Sy’rai released her single in 2019 titled ‘At Your Best’. The single is a tribute to late singer, Aaliyah’s song “At Your Best (You Are Love).
The then 17-year-old had help with releasing the song from Aaron Smith who produced the song.
3. Sy’rai Went Through A weight-loss Journey
Sometime in July 2021, Sy’rai posted pictures of her weight loss transformation. She shared the video on her TikTok showing her when she was big and as she had lost most of the weight.
Her ever-supportive mother also shared and reposted the video and posts saying how proud she was of her daughter. Brandy also stated that Sy’rai had gone through a lot to lose weight.
4. Sy’rai Smith’s Parents Never Got Married
When Brandy realized she was pregnant for Big Bert’s daughter, Sy’rai, they allegedly got married. Brandy and Robert claimed that they got married in secret however, in 2004, Big Bert came clean.
Big Bert confessed that they lied about the supposed marriage to save Brandy’s public image. He insisted that they never got married but only put up a front.
They were a couple at the time of Sy’rai’s birth although it never got to the point of marriage. In the present time, they both love and are very supportive of their daughter and always avail themselves for her.
5. She Is An Influencer
Sy’rai Iman Smith is a social media influencer. She is very active on Instagram and TikTok and also has a YouTube channel. On TikTok alone, she has over 300K followers and shares a lot of videos of herself there. On Instagram, she has over 200K followers and over 14k subscribers on YouTube.
She uses her social media and her huge followings to influence brands and promote products.
6. Sy’rai Owns A Clothing Company
Apart from being an upcoming music star, social media sensation, and influencer, Sy’rai is also an entrepreneur. She owns a clothing company called ‘Privileged Apparel LA’.
The clothing line was birthed in 2019 and she has been quite particular about this business.
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7. She Recreated Her Mum’s Hit Song
22 year old Sy’rai took to her favorite social media platforms to recreate one of her mother’s hit single; The Boy Is Mine. Brandy released the hit song in 1998 and she featured fellow musician, Monica on the song.
While recreating this hit song, Sy’rai teamed up with her friend and fellow social media influencer, Stella Williams. The duo dressed just like Brandy and Monica in the video of the song.
Sy’rai played the role of her mother while Stella played Monica’s role. Of course, her proud mom shared the video on both TikTok and Instagram and it garnered a lot of reactions and views.
Mother and daughter are wont for making people gush over them whenever they make cute videos together. They have been such a delight to watch on social media and people look forward to them releasing a song together.
On the 15th of February 2021, Brandy and Monica recreated a video of the song as well. They both jumped on the idea to redo a video on TikTok for the song after 23 years of releasing its original video.
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