Surprising Facts about Chris Brown that you never knew!

Music is something that can fill up our souls. There's hardly anyone in this world who hates music.  But there are specific genres that people listen to.  The R&B genre fans need no introduction of Chris Brown. He is dubbed several times as the "King of R&B." This influential singer is not just a singer. He can dance and act and is also a graffiti artist! I bet many people do not even know his full name (me included). And did you know he owns 14 Burger King restaurants? No, right? Well, then this is the right place to know about this successful R&B singer. Read on to know some really exciting facts about him!

Let's start from the basics

Starting from the basics, his full name is Christopher Maurice Brown. He likes to keep it short and call himself Chris Brown. Easy Peasy, you know? Well, apart from his full name, do you know where he grew up? It was in Tappahannock, Virginia.

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He has a sister!

Little do people know that Chris Brown has a sister. She's a banker, and her name is Lytrell Bundy. Also known as Tootie, she stays away from the spotlight but is spotted on one of Brown's videos. 

Guess where he was discovered? Petrol Station!

Chris Brown's father used to work at a petrol station, and he would often hang there with his father.  One day, the 13-year-old Chris Brown was discovered by a local production company called Hitmission Records. They were looking for fresh talents. 

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He idolizes MJ!

Have you noticed how Chris Brown's dancing moves are Michael Jackson-inspired? He has also been very vocal about how he idolizes the King of Pop, legendary Michael Jackson. He learnt to dance by watching MJ videos on TV. After his death at BET Awards in 2010, Brown gave a performance as a tribute to the legend and even fell to his knees and cried on stage.

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He called himself C-Syzle before becoming famous.

On the first song he ever recorded, "When he went," he went by the stage name C-Syzle. He was just 14 years old then and distributed his song by handing out CD copies of his track to the students in his high school. 

He got his amazing vocals because he was a part of a church choir!

Chris was a regular churchgoer, and in his hometown, he was involved in a church choir when he was young.  He was also very active and took part in many talent shows. Well, now we know how he developed such great and sensational singing skills.

He had witnessed an attempted suicide when he was only 6 years old!

We all have those dark days in our lives that remain with us forever.  This nightmare of Chris Brown probably left a deep imprint on him. He was just six years old when he witnessed an attempted suicide. And it wasn't a suicide of a stranger but his relative.