Deborah Cox

Canadian singer Deborah Cox became an R&B superstar in the ’90s and scored a massive US hit with the 1998 single “Nobody’s Supposed to be Here.” She's also topped the US dance charts more than a dozen times.

• At age 12, the Toronto native got her start singing in TV commercials.

• While singing backup for Celine Dion, she caught the ear of industry legend Clive Davis, who signed her to Arista Records.