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From Steel Factory to Grammy Lights: Anita Baker’s Unlikely Road to Stardom

Summary by Shine My Crown
During the early 1980s, long before she became one of the most celebrated voices in R&B history, Anita Baker was working the night shift at a steel foundry in Detroit — operating heavy machinery, earning union wages, and prioritizing stability over a music dream that seemed to be slipping away. At the time, the future eight-time Grammy winner had already faced repeated rejection. More than a dozen record labels had turned her down, dismissing he…
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Shine My Crown broke the news in on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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