R&B Singer Monica 'Still Standing' After Tragedy, Struggles

Posted by Jenniffer Sheldon on Thursday, June 13, 2024

R&B songstress Monica made a strong debut as a teenager in 1995 with the album Ms. Thang. But the Atlanta-born singer's life and career took a devastating turn after she witnessed her boyfriend commit suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Monica is staging a comeback with a new life and a new album. The Grammy-award winning singer talks to host Michel Martin about motherhood, faith, music and her new reality TV show "Still Standing."

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