Brenda K. Starr

Brenda K. Starr (born Brenda Kaplan on October 15 1966 in New York City) is a singer originally in dance/pop music, but now mostly in salsa-based music. She is also well known for her 1980s work with freestyle music.

Brenda K. Starr (born Brenda Kaplan on October 15 1966 in New York City) is a singer originally in dance/pop music, but now mostly in salsa-based music. She is also well known for her 1980s work with freestyle music.

Starr was born to a Jewish father, Harvey Kaplan, and Puerto Rican mother. Her only album to make the Billboard 200 Albums chart was her self-titled debut album, which peaked at fifty-eight. She has had two Billboard Hot 100 hits: "I Still Believe" (which peaked at thirteen) and "What You See is What You Get" (which peaked at twenty-four). However, Starr is not best known for her musical career, but for being the person for whom Mariah Carey sang background vocals in the late 1980s, and Carey's former best friend.