Deborah scored two Billboard Number 1 hits with “We Can’t Be Friends†and her double platinum single “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,†which topped the billboard R&B Charts for 14 consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running Number 1 song in R&B chart history (the remix single came a worldwide club-hit). In 2000, Deborah starred in the feature film, Love Come Down (opposite Larenz Tate). In February 2000, Deborah secured a recurring role as SF police detective ‘Vanessa Swan’ on the hit CBS series “Nash Bridges".
At the end of 2002, Deborah’s third album, The Morning After was released on Clive Davis’ newly formed, J Records. In July 2003, Remixed, a collection of Deborah’s hit singles, remixed by the hottest club DJs, was released on J Records as her fan base grew worldwide.
Notable career accomplishments:
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Eight Number 1 Billboard Club Records (as of January 2004)
American Music Award Nomination for Best New R&B Vocalist (1997)
Back-to-back JUNO Awards (Canada) for Best R&B Female Artist (1996 & 1997)
Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year (1999)
Soul Train Music Award for Best Female R&B Soul Single (2000)
Deborah and husband Lascelles Stephens welcomed their first child, Isaiah Stephens on July 1, 2003