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My Take
Regina Belle is one of those voices I feel deserves to be said in the same breath as the bigger R&B names of her era. The New Jersey native and Rutgers grad broke through in the mid-1980s, but for me she'll always be tied to 'A Whole New World,' that soaring Aladdin duet with Peabo Bryson that seemingly everyone knows even if they can't name her. I admire that range, from her own hits like 'Baby Come to Me' to anchoring a Disney classic. She strikes me as a singer with genuine craft who never quite got the household-name status her talent warranted.
Overview
Regina Belle (born July 17, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles "Baby Come to Me" (1989) and "Make It Like It Was" (1990), Belle is most notable for three hit duets, all with Peabo Bryson: "Without You", the love theme from the comedy film Leonard Part 6, recorded in 1987; "A Whole New World", the main theme of the Disney's animated feature film Aladdi…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Regina Belle
- Name (Japanese)
- レジーナ・ベル
- Reading
- れじーな・べる
- Born
- July 17, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Englewood, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor / singer-songwriter / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Dwight Morrow High School
- University
- Rutgers University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.