- Real name
- Robert Louis DeBarge Jr.
- Born
- March 5, 1956
- Died
- August 16, 1995
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00045145598 2 works
00045145892 1 work
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
- R&B singer who was known for his falsetto vocals. DeBarge had an unhappy childhood in Detroit, including being sexually abused by his father. Starting in the early-1970s, DeBarge became a heroin addict, also doing at different times cocaine and crack. He served five years in prison in Wisconsin on a drug trafficking charge from 1988 to 1993. He died of complications arising from AIDS.
- Member of
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Switch [US] (1977-1981)
DeBarge (1987-1988)
White Heat
- Family
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James DeBarge Brother
El DeBarge Brother
Bunny DeBarge Sister
Randy DeBarge Brother
Mark DeBarge Brother
Kristinia DeBarge Niece
Chico DeBarge Brother
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