Brian McKnight is a Grammy-nominated Soul singer, R&B; musician and multi-instrumentalist who has put out a number of commercially successful albums and collaborated with a wide range of popular musicians. Brian McKnight was the 7th person fired during the second season of Celebrity Apprentice.

McKnight's self-titled debut album was released in 1992. He released three more records with Mercury Records, including his album Anytime, which sold over two million copies and was nominated for a Grammy. From there he signed on with Motown Records. His second album, Back at One, sold over three million copies.

Throughout his career Brian McKnight has collaborated with the likes of Mase, Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake, Nelly, Vanessa Williams, Kirk Franklin, For Real, Canibus, Quincy Jones, Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, Shoshana Bean, Mariah Carey, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Rascal Flatts and Josh Groban.

He has released such hits as "Goodbye My Love," "Love Is," "Crazy Love," "Still in Love," "Back at One," "Everytime You Go Away" and "Find Myself in You."

It was reported on April 6, 2010http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/17650 that a woman named Miriam Moreno filed a paternity and child support suit against Brian McKnight, claiming that he is the father of her one year old son, Evan Brian McKnight. Moreno has hired Kevin Federline's attorney, [[]]Mark Vincent Kaplan]], to represent her.

McKnight's name is not on the birth certificate, but it does have the father's place of birth listed as New York, and the father's birthdate as June 5, 1969, the same as McKnight's date of birth.

It is not known whether or not there has been a DNA test, but McKnight was in a California court last week for a preliminary hearing on child support.

McKnight has been engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Annalisa Mungal, since Valentine's Day of this year (February 14, 2010). He has two teenage children from his first marriage.

• 1992: Brian McKnight
• 1995: I Remember You
• 1997: Anytime
• 1998: Bethlehem
• 1999: Back at One
• 2001: Superhero
• 2003: U-Turn
• 2005: Gemini
• 2006: Ten