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{{Short description|American singer (born 1963)}}

| name = James DeBarge

| birth_name = James Curtis DeBarge

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|22}}

| birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.

| childrenparents = 3Robert DeBarge, includingSr. <br /> [[KristiniaEtterlene DeBarge|Kristinia]]

| instrument = Vocals <!-- Do not add unsourced instruments -->

| label_namelabel = [[Motown Records|Motown]]

'''James Curtis DeBarge''' (born August 2221, 1963) is an American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[soul music|soul]] singer. He was one of the members of the [[DeBarge family|singing family]] vocal group [[DeBarge]] who became famous with their mid-1980s songs "[[All This Love (DeBarge song)|All This Love]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hiftxqe5ld6e~T1|title=Biography: DeBarge|last=Prato|first=Greg|publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|access-date=May 16, 2010}}</ref> "[[Love Me in a Special Way]]", "[[Rhythm of the Night (song)|Rhythm of the Night]]", and "[[Who's Holding Donna Now]]".

He iswas the seventh child born to Robert DeBarge Sr. and [[Etterlene DeBarge|Etterlene Abney DeBarge]]. Like all of his siblings, he was born and raised on the East Side of [[Detroit]], Michigan. The family later relocated to [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]. As of 2000, DeBarge has worked with [[DJ Quik]] on such tracks as "Tha Divorce Song", as well as "Get Nekkid" by slain rapper Mausberg. Also, in 2004, DeBarge made a song with the "Haitian Sensation" [[Won-G]] for a remix called "Nothing's Wrong", using the instrumental for the Quik/DeBarge track "Tha Divorce Song". Debarge also made a small guest appearance in 2006 on the album ''818 Antics'', by rapper [[J-Ro]], who is associated with the rap group [[Tha Liks]].

DeBarge iswas also known for his 1984 marriage to [[popular music|pop]] singer [[Janet Jackson]]. The marriage was [[annulment|annulled]] in 1985 due to his [[Cocaineaddiction dependence|cocaineto addiction]]pain killers and sleeping pills. During their marriage, they lived at the Jackson family home [[Hayvenhurst]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gonzales|first=Michael A.|date=October 2007|title=Broken Dream|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pCYEAAAAMBAJ&q=james+debarge+jackson+drug&pg=PA112|journal=Vibe}}</ref> In 2016, DeBarge claimed on [[Growing Up Hip Hop|''Growing Up Hip-Hop'']] that he and Jackson have a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/202631_janet_jackson_ex_husband_james_debarge_claims_the_two_have_a_secret_daughter_together|title=Janet Jackson's Ex-Husband James DeBarge Claims the Two Have a Secret Daughter Together|last=Bueno|first=Antoinette|date=November 11, 2016|website=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insideedition.com/headlines/22247-janet-jacksons-ex-sister-in-law-apologizes-over-singers-secret-daughter-controversy|title=Janet Jackson's Ex-Sister-in-Law Apologizes Over Singer's 'Secret Daughter' Controversy|date=March 16, 2017|website=Inside Edition}}</ref> Jackson had previously told [[Vibe (magazine)|''Vibe'']] magazine in 2001, "They say the kid's in Europe or that one of my brothers or sisters is raising it .... But no, I've never had a child."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzales |first1=Michael |title=Broken Dreams |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pCYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA113 |access-date=2022-01-30 |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |date=October 2007 |page=113}}</ref>

In 2012, DeBarge was imprisoned after being arrested for [[assault with a deadly weapon]] and drugs charges. He was released from prison three years later in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/06/conrad-murray-jailmate-janet-jacksons-ex-husband-michael-jackson-debarge/ |title=Dr. Conrad Murray – Jailmates with Janet Jackson's Ex ... Michael's Brother-in-Law |publisher=TMZ.com |date=February 6, 2012 |access-date=April 26, 2014}}</ref>

* ''[[Bad Boys (DeBarge album)|Bad Boys]]'' (1987)

[[Category:African-American male singers]]

[[Category:DeBargeAmerican memberssoul singers]]