Stephanie Edwards (born May 13, 1975), better known by her stage name Sparkle, is an American R&B singer from Chicago, Illinois.
The album is best known for the single "Be Careful," a 1998 duet with R. Kelly, which made it to two of Billboard's major airplay charts, peaking at No.
However, the album didn't do as well because of lack of promotion, only making it to 121 on the Billboard 200, while scoring a minor hit with the single "It's a Fact".
Sparkle has worked with several artists, including Aaliyah (backing vocals on Age Ain't Nothing but a Number album), R. Kelly on R; Mary J. Blige on Share My World;[2] Wyclef Jean on "Loving You Remix"; Avant on the remix of "Separated" which features Kelly Rowland; Joe on "Woman's Heart", Jimmy Sommers; and Tank.
In 2022, her niece (referred to as "Jane" in court documents) claimed her aunt Sparkle introduced her to Kelly and encouraged her to build a close relationship with the now-disgraced singer.