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"Unbreak My Heart" - "Even the most blessed life is not without pain,” says Toni Braxton at the end of Unbreak My Heart. In her Lifetime biopic, which premiered on Saturday (January 23), the singer shares the trials and tribulations of her 23-year career, including her financial struggles, public battle with Lupus and public comeback. The 48-year-old is truly a survivor. Here are 15 can’t-miss moments from the movie everyone’s talking about. - Sowmya Krishnamurthy (Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage)

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Mama Braxton Was Almost Solo Singer - You already know Toni and her sisters have talent, but did you know that Mama Evelyn Braxton was offered a solo recording contract back in the day? She turned it down. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/WireImage)

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Toni Didn’t Want to go Solo - Toni was a part of The Braxtons with her four sisters (Towanda, Trina, Tamar, and Traci). After hearing them audition, Babyface and LA Reid only wanted to sign Toni to their LaFace Records. Initially, she struggled with leaving her family behind, but a come-to-God moment in church changed her mind. The rest is history. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage)

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Pixie Me Up - Remember Toni Braxton’s amazing pixie cut in the ‘90s? It was her idea to go short and the edgy, sexy look became her signature. (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)

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Dangerous Curves - Toni Braxton has always been known for her curves, but did you know that she paid for them? Executive Pebbles Reid encouraged Toni to get breast implants before her debut album, which she paid for with her record label budget. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

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Boomerang Almost Didn’t Happen - Toni’s first big break was "Love Shoulda Brought You Home from the Boomerang soundtrack. The debut was actually written for Anita Baker and given to Toni after the legend passed on it. (Photo by John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive/Getty Images)

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Wesley Snipes Crush - Once Toni hit the scene, she was hot, hot, hot. Superstar actor (at the time) Wesley Snipes even tried to holler by sending flowers to her home.  (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic)

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Mixing Work & Pleasure - Toni met ex-husband Keri Lewis when his R&B group, Mint Condition, opened up for her own tour. They got married in 2001. (Photo by Dexter A. Jones/Getty Images)

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Secret Millionaire - It’s no secret that Toni sued LaFace Records in 1996 and filed for bankruptcy. Few fans know that Toni actually received a $22 million settlement, but was legally prohibited from talking about it for ten years.

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Grammys Gone - Toni filed for bankruptcy in 1996 and again in 2010. Both times her seven Grammy awards were confiscated. According to Toni on Twitter, she’s purchased them all back again.  (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

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Lupus Struggles - One of Toni’s most painful secrets was her battle with Lupus. She went undiagnosed for years and lied about it so she wouldn’t lose work. She’s now come to terms with her disease. "My name is Toni Braxton and I am a Lupus survivor,” she says in one scene. "Lupus didn't stop be from living my life but I did allow it to stop living my truth, but no more." (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)

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The End of Keri - In the midst of struggling with Lupus, Toni had to deal with the stress of a failing marriage. Keri was bitter that he couldn’t work on his career and often left Toni to go to the studio. Was he stepping out on her? Mama Braxton questioned his fidelity and Keri did seem dressed a little too well to be just recording.   (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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All Men Cheat, Except Obama - After marrying a pastor and raising six children, Evelyn was shocked to learn that husband Michael cheated on her for nine years. “All men cheat,” she says flatly, “except Obama.” (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

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Reality TV Drama - Braxton Family Values may be in its fourth, season but Toni didn’t want it in the first place. "It's gonna be the bomb dot com,” says Tamar, trying to convince Toni to open up for the reality cameras. "Hell no. I'm not doing a reality show. My life is a reality show,” Toni responds.   (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

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Roll the Dice - The Braxtons fought hard over the reality show. "It's always gotta be about Toni!” says Tamar. "Your sisters need your help,” nudges Evelyn, to which Toni responds, "I've done everything in my power to help.” Eventually, the decision to do reality TV came down to a game of Monopoly.  (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

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Don’t Leave Me, Girl - After 20 years, Toni announced her retirement from music in 2013. The news to quit her day job did not sit well with everyone. Madonna, Anita Baker and Prince all reached out, begging Toni to stay in the game. Her famous friends were right. In 2014, Toni and Babyface reunited for the Grammy Award-winning Love, Marriage & Divorce.  (Photo by Thaddaeus McAdams/FilmMagic)