Kelly Rowland
Biography
Kelendria Trené Rowland, known professionally as Kelly Rowland, is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality, born on February 11, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia.
She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time; after the group’s split in 2006, her solo career, which had begun earlier, gained new momentum.
Her debut solo album, Simply Deep (2002), achieved immediate international success: number one in the United Kingdom and more than 3 million copies sold worldwide. It includes the global single Dilemma, a duet with rapper Nelly that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as Stole and Can't Nobody, both top-5 hits in the UK.
Alongside music, Rowland appeared in films such as Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and The Seat Filler (2005) and worked extensively in television: as a judge on The X Factor UK (2011) and The X Factor USA (2013), as a coach on The Voice Australia (2017–2020), and as host of The Fashion Show (2009) and Chasing Destiny (2016).
Her 2009 collaboration with electronic music producer David Guetta on the track When Love Takes Over, which reached number one in many countries, significantly influenced her musical direction and led her to explore electronic and dance music on her third studio album, Here I Am (2011).
Her fourth album, Talk a Good Game (2013), became her third album to chart in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. Throughout her career, Kelly Rowland has sold over 40 million records as a solo artist and more than 60 million with Destiny's Child.
Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, including five Grammy Awards, a Billboard Music Award and two Soul Train Music Awards; she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a member of Destiny's Child and has been honored by ASCAP and Essence magazine for her contributions to music.