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Birth Name:
Kelendria Trene Rowland

Born:
February 11, 1981 in Atlanta, GA

Genre:
R&B/Soul

Years Active:
'90s, '00s, '10s






Kelly Rowland

Biography

Kelly Rowland rose to fame with the success of Destiny's Child during the late '90s. During that time, Destiny's Child catapulted into the new millennium as one of the best-selling female musical groups in history. Rowland, who was barely in her twenties, had been imagining such stardom for a long time. Born and raised in Atlanta, Gerogia, Rowland began singing as soon as she heard Whitney Houston. She was only four at the time, but Houston's 1985 self-titled debut was enough to motivate the little girl. Performances with the church choir followed, but Rowland's developing interest in music blossomed when she and her family moved to Houston, Texas. She befriended another inspiring singer, Beyoncé Knowles, and the two became fast friends. In the mid-'90s, the two girls formed Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child made an impressive debut in 1997 with first single "No No No"; their self-titled full-length followed the next winter and went platinum before the year's end. Two more albums followed — The Writing's on the Wall (1999) and Survivor (2001) — earning the group countless fans across the globe as well as millions of records sold. . Kelly Rowland rose to fame with the success of Destiny's Child during the late '90s. During that time, Destiny's Child catapulted into the new millennium as one of the best-selling female musical groups in history. Rowland, who was barely in her twenties, had been imagining such stardom for a long time. Born and raised in Atlanta, Gerogia, Rowland began singing as soon as she heard Whitney Houston. She was only four at the time, but Houston's 1985 self-titled debut was enough to motivate the little girl. Performances with the church choir followed, but Rowland's developing interest in music blossomed when she and her family moved to Houston, Texas. She befriended another inspiring singer, Beyoncé Knowles, and the two became fast friends. In the mid-'90s, the two girls formed Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child made an impressive debut in 1997 with first single "No No No"; their self-titled full-length followed the next winter and went platinum before the year's end. Two more albums followed — The Writing's on the Wall (1999) and Survivor (2001) — earning the group countless fans across the globe as well as millions of records sold.

Upon the success of Survivor, Rowland followed her bandmates in taking some time off. During that time, Rowland began writing material for her first solo album. In 2002, Rowland's solo debut, Simply Deep, was released on Columbia. "Dilemma," the album's first single, featured a duet with Southern rapper Nelly. It had a two-month stay at number one during fall 2002, while "Stole" — emblematic of the album's somewhat surprising adult-alternative rock sound — reached the Top 30. In 2004, she released her fourth album with Destiny's Child, Destiny Fulfilled, and went on a world tour — the group's last. Rowland had been working on her second solo release, which went through a number of changes in direction until it finally surfaced as Ms. Kelly in July 2007. More R&B-oriented than her debut, it peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 but didn't produce any major hit singles in the U.S. Rowland subsequently split from manager Matthew Knowles, as well as her label, and provided vocals on dance producer David Guetta's 2009 album One Love. After signing with Universal Motown, Rowland completed her third album, Here I Am, and released it in July 2011, following several delays. The slow, steamy single "Motivation," produced by Jim Jonsin and Rico Love and featuring Lil Wayne, rode the top of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for several weeks and crossed into the Top 20 of the Hot 100. A stylistically broad set, the album also contained collaborations with Guetta, Rodney Jerkins, the Runners, Stargate, and Ne-Yo, among several others. Talk a Good Game, the singer's fourth solo album, followed in 2013 with appearances from Beyoncé and Michelle Williams, as well as the-Dream, Wiz Khalifa, Pusha T, and Kevin Cossom. ~ MacKenzie Wilson & Andy Kellman, Rovi

Top Albums

Talk a Good Game, Kelly Rowland
1. Talk a Good ..
Here I Am (Deluxe Version), Kelly Rowland
2. Here I Am (D..
Ms. Kelly, Kelly Rowland
3. Ms. Kelly
Talk a Good Game (Deluxe Version), Kelly Rowland
4. Talk a Good ..
Here I Am, Kelly Rowland
5. Here I Am
Ms. Kelly - Diva Deluxe, Kelly Rowland
6. Ms. Kelly - ..
Talk a Good Game, Kelly Rowland
7. Talk a Good ..
Simply Deep, Kelly Rowland
8. Simply Deep
Work (Remix Bundle) - EP, Kelly Rowland
9. Work (Remix ..
Daylight (feat. Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes) [The Remix] - EP, Kelly Rowland
10. Daylight (fe..
What a Feeling (Remixes) [feat. Kelly Rowland], Pt. 2, Alex Gaudino
11. What a Feeli..
Video Triple Play: Kelly Rowland, Kelly Rowland
12. Video Triple..
Talk a Good Game, Kelly Rowland
13. Talk a Good ..
Playlist: The Very Best of Kelly Rowland, Kelly Rowland
14. Playlist: Th..
Ms. Kelly, Kelly Rowland
15. Ms. Kelly
Kisses Down Low - Single, Kelly Rowland
16. Kisses Down ..
Representin (feat. Kelly Rowland) - Single, Ludacris
17. Representin ..
Representin' (feat. Kelly Rowland) - Single, Ludacris
18. Representin'..
Mama Told Me (feat. Kelly Rowland) - Single, Big Boi
19. Mama Told Me..
Mama Told Me (feat. Kelly Rowland) - Single, Big Boi
20. Mama Told Me..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
Motivation (feat. Lil Wayne)Motivation (feat. Lil Wayne..3:51$1.29
2.
Kisses Down LowKisses Down Low - Single4:14$1.29
3.
Lay It On Me (feat. Big Sean)Here I Am (Deluxe Version)4:02$1.29
4.
Motivation (feat. Lil Wayne)Here I Am (Deluxe Version)3:50$1.29
5.
Ice (feat. Lil Wayne)Ice (feat. Lil Wayne) - Sin..4:08$1.29
6.
#1Talk a Good Game4:31$1.29
7.
Dirty LaundryTalk a Good Game5:29$1.29
8.
Kisses Down LowTalk a Good Game4:14$1.29
9.
You Changed (feat. Beyoncé & Mi..Talk a Good Game3:56$1.29
10.
Gone (feat. Kelly Rowland)5.0 (Deluxe Version)4:27$1.29
11.
DilemmaSimply Deep4:49$0.99
12.
Motivation (feat. Lil Wayne)Here I Am3:50$1.29
13.
Gone (feat. Wiz Khalifa)Talk a Good Game4:18$1.29
14.
This Is LoveTalk a Good Game3:37$1.29
15.
Commander (feat. David Guetta)Here I Am (Deluxe Version)3:38$1.29
16.
Grown WomanGrown Woman - Single3:45$0.99
17.
Like ThisLike This - Single3:38$1.29
18.
When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Ro..One More Love3:11$1.29
19.
Down On LoveTalk a Good Game4:10$1.29
20.
Talk a Good Game (feat. Kevin Cossom..Talk a Good Game3:23$1.29
21.
Ice (feat. Lil Wayne)Ice (feat. Lil Wayne) - Sin..4:08$1.29
22.
Like ThisMs. Kelly3:35$1.29
23.
Dirty LaundryTalk a Good Game (Deluxe Ve..5:29$1.29
24.
Put Your Name On ItTalk a Good Game4:43$1.29
25.
Street Life (feat. Pusha T)Talk a Good Game3:44$1.29

Top Music Videos

Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix), Beyoncé featuring Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Solange Knowles
1. Get Me Bodied...
Motivation, Kelly Rowland
2. Motivation
Like This (feat. Eve), Kelly Rowland
3. Like This (fe...
Dilemma, Kelly Rowland & Nelly
4. Dilemma
Commander, Kelly Rowland & David Guetta
5. Commander
Lay It On Me (feat. Big Sean), Kelly Rowland
6. Lay It On Me ...
Neva End (Remix) [feat. Kelly Rowland], Future
7. Neva End (Rem...
Ghetto (feat. Snoop Dogg), Kelly Rowland
8. Ghetto (feat....
Kisses Down Low, Kelly Rowland
9. Kisses Down L...
Ice, Kelly Rowland
10. Ice
Without Me (feat. Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott), Fantasia
11. Without Me (f...
Here We Go (feat. Kelly Rowland) [Edited Version], Trina
12. Here We Go (f...
Boo Thang, Verse Simmonds
13. Boo Thang
Gone, Nelly
14. Gone
Get Me Bodied (Timbaland Remix), Beyoncé
15. Get Me Bodied...
Daylight, Kelly Rowland featuring Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes
16. Daylight
Comeback, Kelly Rowland
17. Comeback
Representin, Ludacris
18. Representin
Like This, Kelly Rowland featuring Eve
19. Like This
Forever and a Day, Kelly Rowland
20. Forever and a...


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