K. Michelle

K. Michelle

K. Michelle (born March 4, 1982 in Memphis , Tennessee ; full name Kimberly Michelle Pate ) is an American R&B singer.

Career

Kimberly Michelle Pate learned to play guitar and piano in her youth and got singing lessons. Her musical performance also gave her a scholarship to Florida A&M University . After graduating, she signed a record deal with Jive Records in 2008 and shortly afterwards had her first successes with the singles Self Made and Fakin 'It , in which she was supported by Gucci Mane and Missy Elliott , respectively . She also released mix tapes, but no album was released. In 2012 she went to VH1 and appeared on the reality TV show Love & Hip Hop and became known there for her cheeky, direct manner and her casual sayings.

After her discovery at VH1, she switched to the major label Atlantic and prepared her debut album. Rebellious Soul was released in the summer of 2013 and immediately reached number 1 on the R&B charts and number 2 on the official album charts . Two songs from it, VSOP and Can't Raise a Man , also made it into the official single charts . She was named Best New Artist at the Soul Train Awards . Her first major US tour followed. A musical version of their album was also produced for VH1. The broadcaster also gave her her own show called K. Michelle: My Life , which started in 2014. Shortly after the start, the second album Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? , which came in at number 6 on the US charts.

Two years later, a second season of their own VH1 series and another album by K. Michelle followed in the spring. With More Issues Than Vogue she came to No. 1 on the R&B and No. 2 on the official charts for the second time.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	R&B
2013	Rebellious soul	US2 (24 weeks) US	R&B1 (43 weeks) R&B
2014	K. Michelle: The Rebellious Soul - Musical Soundtrack	-	R&B28 (1 week) R&B	EP
	Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?	US6 (13 weeks) US	R&B2 (28 weeks) R&B
2016	More Issues Than Vogue	US2 (7 weeks) US	R&B1 (19 weeks) R&B
2017	Kimberly: The People I Used to Know	US56 (1 week) US	R&B23 (1 week) R&B
2020	All Monsters Are Human	US51 (... weeks) US	R&B29 (... weeks) R&B

Mix tapes

• What's the 901? (2010)
• For Colored Girls / Pre-Pain Medicine (2010)
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2011)
• 0 Fucks Given (2012)
• Still No Fucks Given (2014)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	R&B
2009	Self Made What's the 901?	-	R&B89 (5 weeks) R&B	feat. Gucci Mane Authors: K. Michelle, C. Gholson, M. Jiminez, S. Hill, K. Taylor, R. Davis , E. Crawford
	Fakin 'It What's the 901?	-	R&B100 (2 weeks) R&B	feat. Missy Elliott Authors: K. Michelle, E. Williams, E. Dean, E. Crawford, M. Elliott
2010	Fallin ' What's the 901?	-	R&B56 (20 weeks) R&B	Authors: D. Johnson, A. Floyd, K. Michelle, B. Hull, NM Walden
	I Just Can't Do This Signed, Sealed & Delivered	-	R&B53 (12 weeks) R&B	Author: R. Kelly
2011	How Many Times Signed, Sealed & Delivered	-	R&B53 (14 weeks) R&B	Authors: S. Garrett, E. Williams
2013	VSOP Rebellious Soul	US89 (4 weeks) US	R&B27 (20 weeks) R&B	Authors: P. Renae, A. Wansel, W. Felder, L. Peters, W. Jeffrey, W. Boyd, E. Powell
2014	Can't Raise a Man Rebellious Soul	US94 gold (7 weeks)US	R&B23 (16 weeks) R&B	Authors: K. Michelle, T. Taylor, E. Lewis, M. Timothee, N. McDowell
	Love 'Em All Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?	-	R&B35 (11 weeks) R&B	Authors: K. Michelle, B. Atterberry, RS Taylor, R. Jackson, BAM

More singles

• 2012: Kiss My Ass
• 2015: Hard to Do
• 2016: Not a Little Bit
• 2016: Ain't You

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c} K. Michelle , Hollywood Life entry, accessed March 5, 2017
2. ↑ ^{a b} K. Michelle in the US charts (Billboard)
3. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US

Web links

• Official Homepage (English)
• K. Michelle at Allmusic (English)