Kehlani
Kehlani (born Kehlani Ashley Parrish ; * 24. April 1995 ) is an American R & B - singer and songwriter .
Youth and private life
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Kehlani grew up in Oakland , California . She describes her ethnicity as a mixture of "black, white, native American & Spanish". Kehlani was raised by her aunt as her father died when she was young and her mother was imprisoned. She aspired to a dance career at the Juilliard School , but suffered a serious knee injury in junior high school, so she devoted herself to singing. She attended the Oakland School of Arts with a focus on dance. Kehlani was inspired by her aunt, who only listened to R&B and neo-soul . Kehlani was dating R&B singer PartyNextDoor (real name Jahron Anthony Brathwaite) before dating basketball player Kyrie Irving in 2016 . Shortly after separating from him, Kehlani confirmed a suicide attempt on Instagram , among other things due to psychological stress from social media - shit storms due to rumors of cheating with ex PartyNextDoor. Kehlani rejected the rumors of cheating on Instagram and emphasized that PartyNextDoor "saved her life". At the end of March 2019, the singer gave birth to her first daughter.
Career
Start of career with PopLyFe (2009-2013)
Kehlani's singing career began as a lead singer in the pop group PopLyFe. The group won fourth place in the sixth season "Americas Got Talent" in the finals. After the last appearance, judge Piers Morgan told her that Kehlani had the talent to be successful without the group. Kehlani left the group after America's Got Talent due to some administrative and contractual disputes. For fear of being sued by management, she took a six-month break from singing. From 2012 to 2013 Kehlani did not have a permanent home and slept on strange sofas. Moving to Los Angeles with no legal guardian and no job, she often began stealing groceries to support herself. In 2013, Nick Cannon, the host of America's Got Talent, invited her to join a rap group. She initially accepted, but couldn't identify with the group's musical style, so she moved back to Oakland. There she released her first song on Soundcloud called "ANTISUMMERLUV". Then she got another call from Cannon, who provided her with an apartment in Los Angeles and a studio for recording.
Since 2014
Kehlani released her first mixtape, Cloud 19 , in 2014 . The album was voted one of the 50 best listed albums of 2014 by Complex. It was also listed by Pitchfork under "Overlookes mixtapes of 2014", VICE titled her as a great R&B singer at the beginning of her career. The song 'til the morning was very popular on Billboard.
At the end of April 2014 she released her first album You Should be Here . According to Billboard, it was "the first major R&B album of the year". It reached number one on the iTunes RnB / Soul chart and number two on R&B albums in general. The album includes guest appearances from Chance the Rapper and BJ the Chicago Kid . A week after her mixtape was released, Kehlani signed her contract with Atlantic Records. She went on the "You Should Be Here Tour" from then on. Rolling Stone named her one of the "10 new artists you should know".
In 2016 she was nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best Contemporary Urban Album”.
Discography
Studio albums
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2017 | SweetSexySavage | - | - |
CH61 (1 week) CH |
UK26 (2 weeks) UK |
US3  (23 weeks)US |
First published: January 27, 2017
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| 2020 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | - | - |
CH51 (1 week) CH |
UK10 (2 weeks) UK |
US2 (... weeks) US |
First published: May 8, 2020
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Mix tapes
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| 2015 | You Should Be Here | - | - | - | - |
US36 (2 weeks)US |
First published: April 28, 2015
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| 2019 | While we wait | - | - | - |
UK47 (1 week) UK |
US9 (13 weeks) US |
First published: February 22, 2019
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More mix tapes
| year | title | Remarks |
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| 2014 | Cloud 19 | First published: August 26, 2014 |
Singles
| year | Title album |
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AT
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CH
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| 2016 | CRZY SweetSexySavage |
- | - | - | - |
US85  (5 weeks)US |
First published: July 15, 2016
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| Distraction SweetSexySavage |
- | - | - | - |
US85 (1 week)US |
First published: July 23, 2016
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| Gangsta Suicide Squad: The Album |
- |
AT54 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
UK57  (5 weeks)UK |
US41 (12 weeks)US |
First published: August 1, 2016
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| 2017 | Good Life Fast & Furious 8 (OST) |
DE15th (14 weeks)DE |
AT16 (10 weeks) AT |
CH13 (17 weeks) CH |
UK53 (8 weeks)UK |
US59 (5 weeks)US |
First published: March 17th, 2017
with G-Eazy |
| 2019 | Nights Like This While We Wait |
- | - | - |
UK25th (13 weeks)UK |
US67 (9 weeks)US |
First published: January 10, 2019
feat. Ty Dolla Sign |
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Good Thing single track |
- | - | - |
UK92 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 27, 2019
feat. Zedd |
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| 2020 | Toxic It Was Good Until It Wasn't |
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US68 (1 week) US |
First published: March 12, 2020
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | |||||||
| 2020 | Can I It Was Good Until It Wasn't |
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UK85 (1 week) UK |
US50 (1 week) US |
Chart entry: May 21, 2020
feat. Tory Lanez |
| Change Your Life It Was Good Until It Wasn't |
- | - | - | - |
US80 (1 week) US |
Chart entry: May 23, 2020
feat. Jhené Aiko |
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More singles
- 2013: Antisummerluv
- 2014: Til the Morning
- 2014: Get Away
- 2014: First position
- 2015: FWU
- 2015: How That Taste
- 2015: Down for You ( feat.BJ the Chicago Kid )
- 2015: The Way (feat. Chance the Rapper ) (US:platinum)
- 2015: Champion (with G-Eazy & IAMSU! Feat. Lil B)
- 2015: Tore Up
- 2015: Did I
- 2016: 24/7
- 2017: Keep On
- 2017: Honey (US:gold)
- 2017: Touch
- 2017: Already Won
- 2018: Again
- 2019: Butterfly
- 2019: Change (with Arin Ray)
- 2019: You Know Wassup
- 2019: All Me ( feat.Keyshia Cole )
As a guest musician
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| 2017 | Cigarettes & Cush Gang Signs & Prayer |
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UK30th (3 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: February 24, 2017
Stormzy feat. Kehlani |
| Faking It Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 |
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UK97 (1 week) UK |
US94 (4 weeks)US |
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Nowhere Fast Revival |
DE98 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: December 15, 2017
Eminem feat. Kehlani |
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| 2018 | Done for Me Voicenotes |
DE100 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH55 (1 week) CH |
UK45 (12 weeks)UK |
US53 (9 weeks)US |
First published: March 15, 2018
Charlie Puth feat. Kehlani |
| Playinwitme Light of Mine |
- | - | - |
UK61 (11 weeks)UK |
US- |
First published: March 20, 2018
Kyle feat. Kehlani |
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| Ring Invasion of Privacy |
- | - | - | - |
US28 × 2
(20 weeks)US |
First published: April 6, 2018
Cardi B feat. Kehlani |
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| 2020 | Get Me Changes |
- | - |
CH88 (1 week) CH |
UK61 (1 week) UK |
US93 (1 week) US |
First published: January 28, 2020
Justin Bieber feat. Kehlani |
Further guest contributions
- 2014: Dance Floor ( Nick Cannon feat. Kehlani)
- 2014: Lock It Up (Marc E. Bassy feat. Kehlani)
- 2014: Stay Up (Dyme-A-Duzin feat.Kehlani)
- 2015: Preach (Ambré Perkins feat.Kehlani)
- 2016: Wrong ( Zayn feat.Kehlani)
- 2016: You ( Belly feat.Kehlani)
- 2016: No Service in the Hills (Ambré Perkins feat.Kehlani)
- 2017: Heebiejeebies ( Aminé feat.Kehlani )
- 2018: ICY GRL (Bae Mix) (Saweetie feat.Kehlani)
- 2018: What I Need ( Hayley Kiyoko feat.Kehlani)
- 2018: Body Count (Remix) (Jessie Reyez feat.Normani & Kehlani)
- 2019: Ride (YK Osiris feat.Kehlani)
- 2019: Morning ( Teyana Taylor feat.Kehlani)
Web links
- Kehlani at Discogs (English)
- Kehlani in the Internet Movie Database (English)
swell
- ↑ 25 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Kehlani
- ↑ The suicide attempt by R'n'B singer Kehlani shows that we are far from over with cyberbullying - NOISEY
- ↑ Press report eonline.com
- ↑ Kehlani at mtv.com
- ↑ About - Kehlani
- ↑ Overlooked Mixtapes 2014 - Pitchfork
- ^ Emerging Picks of the Week: Nathaniel, Kehlani & Angel Olson - Billboard
- ↑ 10 New Artists You Need to Know: April 2015 - Rolling Stone
- ↑ Nominees in top categories for the Grammy Awards - Business Insider
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: AT CH UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: DE UK US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kehlani |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parrish, Kehlani (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American R&B singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1995 |