Kelly's single mother, Joan, was a singer and a Baptist. and over 54 million albums worldwide making him the most successful R&B male artist of 1990s.īorn and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Kelly was the third of four children. Kelly has released 10 studio albums, sold 38.5 million albums in the U.S. Kelly was named the most successful R&B artist of the last 25 years by Billboard.
Kelly as one of the best-selling music artists in the United States with 38.5 million albums sold as well as only the fifth black artist to crack the top 50 of the same list. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has recognized R. In 20, Kelly released collaboration albums with rapper Jay-Z and has been a guest vocalist for other hip hop artists like Nas, Sean Combs, and Fat Joe. In 1996, Kelly was nominated for a Grammy for writing Michael Jackson's song "You Are Not Alone". Kelly has written, produced, and remixed songs and albums for many artists, including Aaliyah's 1994 debut album Age Ain't Nothing But a Number. In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly". He is known for a collection of major hit singles including "Bump n' Grind", "Your Body's Callin'", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Gotham City", "Ignition (Remix)", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "The World's Greatest", "I'm a Flirt", and the hip-hopera "Trapped in the Closet". In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play. Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Often referred to as King of R&B. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), better known by his stage name R.
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