In 1966, the year Walt Disney died, 240 million people saw a Disney movie, 100 million tuned in to a Disney television program, 80 million bought Disney merchandise. Kelis Rogers (/ k ə. ˈ l iː s /; born August 21, 1979), better known mononymously as Kelis, is an American singer, songwriter and chef. Kelis achieved moderate.
Kelis - Wikipedia. Kelis Rogers (; [2] born August 2.
Kelis, is an American singer, songwriter and chef. Kelis achieved moderate international success with her 1.
Kaleidoscope, but left her label Virgin Records after its follow- up, Wanderland (2. U. S. release. Her third album, 2. Tasty, earned the singer commercial prominence and produced the hit single "Milkshake", her most well- known song. Kelis Was Here (2.
Le Cordon Bleu culinary school. She released the album Flesh Tone in 2. Food, under Ninja Tune Records in 2.
Kelis has been recognised at the Brit Awards, Q Awards, NME Awards, and Grammy Awards ceremonies.[3] Her musical output, both as a lead and featured artist, encompasses various genres—she has collaborated with R& B and hip hop acts including Busta Rhymes and Clipse, electronic and dance producers such as Calvin Harris, Timo Maas, and Richard X, pop and rock acts Enrique Iglesias and No Doubt, and indie and alternative musicians including Björk and Dave Sitek. She has sold six million records worldwide[4] and has had particular success in the United Kingdom, where ten of her singles have peaked within the top ten of the UK Singles Chart.
Early life[edit]Kelis Rogers was born and raised in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Her first name is a portmanteau of her father's name, Kenneth (1. Eveliss. Her father Kenneth was an African Americanjazz musician and Pentecostalminister, and was formerly a professor at Wesleyan University.[5] Her mother Eveliss is a Chinese- Puerto Rican fashion designer who inspired Kelis to pursue her singing career.
She has three sisters, Kelis being the third born of the four girls.[6]As a child, Kelis sang in church choirs and played violin, piano, and saxophone while attending Manhattan Country School, a private school. At the age of 1. 3, Kelis shaved off all of her hair.
In an interview with Charlotte Roche, Kelis says she was kicked out of her parents' house at the age of sixteen for bad behavior, stating that she would sometimes clash with her mother,[5] but continued her education at the Fiorello H. La. Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she formed the R& B trio BLU (Black Ladies United). Kelis was also a bartender and a sales associate at a clothing store before graduating high school.
Afterwards, a friend introduced Kelis to The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo); they formed a strong bond, and, with their support, she landed a record deal with Virgin Records. Kaleidoscope and Wanderland[edit]Kelis began recording her debut album, Kaleidoscope, in mid- 1. Produced by The Neptunes and released by Virgin Records in 1.
U. S. Billboard 2. Top Heatseekers chart.[7] As of 2. Watch The Little Traitor Putlocker#. Nielsen Sound. Scan.[8] Its lead and most notable single, "Caught Out There", became a top ten Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs hit and peaked at number 5.
Billboard Hot 1. 00.[7] During this time, Kelis featured on Ol' Dirty Bastard's U. S. top 4. 0 single "Got Your Money".
The album performed better in Europe, where "Caught out There" was a moderate hit and reached the top five on the UK Singles Chart. A second single, "Good Stuff" (featuring Terrar of Clipse), reached number 1.
Get Along with You", was less successful, reaching number 5. The British Phonographic Industry certified Kaleidoscope gold for sales of 1. United Kingdom,[1. Watch King Of California Online (2017). UK Albums Chart. In 2. Kelis won the BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act and the NME Award for Best R& B/Soul Act, before joining Moby and U2 on their Area: One and Elevation tours, respectively. Kelis and the Neptunes' output at this time was heralded as foreshadowing an innovation in contemporary R& B, but she later said, "I was never an R& B artist. People coined me one but that's because, especially if you're in the States, if you're black and you sing, then you're R& B".[3] Her colorful style in both clothing and hair received considerable attention.[citation needed]Kelis's second album, Wanderland, was released in 2.
Europe, Asia, and Latin America, but did not receive a North American release. According to Kelis, her U.
S. record company at the time, Virgin, had laid off those that worked on Kaleidoscope; their replacements did not understand or believe in Wanderland, which led her to leave the label around the time of the album's European release.[1. A commercial failure,[1.
Wanderland peaked at number 7. UK, although its sole single release, "Young, Fresh n' New", was a top forty entry on the UK Singles Chart.[9] The album, which was produced in its entirety by the Neptunes and features collaborations with members of Clipse and No Doubt, was well received by publications such as The Guardian and NME.[1.
In 2. 00. 2, Kelis recorded "So Be It" for the Red Hot Organization's Fela Kuti tribute CD, Red Hot and Riot, from which all proceeds were donated to AIDS awareness charities. The same year, she had a top 2. US club hit with a remix of "Young, Fresh 'n' New" remix produced by Timo Maas, who subsequently featured Kelis on his single "Help Me".[7][9]2.
Tasty[edit]In 2. 00. Kelis achieved a second top ten hit in the UK as a featured artist on Richard X's "Finest Dreams",[9] a reworking of the S. O. S. Band's 1. 98. The Finest". She found mainstream success in the U. S. later that year, with her Hot Dance Club Play number- one, Billboard Hot 1. Milkshake"; this helped to propel her third album, Tasty, to gold status in the U.
S., where it peaked at number 2. Billboard 2. 00 and has sold 5.
Nielsen Sound. Scan.[7][1. Milkshake" also went gold, selling over 5. Kelis a Grammy Award nomination in 2. Best Urban/Alternative Performance.
Although the Neptunes contributed several tracks to Tasty—the album was released by their label Star Trak Entertainment, a joint venture with Arista Records[1. Kelis began collaborating with other producers, such as Dallas Austin, André 3. Rockwilder, and Raphael Saadiq. She stated in an interview: "I felt like I had a lot to prove with this album.
People had started messing with me along the lines of 'Is she REALLY any good without The Neptunes?—which I knew was ridiculous. And so I was like 'I'll take that challenge'."[1. The single and album immediately found success in Europe. According to the BPI, Tasty went platinum in the United Kingdom, selling over 3. Milkshake" went silver, selling over 2.
The album's second single, the Dallas Austin- produced "Trick Me", went to the top ten in many European countries during mid- 2. U. S. in the absence of promotion from Jive Records, the label Kelis had been transferred to after Arista Records folded at the time of Tasty's release.[1. Kelis's success grew in Australia, where Tasty went gold with over 3. Milkshake" and "Trick Me" went platinum (selling over 7. Kelis followed the success of the third Tasty single, "Millionaire" (featuring André 3.
Rockwilder- produced, sexually suggestive track "In Public" (featuring Nas), which reached number 1. UK chart[9] without the support of a music video."Not in Love", Kelis's collaboration with Enrique Iglesias from his 2. UK top five.[9] Although the single failed to chart on the U. S. Billboard Hot 1. U. S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Also in 2. 00. 4, Kelis collaborated with Björk on a remix of the latter's track "Oceania" (from Björk's album Medúlla), which appeared as a B- side to the Björk album's second single, "Who Is It". Kelis toured as the opening act for fellow Jive artist Britney Spears's The Onyx Hotel Tour. In 2. 00. 5, she was featured on the soundtrack to the film Just Like Heaven with a cover version of The Pretenders' "Brass in Pocket" (1.
Kelis Was Here[edit]Kelis contributed a track titled "8. Joint" to the soundtrack of the 2. Step Up. She collaborated with Busta Rhymes and will. I Love My Bitch", the second single from Rhymes's 2. The Big Bang. This was the second time Kelis teamed up with Rhymes, the first being his 2. What It Is". Kelis's fourth studio album, Kelis Was Here, was released in August 2.
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