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Kelly Rowland Profile |
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Birth Date: February 11, 1981
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Birth Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Birth Name: Kelendria Trene Rowland
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Kelendria Trene Rowland was born on the 11th of February,
1981, in Atlanta, Georgia. Interested in the choir at the
church her parents attended every Sunday, Kelly, as she was
affectionately called, displayed a knack for singing at a
young age. After listening to Whitney Houston, Rowland was
convinced, at the age of 4, that she would be a singer.
After her family relocated to Houston, Rowland quickly
became close to cousin Beyonce Knowles, an equally talented
singer. When she was old enough to start auditioning,
Rowland was teamed up Beyonce, LaTavia Robertson and LeToya
Luckett. Manager Matthew Knowles, Beyonce's father, groomed
the quartet and encouraged them to work on their style.
Following a performance on Star Search in 1992, Destiny's
Child was born.
In 1997, once the girls had matured and neared completion of
high school, their self-titled album was released. Thanks to
"No, No, No," a multi-platinum single that featured a remix
by Wyclef Jean, Destiny's Child became an instant success
story.
Barely getting time to relax between tours and other public
appearances, the youthful quartet released The Writing's on
the Wall in 1999. Three top 10 hits came from the album:
"Jumpin', Jumpin'," "Say My Name" and "Bills, Bills, Bills."
Recent estimates put sales for the CD at nine million,
making Destiny's Child one of the best-selling female groups
of late.
"Independent Women Part I," off the Charlie's Angels
soundtrack, created even more buzz -- if that's possible --
and DC continued to break records as the single reached the
largest audience ever in the history of recorded radio
airplay.
The 2001 Grammy Awards came along and Destiny's Child
received five nominations. Unfortunately, there was bad news
around the DC camp as LeToya and LaTavia abruptly departed
from the group. Showing great resilience, Kelly and Beyonce
quickly found a capable replacement, Michelle Williams and
Farrah Franklin. However, Franklin left the group after only
five months, thus making DC a trio. When the Grammy show
came along, all was well and the new trio won awards for
Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for
"Say My Name."
The third Destiny's Child album, Survivor, followed in
spring, 2001. Tracks like "Bootylicious" shook the music
scene and DC took home another Grammy in February 2002.
Billboard, American Music and the Soul Train awards all
recognized the group for their feats as well.
Following the release of a Christmas album, the group
decided to try their hand at solo projects. Rowland was the
first out of the gate, with the single "Dilemma" featuring
Nelly. The track quickly made its way up the charts around
the world and Rowland, encouraged by manager Matthew
Knowles, decided to make an album right away in order to
ride the wave of her first single.
Simply Deep was recorded in a month, but is a work that
seems like it took years to finish. "Stole" and "Can't
Nobody" did not match "Dilemma" in terms of radio play, but
impressed all with lengthy stays on American and British
charts. Released in October, 2002, Rowland's debut album is
still going strong.
Between performances at the Grammys, tour dates and
promotions for Rock Hard cosmetics, Rowland has also become
an actor. She appeared in several episodes of The Hughleys,
a sitcom on UPN, and then got the part of Kia in the 2003
horror blockbuster, Freddy vs. Jason.
She'll follow this up with a performance in Seat Filler,
which is set to be released in 2004. Between acting and the
buzz around a new Destiny's Child album, Rowland will be in
the spotlight for a long time to come. |
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Other
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Joined Destiny's Child in 1992 to make the quartet of the
original Destiny's Child girls: LaToya Luckett, LaTavia
Roberson, Kelendria Rowland & Beyonce Knowles.
No longer lives with fellow band member, Beyoncé Knowles.
Has her own house in Sugar Land, Texas.
Released her 1st solo album "Simply Deep" on 22 Oct 2002.
Her debut solo album "Simply Deep" went gold.
Kelly did a duet with rapper Nelly, Dilemma, which went to
number one in the global chart and also number one in UK and
Australia.
Kelly's solo debut album, Simply Deep, debuted at number 1
when released in the UK.
She has had two solo top five single enteries, Stole and
Can't Nobody, when they were released in the UK.
May 10, 2004 - Engaged to Pro Bowl Safety Roy Williams of
the Dallas Cowboys, who played for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Her first single, "Stole" was certified platinum and peaked
at number 2 in Australia. Her debut album "Simply Deep"
peaked at number 5 and was certified gold in Australia.
Attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas.
During the Bush/Cheney campaign in 2000, she was, along with
all of Destiny's Child, a supporter of Bush.
She and the other members of "Destiny Child" announced that
they will disband after their tour ends in the fall [June
13th 2005] |
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