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Kehlani Biography

Kehalni is an American singer born Kehlani Ashley Parrish in the city of Oakland, California in 1995. She was adopted and lived with her aunt while her mother struggled with drug addiction and prison time. Her father died early in her life. While she was a teenager, Kehalni attended the Oakland School for the Arts where she studied dance, particularly ballet and modern. A knee injury later found her pursuing her passion for singing. At 14, she joined a local pop cover band called PopLyfe as the lead vocalist. In 2011 she finished fourth place in the sixth season of America’s Got Talent. After this, she left PopLyfe and was homeless for two years while moving to Los Angeles and eventually broke through with her single “ANTISUMMERLUV,” which garnered attention from Nick Cannon who set her up with an apartment and studio time.

Kehlani released her first mixtape Cloud 19 in 2014. This earned critical praise and gained her an opening spot on G-Eazy’s tour. In 2015 she released her second project entitled You Should Be Here. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Soon after, she signed a deal with Atlantic Records and toured for the project selling out every American date and some European dates. She was featured on year-end lists for Complex and Rolling Stone and received a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album. She was featured on the soundtrack for the film Suicide Squad in 2016 and her contribution peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut album SweetSexySavage was released the following year. She was featured on tracks with Eminem and opened on tours for both Demi Lovato and Halsey.

Her debut album SweetSexySavage was certified Gold and peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200. It charted well in both the US and Canada and singles “Crzy” and “Distraction” were certified Platinum and Gold, respectively. Her 2015 collaboration with Chance the Rapper “The Way” was also certified Platinum. Her contribution to the Suicide Squad film “Gangsta” was certified Platinum and introduced her to international audiences. A later feature on the soundtrack for The Fate of the Furious with G-Eazy also went Gold. Her second project, While We Wait, released in 2019 and peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200. Her lead single “Nights Like This” with Ty Dolla Sign was certified Platinum and charted as high as #67 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Kehlani is currently promoting her fourth project While We Wait and is enduring much success as she prepares for her second album.