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Kelis

1979 - Today

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Kelis Rogers (; born August 21, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and chef. She attended New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she played saxophone and was selected for the Girls Choir of Harlem. Upon graduation, Rogers landed a role as a backing vocalist for the hip hop group Gravediggaz. She then began working with music producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo—collectively known as the Neptunes—who led her to sign with Virgin Records in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kelis is the 3,221st most popular singer (down from 2,989th in 2019), the 16,277th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,410th in 2019) and the 887th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kelis ranks 3,221 out of 4,381. Before her are Joel Madden, Molly Sandén, Elina Born, Melle Mel, Patricia Manterola, and Sibel Tüzün. After her are Olga Seryabkina, Jonna Lee, Vlatko Ilievski, Selah Sue, Elena Risteska, and Li Yuchun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Kelis ranks 695. Before her are Christos Patsatzoglou, Walter Ayoví, Ivica Križanac, Carlos Fernandes, Chris John, and Joel Madden. After her are Gao Ling, Monica Keena, Li Yanfeng, Maria Stepanova, Andreas Küttel, and Grzegorz Rasiak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kelis ranks 16,284 out of 20,380. Before her are Stan Van Gundy (1959), Rozonda Thomas (1971), Martin O'Malley (1963), Ricardo Sanchez (1953), Faith Ford (1964), and Patrick Breen (1960). After her are Jack Endino (1964), Max Brooks (1972), Josh Henderson (1981), Peggy Knudsen (1923), Jack Abramoff (1959), and Victor Davis Hanson (1953).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kelis ranks 887. Before her are Kool G Rap (1968), Lloyd Banks (1982), Marc Cohn (1959), Yuna Ito (1983), Joel Madden (1979), and Melle Mel (1961). After her are Leslie Carter (1986), Jeremy Camp (1978), Melody (1982), Tori Kelly (1992), AZ (1972), and WC (1970).

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