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Keyshia Cole

1981 - Today

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Keyshia Myeshia Cole (née Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American R&B and soul singer. Dubbed the "Princess of Hip-Hop Soul", she is known for her powerful vocal delivery and confessional songwriting. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Cole began her career singing background vocals for MC Hammer before signing with A&M Records to release her debut studio album, The Way It Is (2005). Supported by the Billboard Hot 100 top-20 single "Love", the album received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and earned two nominations at the 2006 Soul Train Music Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Keyshia Cole is the 4,015th most popular singer (down from 3,680th in 2024), the 18,260th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,464th in 2019) and the 1,005th most popular American Singer.

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Among people born in 1981, Keyshia Cole ranks 1,083. Before her are Stefanie Böhler, Peng Bo, Kazuyuki Morisaki, Henri Caroine, Riin Tamm, and Rutger Smith. After her are Chris Sharma, Steven Reid, Majandra Delfino, Jaroslav Levinský, Luis Ernesto Pérez, and Nicolas Penneteau.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Keyshia Cole ranks 18,268 out of 20,380. Before her are Flying Lotus (1983), Quinn Buckner (1954), Dave Douglas (1963), Billy Long (1955), Paul London (1980), and Vic Wild (1986). After her are Essence Atkins (1972), Paul Millsap (1985), Trevor Ariza (1985), Johnny Yong Bosch (1976), Chris Sharma (1981), and Jillian Bell (1984).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Keyshia Cole ranks 1,005. Before her are Erick Sermon (1968), Jennifer Nettles (1974), Stacie Orrico (1986), Jelly Roll (1984), Nayer (1990), and Jeff Tweedy (1967). After her are Anthony Hamilton (1971), Jennifer Holliday (1960), Rachel Platten (1981), Ester Dean (1982), Lupe Fiasco (1982), and CeCe Peniston (1969).

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