Keyshia Cole

Keyshia Myeshia Cole (née Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, television personality and actress. Born and raised in Oakland, California, she began her career as a backing vocalist for MC Hammer before signing with A&M Records to release her debut studio album, The Way It Is (2005). The album received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 20 single “Love,” and earned two nominations at the 2006 Soul Train Music Awards. Established by it’s success, Cole filmed a reality television series for BET documenting her career, family and personal life titled Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is; the show ran for three seasons, and became one of the most-watched programs in the network’s history.

Cole’s second studio album, Just Like You (2007) spawned three number-one R&B singles—”Let It Go” (featuring Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim), “I Remember” and “Heaven Sent”—and received four Grammy Award nominations. The album reached number two on the Billboard 200 and received platinum certification as well. Her third album, A Different Me (2008), was met with generally positive reception and likewise peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and received platinum certification.

Cole’s fourth studio album, Calling All Hearts (2010) included the singles “I Ain’t Thru” (featuring Nicki Minaj) and “Take Me Away”. Her fifth album, Woman to Woman (2012) peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single “Enough of No Love” (featuring Lil Wayne), which peaked within the top-ten of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. That same year, she starred in the reality series Keyshia & Daniel: Family First. Further label changes saw the release of Point of No Return (2014) under Interscope and 11:11 Reset (2017) under Epic. Dubbed by critics as the “Princess of Hip-Hop Soul”, Cole is best known for her soulful voice. Her work has earned her several awards and accolades, including an ASCAP Award and a Billboard Music Award. From 2019 to 2020, she hosted the Fox Soul syndicated television talk show One on One with Keyshia Cole.

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