Keyshia Cole
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Keyshia Michelle Cole (born Keyshia Miesha Johnson on October 15 , 1981 in Oakland, California) is a Grammy Award nominated American, R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer known for her soulful voice. She released her platinum selling debut album The Way It Is in 2005, and her second album Just Like You in 2007.
Biography
Cole was born to an African-American mother Frankie; and an Italian father, Sal who is deceased[citation needed]. Her mother's drug addiction led to her becoming a foster child adopted by Yvonne Cole at just the tender young age of just 4 years old of age.
She recently found out that she had 2 twin sisters named Linda and Lydia Warner which are living in Cleveland, Ohio [citation needed].
She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her birth mom Frankie, her older sister Neffe; and Neffe's three daughters. In February 2008 [citation needed] Neffe had her fourth child and first son [1] [2].
Career
Cole says that her older brother Sean Cole and Tupac Shakur were close friends. Sean Cole raps under the alias "Nutt-So", and recorded several songs with Shakur before his death[citation needed]. Keyshia's first recordings were with MC Radiant at the age of twelve [3]. In the early 2000s, she appeared on tracks by San Francisco Bay Area artists including Tony! Toni! Toné!'s D'Wayne Wiggins and San Francisco rapper Messy Marv [4].
Cole was inspired by her ex-boyfriend's mother to further pursue her career. After catching her boyfriend cheating, Cole left the Bay Area with a rented car and two hundred dollars [5]. She moved to Los Angeles and within several months of her arrival, had attracted the attention of Interscope president Ron Fair. Fair recommended her to chairman Jimmy Iovine, for whom she performed an early version of "Love" in June/July 2002. She was signed by then A & R rep Fair in December 2002. Cole started recording her debut album soon after. In 2003, she made her first solo appearance on the Biker Boyz soundtrack with the track "Get Up". In 2004, Cole made another solo appearance on the track "Never", taken from the Barbershop 2: Back in Business soundtrack with rapper Eve.
The Way It Is (2005)
Cole released her debut album, The Way It Is, on June 21, 2005 and the album has since been certified platinum. Cole Released her first single "I Changed My Mind" hitting # 71 on the billboard hot 100 and # 23 on the R&B/Hip Hop charts. Next Cole released her second single "(I Just Want It) To Be Over" which just missed the Hot 100 by one spot but hit # 30 on the R&B/Hip Hop charts. Cole would go on to be more successful with releasing her third single "I Should Have Cheated" which hit # 30 on the Hot 100 and # 4 on the R&B/Hip Hop Charts making this her first single to enter the top 10 on that chart. Cole's fourth and last release from her debut album "Love" would go on to be her most successful single from her debut album hitting # 19 on the Hot 100 and # 3 on the R&B/Hip Hop charts. This would make her first single to enter the top 20 on the Hot 100. To further promote the album, Cole was a star of the own show in her own six-episode reality show, Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is. It premiered on BET on July 12, 2006. It was promoted with rapper DMX's reality show as well too.
Just Like You (2007)
Keyshia Cole released Just Like You on September 25, 2007, debuting at #2 on the Billboard chart, selling about 281,000 copies in its first week. Just Like You has been certified Platinum in the U.S. and the album has sold 1,856,320 copies in the u.s. The first single, "Let It Go" featuring Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott.[6] became her first #1 on Billboard's R&B chart, and her biggest hit on the Hot 100, peaking at #7. Her second single, "Shoulda Let You Go", debuted at #88 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #41 on the Hot 100 and at #6 on the R&B chart.
The video for Keyshia Cole's third single "I Remember" premiered on BET's Access Granted on December 5, 2007. The song has reached #24 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart making it her second #1 on Billboard's R&B chart.
In conjunction with her album release, BET began airing the second season of Cole's reality show "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" on October 30. The show premiered to record breaking ratings for Black Entertainment Television, which is the top returning series premiere in BET history, as well as the number one original series premiere of the year. A reported 2.9 million viewers and 2.0 million households watched the finale on Tuesday. It is now the #1 series telecast in BET history [7].
Keyshia graces the October coverings of Sister 2 Sister and Essence magazine. She is also features on the cover of VIBE[8] & Dub magazine's December 2007 issues.
On December 6, 2007, Keyshia Cole was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Rap/Song Collaboration (Let It Go) and Best Contemporary R&B Album (Just Like You).
According to Geffen records, Cole's fourth single will be Heaven Sent. The video director is her mainstay Benny Boom. The video was shot in Hawaii on March 4th, based on the soul-stirring "Footprints" poem.
Discography
Albums
- 2005: The Way It Is
- 2007: Just Like You
Singles
- 2004: "Never" (featuring Eve)
- 2004: "I Changed My Mind" (featuring Kanye West)
- 2005: "(I Just Want It) to Be Over"
- 2005: "I Should Have Cheated
- 2006: "Love"
- 2007: "Last Night"
- 2007: "Let It Go" (featuring Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott)
- 2007: "Shoulda Let You Go" (featuring Amina)
- 2007: "I Remember"
- 2008: "Heaven Sent"
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award/nomination |
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| 2005 | Win Vibe Award (Tied with Young Jeezy) for Next Award |
| Vibe Award Nomination for R&B Voice of the Year & Vibe Vixen | |
| NAACP Image Awards Nomination for Best New Artist | |
| 2006 | BET Awards Nomination for Best Female R&B Artist & Viewer's Choice |
| Soul Train Awards Nomination for Best Female R&B/Soul Single & Best Female R&B/Soul Album | |
| American Music Awards Nomination for Favorite Female Artist | |
| 2007 | Soul Train Music Awards Nomination for Best Female R&B/Soul Single |
| Urban Music Awards Nomination for Best Collaboration 2007 | |
| BET Awards Nomination for Best Collaboration | |
| Win ASCAP Award for R&B/Hip Hop Song ("Love") | |
| 2008 | Grammy Awards Nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Let It Go") |
| Grammy Awards Nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album (Just Like You) |
Filmography
Television series
- 2006-: "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" - Herself
- 2008: "Snoop Dogg's Fatherhood" - Herself
Films
- 2008: "How She Move" - Herself [9].
References
- ^ http://realgossip101.blogspot.com/2008/03/pics-keyshia-cole-her-mom-frankie-her.html
- ^ http://www.sandrarose.net/gallery/keshiacolereunion Neffe on Fri7Mar8 Neffe@ Turner Studios, Atl GA.She had her 4th baby,finally a son kid
- ^ "Manifesto CD Reviews". 2002-03. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|publication=ignored (help) - ^ "Keyshia Cole - Only Michelle -Connecting the Official Fanbase 24/7". Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ Lee Hildebrand. "Keyshia Cole: On the Edge of Fame". Retrieved 2007-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|publication=ignored (help) - ^ Hillary Crosley. "Keyshia Cole Readies Sophomore Album". Retrieved 2007-06-11.
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