Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland: Biography in Details

Who is Kelly Rowland?

Kelly Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Likely, Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny’s Child, one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time.

She has also appeared in television shows and in successful films, Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and The Seat Filler (2005).

Who are the parents of Kelly Rowland?

Kelly Rowland was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States on  February 11, 1981. Her birth name is Kelendria Trene Rowland.

Her father’s name is Christopher Lovett (an abusive alcoholic) and her mother’s name is Doris Rowland Garrison.

Whereas, Doris relocated to Houston, and placed Kelly into a rapping and dancing group named Girl’s Tyme in 1992, originally consisting of six members including Beyoncé Knowles and LaTavia Roberson.

She has a sibling namely, Orlando Rowland. Kelly holds American citizenship and mixed ( African-American) ethnicity. Her birth sign is  Aquarius.

Education

Talking about Kelly Rowland’s education history, she attended Lamar High School.

Kelly Rowland: Professional Life, Career

Talking about her profession, the girl group Girl’s Tyme was formed in 1990. Kelly Rowland joined the group in 1992.

Additionally, she was the sixth addition to the group along with Beyonce, LaTavia Roberson, Tamar Davis, Nikki Taylor, and Nina Taylor.

Rowland moved in with the Knowles. With LeToya Luckett joining the group in 1993, they changed their name to Destiny’s Child.

In addition, Destiny’s Child was signed to Columbia Records in 1997. They recorded their debut song “Killing Time”, for the soundtrack to the film, “Men in Black”.

In the year 1998, Destiny’s Child released their self-titled debut album, with hits such as “No, No, No”.

Besides that, their second album, “The Writing’s on the Wall”, released in 1999, went multi-platinum. It featured their most popular songs, “Bills, Bills, Bills”, “Jumpin’ Jumpin’”, and “Say My Name” which became their most successful song.

Whereas, with Knowles, Rowland, and Michelle Williams as Destiny’s Child’s lineup, they recorded “Independent Women Part I” which appeared on the soundtrack to “Charlie’s Angels”.

In fact, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eleven consecutive weeks. In 2002, she began acting with a recurring role in the sitcom “The Hughleys” as Carly.

The following year, she bagged guest roles in “Eve” as Cleo, and in “American Dreams” as Martha Reeves.

In August 2003, she made her movie debut in the film “Freddy vs. Jason” in the supporting role of Kia Waterson.

In the year 2004, Kelly Rowland starred opposite Duane Martin and Shemar Moore in the romantic comedy “The Seat Filler”, as a pop star who falls for an awards-show seat filler mistaking them for an entertainment attorney.

Whereas, Rowland rejoined Beyoncé and Michelle Williams for Destiny’s Child’s final studio album “Destiny Fulfilled”, released in November 2004.

It reached number two on the Billboard 200, with the singles “Lose My Breath”, and “Soldier”. In 2005, Destiny’s Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, “Destiny Fulfilled … And Lovin’ It”.

They released their first compilation album “Number 1’s” in October, which peaked at number one on Billboard 200.

In the year 2009, Kelly Rowland split from her manager, Matthew Knowles, and Columbia Records. Likewise, in 2011, Rowland reunited with Nelly on “Gone”. The song failed to reprise the success of “Dilemma”.

Rowland’s second compilation album, “Playlist: The Very Best of Kelly Rowland” also failed to impact the charts.

Additionally, Rowland’s single “Motivation”, with Lil Wayne.

Awards, Nomination

Kelly Rowland won Top R&B Song at the Billboard Music Award in 2012, she won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at Grammy Awards. Likewise, she also won Song of the Year at the Soul Train Award.

Net Worth, Salary

Kelly Rowland has an estimated net worth of around $30 million and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

Kelly Rowland: Rumors and Controversy

There was a rumor that Kelly Rowland dated Simone Burke, Kieran Richardson, Chris Tucker, Chris Brown, Dwayne Wade, and Fawaz Gruosi. Currently, she is far from rumors and controversies.

How tall is Kelly Rowland?

Kelly Rowland has a height of 5 feet 8 inches and she weighs 58 kg. Additionally, she has a measurement of 32-24-34 inches and her bra size is 32B.

Kelly’s hair color is black and her eye color is dark brown. Furthermore, her dress size is 2 (US) and her shoe size is 9 (US).

Social Media

Being an American singer, Kelly has a huge fan following rate. She has been active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

She has around 8M followers on her Facebook. Around 6.93M followers on her Twitter, and she has around 9M followers on her Instagram.

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