Keyshia Cole

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Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole at the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. October 14, 2007. Photo by Travis Hudgons/PictureAtlanta.Net
Background information
Birth name	Keyshia Miesha Cole
Also known as	KC, The Princess of Hip Hop Soul
Born	October 24, 1983 (1983-10-24) (age 24), Oakland, California, US
Origin	Oakland, California, US
Genre(s)	R&B, hip hop soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, reality television celebrity
Years active	2004-present
Label(s)	Interscope-Geffen-A&M (2004-present) Imani Entertainment (2004-present)
Associated acts	Kanye West, Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim, Trina, Remy Ma, Diddy, Floyd Mayweather, Mary J Blige
Website	www.KeyshiaCole.com

Keyshia Miesha Cole^[1] (born October 24, 1983)^[2] is an American Grammy-nominated 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.

[edit] Biography

Cole was born to an African-American mother and an Italian-American father. Her mother's drug addiction led to her becoming a foster child adopted by Yvonne Cole at 2 years old. She did her first recordings with MC Hammer at the age of 12. Cole is widely known and appreciated in her home town of Oakland, California.

In 2004, Keyshia Cole attracted the attention of A&M Records executive Clive Owens.^[2] The following year, her Platinum-debut album The Way It Is was released, featuring the hit singles "I Changed My Mind", and "I Should Have Cheated", and "Love". The album debuted at #6 on the U.S. charts and sold 89,000 copies in the first week of release. Her sophomore album, Just like You, was released in 2007. It features the singles "Let It Go" featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim, "I Remember", "Shoulda Let You Go", and "Heaven Sent". It debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 281,000 copies in its first week.

At the 50th Grammy Awards, Cole was nominated for 2 Grammys, Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her birth mom Frankie, her younger sister Elite,^{[citation needed]} her older sister Neffe, Neffe's three daughters, and her newborn son.

[edit] Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is Reality Series

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, 2007. The show premiered to record breaking ratings for BET. It 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 season 2 finale. It is now the #1 series telecast in BET history.^[3]

Keyshia graced the October 2007 covers of Sister 2 Sister, Essence, and VIBE magazines^[4] and December 2007 Dub magazine.

Heaven Sent is Keyshia's latest single. Keyshia is currently featured on singles by C-Side, Trina, The Game, Jaheim, Keith Sweat, and Plies.

[edit] Discography

Main article: Keyshia Cole discography

[edit] Albums

• 2005: The Way It Is
• 2007: Just like You
• 2008: Just like You (International Deluxe Version)

[edit] Singles

• 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" (featuring Diddy)
• 2007: "Let It Go" (featuring Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott)
• 2007: "Shoulda Let You Go" (featuring Amina)
• 2007: "I Remember"
• 2008: "Heaven Sent"

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television series

• 2006: "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" - Herself
• 2008: "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" - Herself

[edit] Films

• 2008: "How She Move" - Herself^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Keyshia Cole at Geffen Records
• Keyshia Cole at MySpace
• Keyshia Cole Lyrics