Kiely Williams

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Kiely Williams
Birth name Kiely Alexis Williams
Born July 9, 1986 (1986-07-09) (age 21)
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Genre(s) R&B, pop Hip-Hop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Epic Records
So So Def Recordings
Walt Disney Records
Hollywood Records
Associated acts 3LW
The Cheetah Girls

Kiely Alexis Williams (born July 9, 1986 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American singer, actress, writer, and dancer most notable for singing in the girl groups 3LW as well as The Cheetah Girls. She is also the youngest member of the group.

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[edit] Biography

Williams learned to sing and produce music in her home where her mother, Michelle Williams who was a music artist manager, had a recording studio.

Williams first came to prominence as a member of the group 3LW. In 2001, as a member of 3LW, Williams earned two Lady of Soul Awards for "Best R&B/Soul Album for a group" and "Best New R&B/Soul Band or Duo". As a member of 3LW, she toured with Nelly, NSync and Destiny's Child. 3LW disbanded in 2007.

She's also starred in The Cheetah Girls films with fellow former 3LW member Adrienne Bailon. Following the success of The Cheetah Girls and its multi-platinum soundtrack, Williams, along with fellow stars of the film Adrienne Bailon and Sabrina Bryan created The Cheetah Girls as an actual singing group and began touring the US. The Cheetah Girls released their holiday album in October 2005 entitled Cheetah-Licious Christmas. The girls released their first official studio album, TCG, on September 25, 2007. Williams's mother passed away when she was a kid and she never knew her dad.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums of 3LW

[edit] Albums of The Cheetah Girls

[edit] The Cheetah Girls

Williams was cast as Aqua in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls, which spawned a multi-platinum soundtrack and an even more popular sequel with accompanying soundtrack. Adrienne Bailon, also of 3LW, was also cast as Chanel in both movies. The film became such a success, Williams, along with fellow cast members Adrienne Bailon and Sabrina Bryan became their own official girl group, respectively called The Cheetah Girls.

In 2005 the girls released a Christmas album entitled Cheetah-licious Christmas and toured the U.S. on their Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour to promote the album and the soundtrack to the first movie. After the release of the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Cheetah Girls 2, the girls hit the road again, on their The Party's Just Begun Tour, to promote the sequel's soundtrack.

The group is currently preparing to release their official debut studio album TCG, which was released on September 25, 2007. The first single from the album, So Bring It On, was released to Radio Disney on August 25, 2007. The video for the song premiered on Disney Channel on September 7, 2007.

[edit] Albums of The Cheetah Girls

See: The Cheetah Girls discography

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Taina Leah 1 episode (Blue Mascara)
2003 The Cheetah Girls Aquanette "Aqua" Walker made for television (Disney Channel)
2004 The Cheetah Girls Pilot was filmed, never got picked up.
2006 The Cheetah Girls 2 made for television (Disney Channel)
2008 The Cheetah Girls One World (pre-production) made for television (Disney Channel)
The House Bunny Lily Main Role

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