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Not to be confused withKelly Pryce.

Kelly Price
Price during an interview in January 2019
Price during an interview in January 2019
Background information
Born(1973-04-04)April 4, 1973(age 51)
Queens,New York City,U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1992–present
Labels
Websitekellyprice.com

Kelly Cherelle Price(born April 4, 1973) is an AmericanR&Bandgospelsinger. Beginning her career in 1992,[1]Price originally performed backing vocals forMariah Careyon multiple songs, including herBillboardHot 100-number one singles "All I Want for Christmas Is You"and"Fantasy."She rose to wider prominence in 1997 following her uncredited performances on the number-one single"Mo Money Mo Problems"bythe Notorious B.I.G.and the top-five single "Feel So Good"byMase,prompting her to record as a lead artist. Her debut studio album,Soul of a Woman(1998) receivedplatinumcertification by theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA); its lead single, "Friend of Mine"(featuringR. KellyandRonald Isley) peaked within the top 20 of theBillboardHot 100.

Price guest featured alongsideFaith EvansonWhitney Houston's 1998 single "Heartbreak Hotel,"which peaked at number two on the chart and earned aGrammy Awardnomination forBest R&B Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocals.Her second and fourth albums,Mirror Mirror(2000) andPriceless(2003) both peaked within the top ten of theBillboard200.She provided uncredited guest performances onKanye West's 2016 songs "Ultralight Beam"and"Low Lights"(recording a sample of" So Alive "byKings of Tomorrow), from his albumThe Life of Pablo.

Price has won aSoul Train Music Award,and received nine Grammy Award nominations.[2]

Life and music career[edit]

Price was born inNew York CityinFar Rockaway, Queens,and she sang in church as a youngster. Her first professional engagement was with singerGeorge Michaelat Madison Square Garden in New York City in January 1992. During rehearsals for the 1992 Grammy Awards the next month, Price was overheard singing in the rehearsal hall byMariah Carey.Price was later introduced to Carey's then-husband, Sony Columbia's then CEOTommy Mottola,and was offered a gig as a background singer for Carey, which she did until 1997.[3]

Her second album,Mirror Mirror,was released in 2000 on the Def Soul imprint ofDef Jam Records.Island Records and Def Jam Records had merged in 1999, with Price and some other labelmates being reassigned to the Island Def Jam subsidiary Def Soul.Mirror Mirrorfeatured the singles "You Should've Told Me" and theGrammy Awardnominated "As We Lay".[4]

In October 2005, Price recorded her first live gospel album. TheThis Is Who I Amalbum has been released on October 24, 2006, on her own label, EcclecticSounds Records. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Charts and peaked at No. 9 on theR&B album chart.Price was inducted as an honorary member ofSigma Gamma Rhosorority in July 2006. In early 2007, Price kicked off a tour with the 'Sisters in the Spirit 2007'.[5]

In 2006, she recorded the song "Why?" for the soundtrackWhy Did I Get Married?,the film version ofWhy Did I Get Married? Priceless Secrets from The Soul of A Woman,in which Price created the role of Sheila alongsideTyler Perrywho used the song titles and lyrical content of Price's hit recordings to develop the story. In early 2009, she was featured onCoko's gospel album entitledThe Winner in Meon the track "Oh Mary". In June 2010, Price promoted her single "Tired" on The Jazz Joy and Roy syndicated radio show as "some of the best work of my career to date."[6]The song was also featured in Tyler Perry's 2011 filmMadea's Big Happy Family.On February 9, 2012, in a pre-Grammyparty to celebrate Price's nominations, the singer sang "Jesus Loves Me"withWhitney Houstonin what turned out to be Houston's last public performance two days before her death. In September 2009, it was announced she would be joiningDeborah CoxandTamiato form the group The Queen Project. The women seek to empower women of all ages, races, and backgrounds by doing a number of community service projects.[7]

In 2016, Kelly was included in several songs on rapperKanye West's album,The Life of Pablo.[8]Kelly was a co-writer with American R&B singerK. Michelle,on her single Not a Little Bit which was released on January 22, 2016. It is the lead single from the singer's third studio album,More Issues Than Vogue.[9]

In September 2021, Price was declared missing as reported byTMZ.Her attorney later stated she was privately recuperating from a severe COVID-19 infection.[10]

During theR. Kelly sexual abuse casesPrice opened up about witnessing R. Kelly's behaviour, during concerts and events and confirmed the allegations against him.[11]

Family[edit]

Price grew up in the Edgemere Projects located in New York City in Far Rockaway, Queens. Her father died when she was nine years old. She resides inAtlanta, Georgia.[12]Price's grandfather is Jerome Norman, bishop and pastor of the Full Gospel MissionChurch of God in Christin Queens and Jurisdictional Prelate of the First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction ofBarbadossince 1985 by the late Presiding Bishop J.O. Patterson. Her mother, Claudia (1951–2020), was the former musical director of the church. Price began singing in church as a youngster.[13]

In 2020, Price lost her grandfather toCOVID-19.[14]

Breast cancer activism[edit]

In December 2000, Price donated $250,000 to fight breast cancer. She presented a check to Tony Martell of the T.J. Martell Foundation and Denise Rich of G&P Foundation For Cancer Research to help with the ongoing fight against breast cancer. Price donated the proceeds from her single "Love Sets You Free" which she recorded in January 2000.[15]In April 1999, Price volunteered to showcase her fashion designs during a special charity gala and fashion show to help the National Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative raise money for breast cancer education for minority women.[16]The previous year, in 1998, Price learned that both her mother and her mother-in-law had been diagnosed with breast cancer, which would later claim her mother-in-law's life.[17]

Price's mother was a survivor ofinflammatory breast cancer[18]and an activist in educating the public about the disease. She was the chairwoman of the seventh annual Sister to Sister Fitness Festival held inDallas,Texas which was sponsored by the Celebrating Life Foundation. Claudia experienced pain in her breast in 1997, but said fear and a lack of insurance kept her from seeking immediate medical attention. Instead, she waited two years before seeing a doctor. While at work one day in 1999, her doctor called and said she had inflammatory breast cancer. Doctors gave her two months to live. She underwent chemotherapy, and the disease was in remission as of October 2006.[19]

Discography[edit]

Main article:Kelly Price discography
Studio albums

Awards and nominations[edit]

AMFT Awards nominations for Kelly Price
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2016 "Ultralight Beam"(withKanye West,Chance the Rapper,Kirk FranklinandThe-Dream) Best Rap Song Won [21]
Best Rap Duo/Group Performance Won
Billboard Music Awards nominations for Kelly Price
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1998 Kelly Price Top Hot R&B Singles Artists – Female Nominated [22]
1999 "Heartbreak Hotel"(withWhitney HoustonandFaith Evans) Top Hot 100 Song Nominated [23]
Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Nominated
Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales Nominated
Grammy Award nominations for Kelly Price[24]
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2000 "Heartbreak Hotel"(withWhitney HoustonandFaith Evans) Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[25][26][27] Nominated
2001 "As We Lay" Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Nominated
2004 "He Proposed" Best Traditional R&B Performance Nominated
2011 "Tired" Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Nominated
2012 "Not My Daddy"(feat.Stokley Williams) Best R&B Performance Nominated
Best R&B Song Nominated
Kelly Best R&B Album Nominated
2017 "Ultralight Beam"(withKanye West,Chance the Rapper,Kirk FranklinandThe-Dream) Best Rap/Sung Performance Nominated
Best Rap Song Nominated

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Kelly Price Biography, Songs, & Albums".AllMusic.RetrievedNovember 16,2021.
  2. ^"GRAMMY.com".GRAMMY.com.RetrievedJanuary 30,2022.
  3. ^"Kelly Price on Meeting Mariah Carey".YouTube.May 23, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on December 12, 2021.
  4. ^Livedaily.comArchivedMarch 15, 2006, at theWayback Machine
  5. ^Live Daily News report on Kelly PriceArchivedDecember 17, 2006, at theWayback Machine
  6. ^Gail Mitchell."Kelly Price Returns to R&B Roots on New Album".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 9,2012.
  7. ^Krista Henry (January 26, 2010)."'The Queen Project' to debut at Jazz and Blues Fest ".The Gleaner.RetrievedJanuary 9,2012.
  8. ^"Watch: Kelly Price Defends Saying 'I'm Booked,' Shades Lil Mo?".theb3.net.
  9. ^"Not a Little Bit – Single by K. Michelle".iTunes Store. January 22, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 18,2016.
  10. ^"Kelly Price says she almost died from Covid – and was never missing".TheGuardian.com.September 28, 2021.
  11. ^"Kelly Price Speaks on R. Kelly:" I've Seen Mothers Bring Their Daughters Backstage "".HNHH.January 22, 2022.
  12. ^"Parent Trap! Kelly Price Gets Real on Teen Sex, Breaking Cycles and More!".UrbLife.com.December 30, 2010.
  13. ^FindArticles.ComArchivedDecember 7, 2006, at theWayback Machine
  14. ^"Kelly Price on The Quarantine Chronicles (Part 1, 2 and 3)".The Core 94!.May 20, 2020.RetrievedMay 13,2021.
  15. ^"Yahoo News coverage of Kelly Price".Archived fromthe originalon March 12, 2007.
  16. ^"Deborah Cox, Kelly Price, Mase Get Stylish For Cancer Awareness".MTV News. Archived fromthe originalon August 22, 2001.
  17. ^"VH1 News".Vh1.com.Archived fromthe originalon October 18, 2002.RetrievedFebruary 13,2020.
  18. ^"ibcsurvivors.org".Archived fromthe originalon September 29, 2007.
  19. ^Price is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sororityDallas Newsprofile of Claudia Price
  20. ^"Kelly Price Signs With Motown Gospel, Announces New Album" Grace "".youknowigotsoul.com.RetrievedFebruary 22,2021.
  21. ^"Winners".
  22. ^"Rock on the Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1998".
  23. ^"Rock on the Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1999".
  24. ^"Kelly Price | Artist".Grammy Awards.RetrievedJune 12,2023.
  25. ^"2000 The 42nd Grammy Award Winners & Nominees".rockonthenet.com. February 23, 2000.RetrievedJuly 4,2010.
  26. ^"Faith Evans | Artist".Grammy Awards.RetrievedJune 12,2023.
  27. ^"Faith Evans | Awards".AllMusic Guide.RetrievedJune 12,2023.

External links[edit]

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