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外 文 名:Keyshia Michelle Cole
生 日:1981年10月15日
出 生 地:美国加利弗尼亚洲 奥克兰
音乐类型:R&B(节奏蓝调)、Soul(灵魂乐)、Hip-Hop(嘻哈)
身 份:创作歌手、电视真人秀明星
所属厂牌:Interscope-Geffen-A&M(2004年至今)、Imani Entertainment(2004年至今)
艺人资料
凯西亚·科尔(Keyshia Michelle Cole),1981年10月15日出生于美国奥克兰, 创作歌手,电视真人秀明星,出版过《The Way It Is》和《Just Like You》专辑。
个人资料
Keyshia Cole的母亲是一位美国黑人,从小她就被拥有意大利和美国血统的父亲遗弃。由于她生母严重的毒品依赖,她在2岁的时候成为了她的养母Yvonne Cole的养女,而直到7岁她才知道自己是被收养的这件事。
奥克兰崛起的饶舌歌手Nutt-So是她的哥哥。
在奥克兰艰苦的生活让Keyshia Cole很早学会了自立,而她也在很小的时候就发现了自己出众的音乐才华。年仅12岁的时候,她就和MC Hammer完成了她的第一首录音室作品。
演艺生涯
2004年,Keyshia Cole凭借她出色的演唱技巧获得了A&M唱片公司总裁Ron Fair (隆斐尔)的赏识,很快拿到了自己第一张唱片合约。第二年,她的白金销量的处女作The Way It Is正式发行。这张专辑收录了她的三首热门歌曲《I Changed My Mind》 (我改变心意了)、《I Should Have Cheated》 (我该欺骗你)以及《Love》(爱情)。在成功的单曲推动之下,发行首周,The Way It Is就以8万9千张的销量登上了美国Billboard专辑榜的第6位。
2007年,Keyshia Cole的第二张专辑《Just Like You》发行。这张专辑中收录的热门单曲多达5首,其中有和饶舌巨星Diddy (吹牛老爹)合作的《Last Night》 (昨夜),两位嘻哈女将Missy Elliott (蜜西 埃略特)和Lil' Kim (李尔金)帮腔的《Let It Go》 (随它去),以及《I Remember》 (我还记得)、《Shoulda Let You Go 》(不该让你走)和《Heaven Sent》(来自天堂)。这张专辑凭借着28万1千张的首周销售量登上了美国Billboard专辑榜的第2位。发行不久,《Just Like You》也在美国被认证为白金专辑。在第50届葛莱美上,这张专辑收获了“最佳当代R&B专辑”的提名,与Missy Elliott、Lil' Kim合作的单曲《Let It Go》也被提名为“最佳说唱/演唱合作”。
2008年,她发行了第三张专辑《A Different Me》。
2009年,发行第四张专辑《Let It Go》。
2010年,发行专辑《Calling All Hearts》。
2012年发行专辑《Woman to Woman》。
2014年发行专辑《Point of No Return》。
她的第三部真人秀节目:《Keyshia Cole: All In》在2015年2月24日首播。
2016年,她即将发行最新专辑《It Is What It Is》,并计划在专辑发行之后开启巡演。
Life and career
Keyshia Cole (born October 15, 1981) is an American singer–songwriter, record producer, businesswoman, and television personality. She was born in Oakland, California, and her career began when she met MC Hammer at the age of twelve and later met rapper Tupac Shakur. At the age of eighteen she moved to Los Angeles and was later introduced to A&M Records. She released her debut album, ‘The Way It Is’ (2005), which spawned five singles: "Never", "I Changed My Mind", "(I Just Want It) To Be Over", "I Should Have Cheated", and "Love". It was certified gold within 17 weeks, and then platinum just eight weeks later. The album stayed on the charts for over a year, eventually selling over 1.6 million copies.
Cole released her second album ‘Just Like You’ (2007), the album debuted and peaked at number two on the ‘Billboard’ 200. It was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Grammy Awards. The album has been certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America, and has sold 1.7 million copies in the U.S. ‘A Different Me’ is Cole's third album, released in 2008. The album debuted at number two on the ‘Billboard’ 200 with first week sales of 322,000, the highest of Cole's career. The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
‘Calling All Hearts’ is Cole's fourth album, released on December 21, 2010 in the United States by Geffen Records. The album debuted and peaked at number nine on the ‘Billboard’ 200, with first week sales of 129,000. The album has sold 400,000 copies in the U.S. as of November 2012. Cole's fifth album ‘Woman to Woman’ (2012) debuted at number ten on the ‘Billboard’ 200, with first week sales of 96,000, lower than her last effort. The album has sold 329,000 copies in the U.S. as of September 2013.Cole's sixth album ‘Point of No Return’ (2014) was released on October 7, 2014, and had unsuccessful sales, selling less than 45,000 copies and being Cole's lowest-selling album to date.
Besides music Cole has ventured into reality television, she signed to a record breaking reality/documentary series ‘Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is’ which aired on BET from 2006 until 2008, giving viewers a closer look into Cole's career and family life with her biological mother and sister. Her second reality show, ‘Family First’ premiered on October 9, 2012. Her third reality show ‘Keyshia Cole: All In’ premiered on February 24, 2015.
Her new album ‘It Is What It Is’ will be released in late 2016.And she will start her “It Is What It Is “Tour after the album is released.