Keisha Cole

{ Keyshia Myeshia Cole (née Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, television personality and actress. Dubbed by critics as the "Princess of Hip-Hop Soul", she is known for her powerful vocal delivery and confessional songwriting. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Cole began her career singing background vocals for MC Hammer before signing with A&M Records to release her debut studio album, The Way It Is (2005). Supported by the Billboard Hot 100 top-20 single "Love", the album received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and earned two nominations at the 2006 Soul Train Music Awards. Its success led Cole to film a reality television series for BET, in which she documented her career, family and personal life: Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is. The show ran for three seasons, and became one of the most-watched programs in the network's history. Cole's second album, Just like You (2007), debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum, yielding three number-one singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: "Let It Go" (featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim), "I Remember" and "Heaven Sent". Her third studio album, A Different Me (2008), also entered at number two and was certified platinum, while her fourth release, Calling All Hearts (2010), reached number nine and featured the singles "I Ain't Thru" (featuring Nicki Minaj) and "Take Me Away". In 2012, Cole's fifth album, Woman to Woman, peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 and included the top-10 R&B single "Enough of No Love" (featuring Lil Wayne), and she starred alongside then-husband Daniel Gibson in her second BET reality series, Keyshia & Daniel: Family First. Following a label shift to Interscope Records, she released her sixth Point of No Return (2014), which debuted at number nine in the US, and headlined her third BET reality series, Keyshia Cole: All In, the following year. In 2017, after joining the main cast for the fourth season of VH1's Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, she issued her seventh album, 11:11 Reset, via Epic Records; the album spawned the singles "You" (featuring Remy Ma and French Montana) and "Incapable". From 2019 to 2020, Cole the Fox Soul-syndicated talk show One on One with Keyshia Cole. and in 2020 launched her own imprint, Hearts and Stars, in partnership with BMG. Cole executive-produced and starred in her own Lifetime-original biographical documentary in 2023, and maintained a rigorous concert touring schedule across North America and Europe throughout 2024 and 2025. Over her career, Cole has earned multiple award nominations—including four Grammy nominations—and achieved multi-platinum album sales, establishing her as a prominent figure in the contemporary R&B genre.

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