Kelly Rowland
Rowland in 2022
Born	Kelendria Trene Rowland (1981-02-11) February 11, 1981 (age 45) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations	Singer songwriter actress television personality
Years active	1992–present
Works	Solo discography[a] songs videography performances
Television	The X Factor UK The X Factor USA The Voice Australia The Voice UK
Spouse	Tim Weatherspoon ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	2
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Origin	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres	R&B pop hip-hop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Roc Nation KTR Ingrooves Universal Island Republic Universal Motown Music World Columbia
Formerly of	Destiny's Child
Website	kellyrowland.com
Musical artist
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Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland^[1] (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups. During the group's three-year hiatus, Rowland released her debut solo album, Simply Deep (2002), which appeared at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and sold over five million copies worldwide.^[2] It included the Billboard Hot 100 number 1 single "Dilemma" (with Nelly), as well as the UK hits "Stole" and "Can't Nobody". Rowland also ventured into acting with starring roles in Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and The Seat Filler (2005).

Following the disbanding of Destiny's Child in 2006, Rowland released her second solo album, Ms. Kelly (2007), which produced the international hits "Like This" (featuring Eve) and "Work". In 2009, she hosted the first season of The Fashion Show, and was featured on David Guetta's "When Love Takes Over", which topped the charts in several countries. Its success influenced Rowland to explore electronic dance music on her third solo album, Here I Am (2011), which spawned the UK hit singles "Commander" (featuring David Guetta), "Down for Whatever" and "What a Feeling", as a well as the electro-R&B single "Motivation" (featuring Lil Wayne). Her fourth solo album, Talk a Good Game (2013), became her third Top 10 album on the US Billboard 200 chart. Rowland was a television judge on the eighth season of The X Factor UK (2011), as well as the third season of The X Factor USA (2013). She has continued her television career by hosting Chasing Destiny (2016) and starred as a coach on The Voice Australia (2017–2020). In 2026, Rowland will become coach on The Voice UK. Rowland is credited with forming the girl groups Little Mix and June's Diary from her stints on The X Factor UK and Chasing Destiny.

Rowland's work has earned her several awards and nominations, including four Grammy Awards, one Billboard Music Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards.^[3] Rowland has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of Destiny's Child, and as a solo artist, she has been honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and Essence for her contributions to music. In 2014, Fuse ranked Rowland in their "100 Most Award-Winning Artists" list at number 20.^[4]

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