Person · Female
Kelly Rowland
- From
- Atlanta, United States
- Since
- 1981–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 64
- contemporary r&b
- pop
- dance-pop
- electro house
- electropop
- hip hop
- hip hop soul
- neo soul
About
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland (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. 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).
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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 starring as a coach on The Voice Australia (2017–2020) and The Voice UK (2026-present). 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. 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.
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Discography
Albums
Singles
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Crash
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Click Clock
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Black Magic
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Wonderful Time
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Finally (Cannot Hide It)
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Wonderful Time
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Crazy Apple Music
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Hitman
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COFFEE Apple Music
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Crown Apple Music
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Love You More At Christmas Time Apple Music
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Kelly Apple Music
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Get It
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This Is for My Girls
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
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Say Yes
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Love & Sex, Pt. 2
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One Life
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Dirty Laundry
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Kisses Down Low Apple Music
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Summer Dreaming 2012
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Ice Apple Music
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Representin
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Mama Told Me
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How Deep Is Your Love
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Boo Thang
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Grown Woman Apple Music
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Down for Whatever
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Lay It On Me
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Motivation Apple Music
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What a Feeling
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Rose Colored Glasses Apple Music
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Invincible
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Commander Apple Music
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Forever and a Day
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When Love Takes Over
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Breathe Gentle
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Daylight Apple Music
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No Future in the Past
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Work Apple Music
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Like This Apple Music
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Ghetto
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Here We Go
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Train on a Track
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Can’t Nobody
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Dilemma
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Stole Apple Music
Live
Links
Official
Concerts
Collaboration
Also known as
Kelendria Trene Rowland · Kelly Roland
Tags
- austin city limits
- best female artist
- best female emcee
- best female singer
- dilemma
- nelly
- sxsw
- top 10
- top 100
- top 5
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 31bea673-d23a-4889-8da1-7cb040863268
- ISNI
- 0000000055189251
- IPI
- 00341834472
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.