This page will contain discussion groups about Kelis, as they become available.KelisKelis (born Kelis Rogers, August 21, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter. Kelis was born in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York City. Her father, Kenneth, was a jazz musician and a Pentecostal minister; her mother, Eveliss, was a fashion designer. "Kelis" is a combination of her black father's and Chinese/Puerto Rican mother's names. As a child she sang in church choirs and played violin, piano, and saxophone while attending a private school. At age thirteen she left home because her parents couldn't handle her anymore. She did still go to school, were she formed the R&B trio BLU (Black Ladies United). After graduation, she formed a band with the Neptunes, and, with their support, landed herself a record deal. Her debut album Kaleidoscope was, overall, not an American success; though, its debut single "Caught Out There" was a modest-sized urban radio success and a MTV/BET video hit in America. However, the entire album really took off in Europe, where all three singles, "Caught Out There", "Good Stuff", and "Get Along With You", were sizable hits. The album Wanderland was released two years later, exclusively in Europe and Asia, after its lead single, "Young Fresh 'N New", failed to catch on in America; the video for "Young Fresh 'N New" barely registered on American MTV or VH1, but got pretty heavy play on MTV2. Kelis, who had moved to Europe during her successful period there, returned to America where she met and fell in love with rapper Nas; the couple were married on January 8th 2005. She has since worked with a variety of musicians including Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown, OutKast, P. Diddy, Moby, Richard X, and Enrique Iglesias. Her most notable duets were immensely popular singles and music videos, even in America, during 1999 and the early 2000s decade: "Got Your Money" with Ol' Dirty Bastard, "What It Is" with Busta Rhymes, and "Candy" with Foxy Brown. Because of Kelis' "featured" status on those tracks, and because of her extremely versatile style, the general public likely never fully realized that several of the biggest hip-hop hits of the past five years have included vocals by Kelis, instead choosing to focus mainly on the rapper who had the lead roles in the hit songs. Kelis finally did find mainstream success in America in 2003, with her #1 urban, #3 Hot 100 song, "Milkshake"; this helped to propel her album Tasty to the top of the charts. Ths single and album were similarly huge in Europe. The album's second single, "Trick Me", once again proved to be a smash at radio and video channels in Europe during mid-2004, though the song did not enjoy success in America, where its music video was not even released. "Not In Love", Kelis & Enrique Iglesias' duet, off of Iglesias' album, was also released as a single in 2004 and failed to catch on in America, outside of the club charts. Prior to the summer, it was rumored that Kelis' next American single would be "In Public", a raunchy and vulgar duet with her fiancé. While "Trick Me" was climbing the charts in Europe but languishing in America, the more raw and urban-sounding "In Public" was being predicted as Kelis' best shot at repeating "Milkshake"'s level of success in America. At present, Tasty's third single, "Millionaire" (which features Andre 3000), has been released in Europe and is climbing the charts. Its music video has just begun receiving airplay there as well, but neither the single nor the video will be released in America. It is unknown whether "In Public" will be released to American radio stations sometime in the near future. Kelis most recently made news in America not because of a new song but because she was rushed to a hospital in Switzerland, after having had an allergic reaction to nuts that she had consumed in a restaurant there. Her allergic reaction was treated and she was safely released from the hospital. Her most popular song out of her entire career is "Milkshake". It was one of the most popular songs on 2004. Discography
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(#) no music video exists for song/version of song. He is the son of rapper Master P and records teen-friendly rap on his father's No Limit label. It was one of the most popular songs on 2004. Rapper and actor Lil' Romeo (b. Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana on 19 August 1989) stars in his own Nickelodeon show called Romeo!. Her most popular song out of her entire career is "Milkshake". Her allergic reaction was treated and she was safely released from the hospital. Kelis most recently made news in America not because of a new song but because she was rushed to a hospital in Switzerland, after having had an allergic reaction to nuts that she had consumed in a restaurant there. It is unknown whether "In Public" will be released to American radio stations sometime in the near future. Its music video has just begun receiving airplay there as well, but neither the single nor the video will be released in America. At present, Tasty's third single, "Millionaire" (which features Andre 3000), has been released in Europe and is climbing the charts. While "Trick Me" was climbing the charts in Europe but languishing in America, the more raw and urban-sounding "In Public" was being predicted as Kelis' best shot at repeating "Milkshake"'s level of success in America. Prior to the summer, it was rumored that Kelis' next American single would be "In Public", a raunchy and vulgar duet with her fiancé. "Not In Love", Kelis & Enrique Iglesias' duet, off of Iglesias' album, was also released as a single in 2004 and failed to catch on in America, outside of the club charts. The album's second single, "Trick Me", once again proved to be a smash at radio and video channels in Europe during mid-2004, though the song did not enjoy success in America, where its music video was not even released. Ths single and album were similarly huge in Europe. Kelis finally did find mainstream success in America in 2003, with her #1 urban, #3 Hot 100 song, "Milkshake"; this helped to propel her album Tasty to the top of the charts. Because of Kelis' "featured" status on those tracks, and because of her extremely versatile style, the general public likely never fully realized that several of the biggest hip-hop hits of the past five years have included vocals by Kelis, instead choosing to focus mainly on the rapper who had the lead roles in the hit songs. Her most notable duets were immensely popular singles and music videos, even in America, during 1999 and the early 2000s decade: "Got Your Money" with Ol' Dirty Bastard, "What It Is" with Busta Rhymes, and "Candy" with Foxy Brown. She has since worked with a variety of musicians including Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown, OutKast, P. Diddy, Moby, Richard X, and Enrique Iglesias. Kelis, who had moved to Europe during her successful period there, returned to America where she met and fell in love with rapper Nas; the couple were married on January 8th 2005. The album Wanderland was released two years later, exclusively in Europe and Asia, after its lead single, "Young Fresh 'N New", failed to catch on in America; the video for "Young Fresh 'N New" barely registered on American MTV or VH1, but got pretty heavy play on MTV2. However, the entire album really took off in Europe, where all three singles, "Caught Out There", "Good Stuff", and "Get Along With You", were sizable hits. Her debut album Kaleidoscope was, overall, not an American success; though, its debut single "Caught Out There" was a modest-sized urban radio success and a MTV/BET video hit in America. After graduation, she formed a band with the Neptunes, and, with their support, landed herself a record deal. She did still go to school, were she formed the R&B trio BLU (Black Ladies United). At age thirteen she left home because her parents couldn't handle her anymore. As a child she sang in church choirs and played violin, piano, and saxophone while attending a private school. "Kelis" is a combination of her black father's and Chinese/Puerto Rican mother's names. Her father, Kenneth, was a jazz musician and a Pentecostal minister; her mother, Eveliss, was a fashion designer. Kelis was born in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York City. Kelis (born Kelis Rogers, August 21, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter. featuring Lee Harvey & Vita) (2001). "Lap Dance" (N.E.R.D. "The Funeral" (Clipse) (1999). She also makes cameo appearances in the following Neptunes-related music videos, despite not actually singing on the track:. Kelis sings on all of the above singles and appears in all music videos for those that have them, other than "Oceania". Once the song started to catch on, a sexier video for the song was filmed instead; this is the one that was finally released, but the first one remains viewable on Kelis' website. The first was never released. Two different videos were filmed for "Milkshake". "Oceania" [remix] (Björk featurng Kelis) (2004). "Millionaire" (featuring Andre 3000 of OutKast) (2004). "Trick Me" (2004). "Not In Love" (Enrique Iglesias featuring Kelis) (2004). Diddy featuring Kelis) (2003). "Let's Get Ill" (P. "Finest Dreams" (Richard X featuring Kelis) (2003). "Milkshake" (2003). "Help Me" (Timo Maas featuring Kelis) (2002). "Take You Home" (Angie Martinez featuring Kelis) (2002). "When The Last Time" (Clipse featuring Kelis) (2002). "Popular Thug" (featuring Nas) (2002) (#). "Candy" (Foxy Brown featuring Kelis) (2001) (#). "Young, Fresh, 'N New" (2001). "What It Is" (Busta Rhymes featuring Kelis) (2001). "Cross The Border" (Philly's Most Wanted featuring Kelis) (2001). & Kelis) (2000) (#). "How Many Licks" [remix] (Lil' Kim featuring N.E.R.D. "Supa Love" (Guru featurig Kelis) (2000). "Honey" [remix] (Moby featuring Kelis) (2000) (#). "Get Along With You" (2000). "Good Stuff" (1999). "Caught Out There" (1999). "Got Your Money" (Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis) (1999). Tasty (2003). Wanderland (2001) Released in Europe and Asia only. Kaleidoscope (1999). |