Kelendria Trene Rowland[3] (born February 11, 1981)

1. Kelly Rowland

2. • Kelendria Trene Rowland[3] (born February 11, 1981) is an American
singer, 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 studio album, Simply Deep (2002), which debuted at
number one on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 3 million copies
worldwide.[4] It included the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
"Dilemma" (with Nelly), as well as the UK top-five hits "Stole" and
"Can't Nobody". Rowland also ventured into acting with starring roles
in Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and The Seat Filler (2005).

3. • Following the disbanding of Destiny's Child in 2006, Rowland released
her second studio album, Ms. Kelly (2007), which produced the
international top-ten 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 studio album, Here I Am
(2011), which spawned the UK top-ten singles "Commander"
(featuring David Guetta), "Down for Whatever" and "What a Feeling",
as a well as the hit electro-R&B single "Motivation" (featuring Lil
Wayne).

4. • Her fourth studio album, Talk a Good Game (2013), became her third
top-ten 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). 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 respectively.

5. • Throughout her career, Rowland has sold over 40 million records as a
solo artist,[5] and a further estimated 60 million records with
Destiny's Child.[6] Her work has earned her several awards and
nominations, including five 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