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{{Short description|American singer (born 1973)}}
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|Name = Kelly Price
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| caption = Price during an interview in January 2019
|Img_capt = Kelly Price on the cover of her 2003 album ''Priceless''
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1973|4|4}}
|Background = solo_singer
| birth_place = [[Queens]], [[New York City]], U.S.
|Birth_name = Kelly Price
| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[soul music|soul]]|[[Gospel music|gospel]]
|Born = {{birth date and age|1973|4|4}}
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|Origin = [[Queens, New York]]
|Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop soul]], [[pop music|pop]], [[dance-pop]], [[gospel music|gospel]], [[urban contemporary gospel|urban gospel]]
|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]]
|Years_active = 1997&ndash;present
|Label = [[Island Records|Island Black Music]]<small> (1997&ndash;1999)</small><br>[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Soul]]<small> (1999&ndash;2005)</small><br>[[EcclectiSounds Records|EcclectiSounds]] / [[Gospo Centric Records|Gospo Centric]]<small> (2006&ndash;Present)</small>
|URL = [http://www.kellyprice.com/ Official Site]
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer}}
'''Kelly Price''' (born [[April 4]] [[1973]] in [[Queens, New York]]) is a [[Grammy Award]]-nominated [[United States Of America|American]] [[R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]] singer, formerly the flagship female artist on the [[Def Jam|Def Soul]] label.
| years_active = 1992–present
| label = {{hlist|[[MNRK Music Group|E1]]|[[Malaco Records|Malaco]]|[[Warryn Campbell|My Block]]|EclectiSounds|[[Gospo Centric Records|Gospo Centric]]|[[Def Soul]]|Sang Girl|[[T-Neck Records|T-Neck]]|[[Island Records|Island]]}}
| past_member_of = [[Bad Boy Records #The Hitmen|The Hitmen]]
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|kellyprice.com}}
}}
'''Kelly Cherelle Price''' (born April 4, 1973) is an American [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[Gospel music|gospel]] singer. Beginning her career in 1992,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kelly Price Biography, Songs, & Albums|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kelly-price-mn0000088035/biography|access-date=2021-11-16|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> Price originally performed backing vocals for [[Mariah Carey]] on multiple songs, including Carey's [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]-number one singles "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]" and "[[Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)|Fantasy]]." Price rose to wider prominence in 1997 following her uncredited performances on the number-one single "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]" by [[the Notorious B.I.G.]] and the top-five single "[[Feel So Good]]" by [[Mase]], prompting her to record as a lead artist. Her debut studio album, [[Soul of a Woman (Kelly Price album)|''Soul of a Woman'']] (1998), received [[Music recording certification|platinum]] certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA); its lead single, "[[Friend of Mine (Kelly Price song)|Friend of Mine]]" (featuring [[R. Kelly]] and [[Ronald Isley]]) peaked within the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.


Price guest featured alongside [[Faith Evans]] on [[Whitney Houston]]'s 1998 single "[[Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song)|Heartbreak Hotel]]," which peaked at number two on the chart and earned a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocals]]. Her second and fourth albums, [[Mirror Mirror (Kelly Price album)|''Mirror Mirror'']] (2000) and ''[[Priceless (Kelly Price album)|Priceless]]'' (2003), both peaked within the top ten of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. She provided uncredited guest performances on [[Kanye West]]'s 2016 songs "[[Ultralight Beam]]" and "[[Low Lights]]" (recording a sample of "So Alive" by [[Kings of Tomorrow]]), both from his album ''[[The Life of Pablo]]''.
==Life and music career==
Price first made a name for herself as a prominent background and guest vocalist, appearing on a number of hit singles such as [[Mariah Carey]]'s "[[Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)|Fantasy]]", [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]'s "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]", and [[Whitney Houston]]'s "Heartbreak Hotel". She has also sung background vocals for [[Faith Evans]], [[Aretha Franklin]], and [[Brian McKnight]].


Price has won a [[Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Music Award]], and received nine Grammy Award nominations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GRAMMY.com|url=https://www.grammy.com/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=GRAMMY.com}}</ref>
She issued her debut album, ''Soul of a Woman'', in 1998 on [[Island Records]], which contained the hit single "Friend of Mine". A popular "Friend of Mine" remix, also included on the album, features [[R. Kelly]] and [[Ronald Isley]]. Isley takes on the role of Price's uncle "Mr. Biggs", who takes Price's husband (played by R. Kelly) to task for cheating on Price with her best friend. The "Friend of Mine" Remix was a #1 hit on the US R&B charts.


== Life and music career ==
Price became one of a number of popular full-figured R&B performers of the late-1990s, and received notable attention when she lost over 100 pounds to aid her health. She issued her second album, ''Mirror Mirror'', in 2000 on the Def Soul imprint of [[Def Jam Records]]; Island and Def Jam had merged in 1999, with Price and labelmates [[Dru Hill]] being reassigned to Def Soul. ''Mirror Mirror'' featured the singles "You Should've Told Me" and the [[Grammy]] nominated [http://www.livedaily.com/news/2402.html] "[[As We Lay]]", a cover of Shirley Murdock's 1986 hit. A remix of ''Mirror Mirror's'' "Love Sets You Free" was issued a single in 2000, produced by [[Teddy Riley (new jack swing)|Teddy Riley]] and starring a number of fellow R&B performers, including [[Babyface]], Tamar Braxton, [[Aaron Hall (singer)]], [[Blackstreet]], and Def Soul labelmates Dru Hill, [[Case (singer)|Case]], [[Montell Jordan]], LovHer, and Kandice Love.
Price was born in [[New York City]] in [[Far Rockaway, Queens]], and she sang in church as a youngster. Her first professional engagement was with singer [[George Michael]] at Madison Square Garden in New York City in January 1992. During rehearsals for the 1992 Grammy Awards the next month, Price was overheard singing in the rehearsal hall by [[Mariah Carey]]. Price was later introduced to Carey's then-husband, Sony Columbia's then CEO [[Tommy Mottola]], and was offered a gig as a background singer for Carey, which she did until 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kelly Price on Meeting Mariah Carey|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbr-dMb13Ps |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/gbr-dMb13Ps| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|work=YouTube| date=May 23, 2014 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>


Her second album, ''[[Mirror Mirror (Kelly Price album)|Mirror Mirror]]'', was released in 2000 on the Def Soul imprint of [[Def Jam Records]]. Island Records and Def Jam Records had merged in 1999, with Price and some other labelmates being reassigned to the Island Def Jam subsidiary Def Soul. ''Mirror Mirror'' featured the singles "You Should've Told Me" and the [[Grammy Award]] nominated "As We Lay".<ref>[http://www.livedaily.com/news/2402.html Livedaily.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315101353/http://www.livedaily.com/news/2402.html |date=March 15, 2006 }}</ref>
Price was featured in the 2003 film ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House]]'', performing a cover of the [[1983]] [[Rufus & Chaka Khan]] hit "Ain't Nobody."


A [[Christmas]] album, ''One Family'', was issued in 2001. Two years later, Price returned with her third regular studio album, ''[[Priceless (Kelly Price album)|Priceless]]''. In October 2005, Price recorded her first live gospel project. The ''This Is Who I Am'' album has been released on October 24, 2006 on her own label, EcclectiSounds Records. It debut at #1 on the Billboard Gospel Charts and peaked at #9 on the R&B/Hip Hop album chart.
In October 2005, Price recorded her first live gospel album. The ''[[This Is Who I Am (Kelly Price album)|This Is Who I Am]]'' album has been released on October 24, 2006, on her own label, EcclecticSounds Records. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Charts and peaked at No. 9 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B album chart]]. Price was inducted as an honorary member of [[Sigma Gamma Rho]] sorority in July 2006. In early 2007, Price kicked off a tour with the 'Sisters in the Spirit 2007'.<ref>[http://www.livedaily.com/news/Sisters_in_the_Spirit_tour_back_in_2007-11192.html?t=1 Live Daily News report on Kelly Price] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061217194826/http://www.livedaily.com/news/Sisters_in_the_Spirit_tour_back_in_2007-11192.html|date=December 17, 2006 }}</ref>


In 2006, she recorded the song "Why?" for the soundtrack ''[[Why Did I Get Married?]]'', the film version of ''Why Did I Get Married? Priceless Secrets from The Soul of A Woman'', in which Price created the role of Sheila alongside [[Tyler Perry]] who used the song titles and lyrical content of Price's hit recordings to develop the story. In early 2009, she was featured on [[Coko]]'s gospel album entitled ''[[The Winner in Me]]'' on the track "Oh Mary". In June 2010, Price promoted her single "Tired" on The Jazz Joy and Roy syndicated radio show as "some of the best work of my career to date."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gail Mitchell|title=Kelly Price Returns to R&B Roots on New Album|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471805/kelly-price-returns-to-rb-roots-on-new-album|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref> The song was also featured in Tyler Perry's 2011 film ''[[Madea's Big Happy Family]]''. On February 9, 2012, in a pre-[[Grammy]] party to celebrate Price's nominations, the singer sang "[[Jesus Loves Me]]" with [[Whitney Houston]] in what turned out to be Houston's last public performance two days before her death. In September 2009, it was announced she would be joining [[Deborah Cox]] and [[Tamia]] to form the group The Queen Project. The women seek to empower women of all ages, races, and backgrounds by doing a number of community service projects.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krista Henry|title='The Queen Project' to debut at Jazz and Blues Fest|date=January 26, 2010|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100126/ent/ent1.html|publisher=The Gleaner|access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>
Price was inducted as an honorary member of [[Sigma Gamma Rho]] [[Sorority]], Inc. in July 2006.


In 2016, Kelly was included in several songs on rapper [[Kanye West]]'s album, ''[[The Life of Pablo]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theb3.net/2013/watch-kelly-price-defends-saying-im-booked-shades-lil-mo|title=Watch: Kelly Price Defends Saying 'I'm Booked,' Shades Lil Mo?|work=theb3.net}}</ref> Kelly was a co-writer with American R&B singer [[K. Michelle]], on her single Not a Little Bit which was released on January 22, 2016. It is the lead single from the singer's third studio album, ''[[More Issues Than Vogue]]''.<ref name="Not a Little Bit">{{cite web|title=Not a Little Bit – Single by K. Michelle|date=January 22, 2016|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/not-a-little-bit-single/id1076718354|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref>
As of early 2007 Price has kicked off a tour with the Sisters In The Spirit 2007. For information on dates from January 2007 - March 2007 see the following [http://www.livedaily.com/news/Sisters_in_the_Spirit_tour_back_in_2007-11192.html?t=1]. Kelly Price is supposed to release a new R&B-CD early 2008 at Atlantic Records (according to Jawn Murry).
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In September 2021, Price was declared missing as reported by [[TMZ]]. Her attorney later stated she was privately recuperating from a severe COVID-19 infection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/28/kelly-price-covid-not-missing|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|title=Kelly Price says she almost died from Covid – and was never missing|date=September 28, 2021}}</ref>
==Family==


During the [[R. Kelly sexual abuse cases]] Price opened up about witnessing R. Kelly's behaviour, during concerts and events and confirmed the allegations against him. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/403267-kelly-price-speaks-on-r-kelly-ive-seen-mothers-bring-their-daughters-backstage-news | title=Kelly Price Speaks on R. Kelly: "I've Seen Mothers Bring Their Daughters Backstage" | website=HNHH | date=January 22, 2022 }}</ref>
Price lives with her husband/manager, Jeffrey Rolle, and their children, Jeffrey Jr., 14, and Jonia, 12 [[as of 2006]] on their 2 1/2-acre property and home located outside of [[Atlanta, Georgia]].


== Family ==
Price grew up in the projects of [[Queens, New York]] where her family often went hungry. She never really knew her father who died when she was only 9 years old.
Price grew up in the Edgemere Projects located in New York City in Far Rockaway, Queens. Her father died when she was nine years old. She resides in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urblife.com/the-life/parent-trap-kelly-price|title=Parent Trap! Kelly Price Gets Real on Teen Sex, Breaking Cycles and More!|work=UrbLife.com|date=December 30, 2010}}</ref> Price's grandfather was Jerome Norman, Bishop and Pastor of the Full Gospel Mission [[Church of God in Christ]] in Queens and Jurisdictional Prelate of the [[Barbados]] First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, since 1985. He was installed by the late Presiding Bishop J.O. Patterson. Her mother, Claudia (1951–2020), was the former musical director of the church. Price’s sister, Shanrae Price, is also a singer and served as a background vocalist for Mariah Carey.<ref>[https://www.babbie.com/shanrae-price] {{ |access-date=October 6, 2024 }}</ref>


In 2020, Price lost her grandfather to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 20, 2020|title=Kelly Price on The Quarantine Chronicles (Part 1, 2 and 3)|url=https://houstonradio.thecore94.com/kelly-price-on-the-quarantine-chronicles-part-1-2-and-3/|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=The Core 94!|language=en-US}}</ref>
Her grandfather is a Bishop in the Church of God in Christ who lives in the Eastern New York Area. (Queens, Brooklyn). Has been a Bishop over the Barbados West Indies Ecclesiasitcal Jurisdiction since 1990 by Bishop J.O. Patterson. Her mother, Claudia Price, was the musical director of the church. Price began singing in the church as a 6-year-old with a big voice and a nickname of 'Little Mahalia Jackson.'[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_12_55/ai_65572104]


==Breast cancer activist==
== Breast cancer activism ==
In December 2000, Price donated $250,000 to fight breast cancer. She presented a check to Tony Martell of the T.J. Martell Foundation and Denise Rich of G&P Foundation For Cancer Research to help with the ongoing fight against breast cancer. Price donated the proceeds from her single "Love Sets You Free" which she recorded in January 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12049506|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312042443/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12049506|url-status=dead|title=Yahoo News coverage of Kelly Price|archive-date=March 12, 2007}}</ref> In April 1999, Price volunteered to showcase her fashion designs during a special charity gala and fashion show to help the National Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative raise money for breast cancer education for minority women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427556/19990407/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010822011949/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427556/19990407/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2001|title=Deborah Cox, Kelly Price, Mase Get Stylish For Cancer Awareness|publisher=MTV News}}</ref> The previous year, in 1998, Price learned that both her mother and her mother-in-law had been diagnosed with breast cancer, which would later claim her mother-in-law's life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/971668/06052000/jordan_montell.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021018194210/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/971668/06052000/jordan_montell.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2002|title=VH1 News|website=Vh1.com|access-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>


Price's mother was a survivor of [[inflammatory breast cancer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibcsurvivors.org/claudia.html|title=ibcsurvivors.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929175006/http://www.ibcsurvivors.org/claudia.html|archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref> and an activist in educating the public about the disease. She was the chairwoman of the seventh annual Sister to Sister Fitness Festival held in [[Dallas]], Texas which was sponsored by the Celebrating Life Foundation. Claudia experienced pain in her breast in 1997, but said fear and a lack of insurance kept her from seeking immediate medical attention. Instead, she waited two years before seeing a doctor. While at work one day in 1999, her doctor called and said she had inflammatory breast cancer. Doctors gave her two months to live. She underwent chemotherapy, and the disease was in remission as of October 2006.<ref>Price is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/southdallas/stories/DN-ocfocus_07met.ART.Central.Edition1.3e9162d.html ''Dallas News'' profile of Claudia Price]</ref>
In December 2000, Price donated $250,000 to fight [[breast cancer]]. She presented a check to Tony Martell of the T.J. Martell Foundation and Denise Rich of G&P Foundation For Cancer Research to help with the ongoing fight against breast cancer. Price donated the proceeds from her hit single ''Love Sets You Free'' which she recorded in January 2000 with the help of [[Sisqo]], [[Montell Jordan]], [[Case]], [[Playa]], Kandice Love, and Lovher.[http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12049506]


== Discography ==
In April 1999, Price volunteered to showcase her fashion designs during a special charity gala and fashion show to help the National Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative raise money for [[breast cancer]] education for minority women.[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427556/19990407/story.jhtml]
{{Main|Kelly Price discography}}


;Studio albums
In 1998, Price learned that her mother-in-law was suffering from breast cancer. Later in 1998, Price's own mother also was diagnosed with the disease. Her mother-in-law unfortunately passed away because of the disease. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/971668/06052000/jordan_montell.jhtml]
* ''[[Soul of a Woman (Kelly Price album)|Soul of a Woman]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Mirror Mirror (Kelly Price album)|Mirror Mirror]]'' (2000)
* ''One Family: A Christmas Album'' (2001)
* ''[[Priceless (Kelly Price album)|Priceless]]'' (2003)
* ''[[This Is Who I Am (Kelly Price album)|This Is Who I Am]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Kelly (Kelly Price album)|Kelly]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Sing Pray Love, Vol. 1: Sing]]'' (2014)
* ''Grace'' (2021)<ref name="youknowigotsoul">{{cite web|title=Kelly Price Signs With Motown Gospel, Announces New Album "Grace"|url=https://youknowigotsoul.com/kelly-price-signs-with-motown-gospel-announces-new-album-grace|website=youknowigotsoul.com|access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref>


== Awards and nominations ==
Claudia Price, the mother of Kelly, is a survivor of [[inflammatory breast cancer]] which is the deadliest and most deceptive type of breast cancer.[http://www.ibcsurvivors.org/claudia.html]Claudia, who is a [[New York City]] resident, has become a breast cancer activist to educate the public about the disease. She was the chairwoman of the seventh annual Sister to Sister Fitness Festival held in [[Dallas, Texas]] which was sponsored by the Celebrating Life Foundation.


{{award table|caption=AMFT Awards nominations for Kelly Price}}
Claudia experienced pain in her breast in 1997, but the 55-year-old survivor said fear and a lack of insurance kept her from seeking immediate medical attention. Instead, she waited two years before seeing a doctor. While at work one day in 1999, her doctor called with the news: She had inflammatory breast cancer. Doctors gave her only two months to live. She underwent chemotherapy, and the disease as of October, 2006 is in remission.[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/southdallas/stories/DN-ocfocus_07met.ART.Central.Edition1.3e9162d.html]
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| rowspan=2|"[[Ultralight Beam]]" <small>(with [[Kanye West]], [[Chance the Rapper]], [[Kirk Franklin]] and [[The-Dream]])</small>
| Best Rap Song
| {{won}}
| rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amft-awards.jimdosite.com/winners/|title=Winners}}</ref>
|-
| Best Rap Duo/Group Performance
| {{won}}
{{end}}


{{award table|caption=Billboard Music Awards nominations for Kelly Price}}
==Discography==
!Ref.
===Albums===
|-
*'''''[[Soul of a Woman|Soul Of A Woman]]'''''
| [[Billboard Year-End|1998]]
*Released: June 23, [[1998]]
| Kelly Price
*Label: T-Neck / [[Island Records|Island]]
| Top Hot R&B Singles Artists – Female
*Chart Peak: US '''#15''', US R&B '''#2'''
| {{nom}}
*[[RIAA Certification]]: '''Platinum'''
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/bbyearend.htm|title=Rock on the Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1998}}</ref>
*Singles: "Friend Of Mine", "Secret Love"
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Billboard Year-End|1999]]
| rowspan=3|"[[Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song)|Heartbreak Hotel]]" <small>(with [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Faith Evans]])</small>
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Song|Top Hot 100 Song]]
| {{nom}}
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/bbyearend.htm|title=Rock on the Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1999}}</ref>
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song|Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales
| {{nom}}
{{end}}


{{awards table|caption=Grammy Award nominations for Kelly Price<ref name="kpgrammys">{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/kelly-price/13903 |title=Kelly Price {{!}} Artist |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |accessdate=2023-06-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
'''''[[Mirror Mirror (Kelly Price Album)|Mirror Mirror]]'''''
|-
*Released: June 27, [[2000]]
|[[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|2000]]
*Label: [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Soul]]
|"[[Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song)|Heartbreak Hotel]]" <small>(with [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Faith Evans]])</small>
*Chart Peak: US '''#5''', US R&B '''#3'''
|[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]]<ref name="2000grammy">{{cite web | url = http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/grammys.htm | title = 2000 The 42nd Grammy Award Winners & Nominees | publisher = rockonthenet.com | date = February 23, 2000 | access-date = July 4, 2010}}</ref><ref name="grammys">{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/faith-evans/3318 |title=Faith Evans {{!}} Artist |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |accessdate=2023-06-12 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="amgawards">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/faith-evans-mn0000164053/awards |title=Faith Evans {{!}} Awards |language=en-US |accessdate=2023-06-12 |publisher=[[AllMusic Guide]]}}</ref>
*[[RIAA Certification]]: '''Platinum'''
|{{nom}}
*Singles: "As We Lay", "Love Sets You Free", "You Should've Told Me", "Mirror Mirror"
|-
|[[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2001]]
|"As We Lay"
|[[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2004]]
|"He Proposed"
|[[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance|Best Traditional R&B Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|2011]]
|"Tired"
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[54th Annual Grammy Awards|2012]]
|rowspan="2"|"Not My Daddy" <small>(feat. [[Stokley Williams]])</small>
|[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance|Best R&B Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|''Kelly''
|[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]]
|rowspan="2"|"[[Ultralight Beam]]" <small>(with [[Kanye West]], [[Chance the Rapper]], [[Kirk Franklin]] and [[The-Dream]])</small>
|[[Best Rap/Sung Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Best Rap Song]]
|{{nom}}
|}


== See also ==
'''''[[One Family - A Christmas Album|One Family: A Christmas Album]]'''''
*[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
*Released: November 20, [[2001]]
*[[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart|List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart]]
*Label: [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Soul]]
*Chart Peak: US '''#176''', US R&B '''#43'''
*[[RIAA Certification]]: '''N/A'''
*Singles: "In Love At Christmas"


== References ==
'''''[[Priceless (Kelly Price Album)|Priceless]]'''''
{{reflist}}
*Released: April 29, [[2003]]
{{reflist|group=upper-alpha}}
*Label: [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Soul]]
*Chart Peak: US '''#10''', US R&B '''#2'''
*[[RIAA Certification]]: '''N/A'''
*Singles: "Take It To The Head (feat. [[Keith Murray]])", "Someday", "He Proposed"


== External links ==
'''''[[This Is Who I Am (Kelly Price Album)|This Is Who I Am]]'''''
<!-- Please do not add fansites. Wikipedia is not a link farm. -->
*Released: October 24, [[2006]]
* {{Official website}}
*Label: [[EcclectiSounds Records|EcclectiSounds]] / [[GospoCentric Records|Gospo Cetric]] / [[Zomba Music Group]]
* {{Discogs artist|Kelly Price}}
*Chart Peak: US '''#54''', US R&B '''#9''', US Gospel '''#1'''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140802161420/http://benji.cc/confessions-of-an-rb-diva-my-chat-with-kelly-price/ Kelly Price Interview with Benji Irby]
*[[RIAA Certification]]: '''N/A'''
* {{IMDb name|1014288}}
*Singles: "Healing"



===Singles===
* 1998: "[[Friend of Mine]]"
* 1998: "[[Friend of Mine]] [Remix]" (featuring [[Ronald Isley]] AKA "Mr. Biggs" and [[R. Kelly]]) (US #12 Pop / #1 R&B)
* 1999: "Secret Love" (US #99 Pop / #34 R&B)
* 1999: "It's Gonna Rain" (Life Soundtrack) (US #51 R&B)
* 2000: "As We Lay" (US #64 Pop / #12 R&B)
* 2000: "Love Sets You Free [Remix]" (featuring [[Montell Jordan]], [[Dru Hill]], [[Case (singer)|Case]], [[LovHer]], [[Kandice Love]], and [[Teddy Riley]]) (US #91 Pop / #24 R&B)
* 2000: "You Should've Told Me" (US #64 Pop / #16 R&B)
* 2001: "Mirror, Mirror" (US #33 Dance)
* 2002: "In Love At Christmas" (US #72 R&B)
* 2002: "Take It 2 The Head" (featuring Keith Murray) (Promo)
* 2002: "Someday"
* 2002: "How Does It Feel (Married Your Girl)"
* 2003: "He Proposed" (US #58 R&B)
* 2006: "God’s Gift" (Jeff Majors featuring Kelly Price) (US #51 R&B)
* 2006: "Healing"

==Awards/Nominations==

*[[American Music Awards]]
**2001, Favorite R&B Female Artist (Nominated)

*[[Grammy Awards]]
**2004, Best Traditional R&B Performance: "He Proposed" (Nominated)
**2001, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "As We Lay" (Nominated)
**2000, Best R&B Performance by a duo or Group: "Heartbreak Hotel" (Nominated)

*[[MTV Video Music Award]]
**1999, Best R&B Video: "Heartbreak Hotel" (Nominated)

*[[Soul Train Awards]]
**2001, Favorite Female R&B/Soul Album: Mirror, Mirror (Nominated)
**1999, Favorite Female R&B/Soul Single: "Friend of Mine" (Nominated)
**'''1999, Favorite R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: Soul of a Woman (Winner)'''
**1999, Favorite Female R&B/Soul Album: Soul of a Woman (Nominated)

==External links==
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==See also==
*[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
*[[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]]


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Latest revision as of 12:35, 26 December 2024

Not to be confused with Kelly Pryce.

Kelly Price
Price during an interview in January 2019
Price during an interview in January 2019
Background information
Born (1973-04-04) April 4, 1973 (age 51)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1992–present
Labels
Formerly ofThe Hitmen
Websitekellyprice.com

Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4, 1973) is an American R&B and gospel singer. Beginning her career in 1992,[1] Price originally performed backing vocals for Mariah Carey on multiple songs, including Carey's Billboard Hot 100-number one singles "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "Fantasy." Price rose to wider prominence in 1997 following her uncredited performances on the number-one single "Mo Money Mo Problems" by the Notorious B.I.G. and the top-five single "Feel So Good" by Mase, prompting her to record as a lead artist. Her debut studio album, Soul of a Woman (1998), received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); its lead single, "Friend of Mine" (featuring R. Kelly and Ronald Isley) peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Price guest featured alongside Faith Evans on Whitney Houston's 1998 single "Heartbreak Hotel," which peaked at number two on the chart and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocals. Her second and fourth albums, Mirror Mirror (2000) and Priceless (2003), both peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200. She provided uncredited guest performances on Kanye West's 2016 songs "Ultralight Beam" and "Low Lights" (recording a sample of "So Alive" by Kings of Tomorrow), both from his album The Life of Pablo.

Price has won a Soul Train Music Award, and received nine Grammy Award nominations.[2]

Life and music career

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Price was born in New York City in Far Rockaway, Queens, and she sang in church as a youngster. Her first professional engagement was with singer George Michael at Madison Square Garden in New York City in January 1992. During rehearsals for the 1992 Grammy Awards the next month, Price was overheard singing in the rehearsal hall by Mariah Carey. Price was later introduced to Carey's then-husband, Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola, and was offered a gig as a background singer for Carey, which she did until 1997.[3]

Her second album, Mirror Mirror, was released in 2000 on the Def Soul imprint of Def Jam Records. Island Records and Def Jam Records had merged in 1999, with Price and some other labelmates being reassigned to the Island Def Jam subsidiary Def Soul. Mirror Mirror featured the singles "You Should've Told Me" and the Grammy Award nominated "As We Lay".[4]

In October 2005, Price recorded her first live gospel album. The This Is Who I Am album has been released on October 24, 2006, on her own label, EcclecticSounds Records. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Charts and peaked at No. 9 on the R&B album chart. Price was inducted as an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority in July 2006. In early 2007, Price kicked off a tour with the 'Sisters in the Spirit 2007'.[5]

In 2006, she recorded the song "Why?" for the soundtrack Why Did I Get Married?, the film version of Why Did I Get Married? Priceless Secrets from The Soul of A Woman, in which Price created the role of Sheila alongside Tyler Perry who used the song titles and lyrical content of Price's hit recordings to develop the story. In early 2009, she was featured on Coko's gospel album entitled The Winner in Me on the track "Oh Mary". In June 2010, Price promoted her single "Tired" on The Jazz Joy and Roy syndicated radio show as "some of the best work of my career to date."[6] The song was also featured in Tyler Perry's 2011 film Madea's Big Happy Family. On February 9, 2012, in a pre-Grammy party to celebrate Price's nominations, the singer sang "Jesus Loves Me" with Whitney Houston in what turned out to be Houston's last public performance two days before her death. In September 2009, it was announced she would be joining Deborah Cox and Tamia to form the group The Queen Project. The women seek to empower women of all ages, races, and backgrounds by doing a number of community service projects.[7]

In 2016, Kelly was included in several songs on rapper Kanye West's album, The Life of Pablo.[8] Kelly was a co-writer with American R&B singer K. Michelle, on her single Not a Little Bit which was released on January 22, 2016. It is the lead single from the singer's third studio album, More Issues Than Vogue.[9]

In September 2021, Price was declared missing as reported by TMZ. Her attorney later stated she was privately recuperating from a severe COVID-19 infection.[10]

During the R. Kelly sexual abuse cases Price opened up about witnessing R. Kelly's behaviour, during concerts and events and confirmed the allegations against him. [11]

Family

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Price grew up in the Edgemere Projects located in New York City in Far Rockaway, Queens. Her father died when she was nine years old. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia.[12] Price's grandfather was Jerome Norman, Bishop and Pastor of the Full Gospel Mission Church of God in Christ in Queens and Jurisdictional Prelate of the Barbados First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, since 1985. He was installed by the late Presiding Bishop J.O. Patterson. Her mother, Claudia (1951–2020), was the former musical director of the church. Price’s sister, Shanrae Price, is also a singer and served as a background vocalist for Mariah Carey.[13]

In 2020, Price lost her grandfather to COVID-19.[14]

Breast cancer activism

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In December 2000, Price donated $250,000 to fight breast cancer. She presented a check to Tony Martell of the T.J. Martell Foundation and Denise Rich of G&P Foundation For Cancer Research to help with the ongoing fight against breast cancer. Price donated the proceeds from her single "Love Sets You Free" which she recorded in January 2000.[15] In April 1999, Price volunteered to showcase her fashion designs during a special charity gala and fashion show to help the National Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative raise money for breast cancer education for minority women.[16] The previous year, in 1998, Price learned that both her mother and her mother-in-law had been diagnosed with breast cancer, which would later claim her mother-in-law's life.[17]

Price's mother was a survivor of inflammatory breast cancer[18] and an activist in educating the public about the disease. She was the chairwoman of the seventh annual Sister to Sister Fitness Festival held in Dallas, Texas which was sponsored by the Celebrating Life Foundation. Claudia experienced pain in her breast in 1997, but said fear and a lack of insurance kept her from seeking immediate medical attention. Instead, she waited two years before seeing a doctor. While at work one day in 1999, her doctor called and said she had inflammatory breast cancer. Doctors gave her two months to live. She underwent chemotherapy, and the disease was in remission as of October 2006.[19]

Discography

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Main article: Kelly Price discography
Studio albums

Awards and nominations

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AMFT Awards nominations for Kelly Price
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2016 "Ultralight Beam" (with Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream) Best Rap Song Won [21]
Best Rap Duo/Group Performance Won
Billboard Music Awards nominations for Kelly Price
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1998 Kelly Price Top Hot R&B Singles Artists – Female Nominated [22]
1999 "Heartbreak Hotel" (with Whitney Houston and Faith Evans) Top Hot 100 Song Nominated [23]
Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Nominated
Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales Nominated
Grammy Award nominations for Kelly Price[24]
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2000 "Heartbreak Hotel" (with Whitney Houston and Faith Evans) Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[25][26][27] Nominated
2001 "As We Lay" Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Nominated
2004 "He Proposed" Best Traditional R&B Performance Nominated
2011 "Tired" Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Nominated
2012 "Not My Daddy" (feat. Stokley Williams) Best R&B Performance Nominated
Best R&B Song Nominated
Kelly Best R&B Album Nominated
2017 "Ultralight Beam" (with Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream) Best Rap/Sung Performance Nominated
Best Rap Song Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kelly Price Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "GRAMMY.com". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Kelly Price on Meeting Mariah Carey". YouTube. May 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Livedaily.com Archived March 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Live Daily News report on Kelly Price Archived December 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Gail Mitchell. "Kelly Price Returns to R&B Roots on New Album". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  7. ^ Krista Henry (January 26, 2010). "'The Queen Project' to debut at Jazz and Blues Fest". The Gleaner. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  8. ^ "Watch: Kelly Price Defends Saying 'I'm Booked,' Shades Lil Mo?". theb3.net.
  9. ^ "Not a Little Bit – Single by K. Michelle". iTunes Store. January 22, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  10. ^ "Kelly Price says she almost died from Covid – and was never missing". TheGuardian.com. September 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Kelly Price Speaks on R. Kelly: "I've Seen Mothers Bring Their Daughters Backstage"". HNHH. January 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Parent Trap! Kelly Price Gets Real on Teen Sex, Breaking Cycles and More!". UrbLife.com. December 30, 2010.
  13. ^ [1] {{ |access-date=October 6, 2024 }}
  14. ^ "Kelly Price on The Quarantine Chronicles (Part 1, 2 and 3)". The Core 94!. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "Yahoo News coverage of Kelly Price". Archived from the original on March 12, 2007.
  16. ^ "Deborah Cox, Kelly Price, Mase Get Stylish For Cancer Awareness". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2001.
  17. ^ "VH1 News". Vh1.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2002. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  18. ^ "ibcsurvivors.org". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
  19. ^ Price is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority Dallas News profile of Claudia Price
  20. ^ "Kelly Price Signs With Motown Gospel, Announces New Album "Grace"". youknowigotsoul.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  21. ^ "Winners".
  22. ^ "Rock on the Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1998".
  23. ^ "Rock on the Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1999".
  24. ^ "Kelly Price | Artist". Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  25. ^ "2000 The 42nd Grammy Award Winners & Nominees". rockonthenet.com. February 23, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  26. ^ "Faith Evans | Artist". Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  27. ^ "Faith Evans | Awards". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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