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{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1992)}}
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| caption = Kelly performing at [[Hotel Café]] in 2015.
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| birth_name = Victoria Loren Kelly
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| birth_place = [[Wildomar, California]], U.S.
| origin = [[Canyon Lake, California]], U.S.
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'''Victoria Loren Kelly''' (born December 14, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She first gained recognition on [[YouTube]] before making it through to Hollywood week on the [[American Idol season 9|ninth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' in 2010 and eventually releasing her debut [[extended play|EP]], ''[[Handmade Songs]]'' (2012).


In 2013, Kelly signed with [[Capitol Records]] and released her first major-label EP ''[[Foreword (Tori Kelly EP)|Foreword]]'' (2013) which reached top 20 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. She followed with her debut studio album ''[[Unbreakable Smile]]'' (2015), which peaked at number two and garnered the singles "[[Nobody Love]]", "[[Should've Been Us]]" and "[[Hollow (Tori Kelly song)|Hollow]]" which marked her first three appearances on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].
'''Victoria Loren''' "'''Tori'''" '''Kelly''' (born December 14, 1992) is an American singer and songwriter who slowly gained recognition after starting to post videos on YouTube at the age of 14.


Kelly released her second studio album, ''[[Hiding Place (Tori Kelly album)|Hiding Place]]'' (2018), to critical acclaim and won two [[Grammys|Grammy Awards]] for [[Best Gospel Album]] and [[Best Gospel Performance/Song]]. She followed with ''[[Inspired by True Events]]'' (2019), ''[[A Tori Kelly Christmas]]'' (2020), and later signed to [[Epic Records]] and released ''[[Tori (album)|Tori]]'' (2024). Outside of music, Kelly has voiced Meena in the ''[[Sing (franchise)|Sing]]'' franchise and competed on ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''. She has received numerous accolades including a [[BET Award]], two [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]], two [[Grammy Awards]] and a [[GMA Dove Award]].
==Biography==
===1992&ndash;2007: Early life and career beginnings===
Kelly was born in Wildomar, California. Her father is of [[Irish-American|Irish]], [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] and [[Jamaican American|Jamaican]] descent, and her mother has Irish, English and German ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://torikellymusic.com/post/11597462223/whats-your-ethnicity-who-is-what-lmaooooo-sorry|title=TORI KELLY|publisher=Torikellymusic.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref> Growing up, she was exposed to a variety of music by her parents. "I give them a lot of credit for just playing all different genres, and no genre was off limits." she said, when asked about her upbringing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tori Kelly on "Handmade Songs" EP & Viral Success|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCct0w43MfY|publisher=Fuse|accessdate=4 December 2013}}</ref> Kelly has appeared on the show [[Star Search]]. She didn't win the contest, but later in 2004, she made an appearance on [[America's Most Talented Kids]], singing [[Christina Aguilera]]'s "Keep on Singin' My Song" and won, beating out singer and songwriter, [[Hunter Hayes]]. She made a second appearance on the show in the Tournament of Champions, but lost to [[Antonio Pontarelli]], a rock singer/songwriter/violinist.


== Early life ==
===2007&ndash;12: YouTube recognition and ''American Idol''===
Victoria Loren Kelly was born in [[Wildomar, California]]. Her father, Allwyn, is of [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] and [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] ancestry, while her mother, Laura, is of [[Irish Americans|Irish]] and [[German-American|German]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHEt4YQW8mk|title=Tori Kelly Interview with Tre (7:49)|date=February 19, 2015 |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=June 29, 2015}}</ref> She has a younger brother named Noah. Growing up, she was exposed to a variety of music by her parents. "I give them a lot of credit for just playing all different genres, and no genre was off limits," she said when asked about her upbringing. Kelly is a [[Christians|Christian]]. Faith plays a part in her songwriting, though she does not consider herself a part of the [[Christian music]] genre.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6524334/tori-kelly-interview-max-martin-scooter-braun|title=Singer-Songwriter Tori Kelly on 'Intimidating' Max Martin and 'Inspiring' Manager Scooter Braun|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tori Kelly on 'Handmade Songs' EP and Viral Success| date=February 22, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCct0w43MfY|publisher=Fuse|access-date=December 4, 2013}}</ref> Kelly appeared on the show ''[[Star Search]]'', but lost to vocalist [[Tiffany Evans]], who won the title of Junior Champion in the junior singer division.
Kelly began posting videos to YouTube in 2007, at age 14. The first video she uploaded was a cover of [[John Wesley Work, Jr.]]'s "[[Go Tell It on the Mountain (song)|Go Tell It On The Mountain]]", which she originally performed in December 2004. She was signed to [[Geffen Records]] at the age of 12 but because of conflicting ideas, it was mutually agreed for Tori to be released. She is best known for her acoustic cover with fellow YouTuber Angie Girl of [[Frank Ocean]]'s "[[Thinkin Bout You]]" which has had more than 21 million views to date.<ref name=rollingstone>{{cite web|title=Take Cover: Frank Ocean's 'Thinkin Bout You': Tori Kelly (and Angie Girl)|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/take-cover-frank-oceans-thinkin-bout-you-20120821|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=3 January 2013}}</ref> Tori's videos have around 88 million views to date and she has 1,043,830 subscribers on her channel as of January, 2015. When later asked about her first YouTube cover she said, "It was just me in my bedroom, it was "The Only Exception" by Paramore and it wasn't even my own guitar. I knew like...three chords".<ref>{{cite web | title = 104.3 MYfm New Music - Interview with Tori Kelly | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C0FuXhGKW0|publisher=Youtube.com | accessdate = 26 November 2013}}</ref>


In 2004, she participated on ''[[America's Most Talented Kids]]'', singing [[Christina Aguilera]]'s "[[Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)|Keep on Singin' My Song]]" and won, beating out musician [[Hunter Hayes]]. She made a second appearance on the show in the Tournament of Champions, but lost to [[Antonio Pontarelli]], a rock musician. At age twelve, Kelly accepted a record deal with [[Geffen Records]], but both sides agreed to end the contract due to creative differences.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Adam|first1=Mike|title=Mike Adam's Music Minute: Get to Know Tori|magazine=[[Popstar!]]|date=July 2015|volume=16|issue=4|page=81}}</ref> In 2007, Kelly began posting videos to YouTube, at the age of 14. The first video she uploaded was a cover of [[John Wesley Work Jr.]]'s "[[Go Tell It on the Mountain (song)|Go Tell It on the Mountain]]", which she originally performed back in December 2004. Kelly gained recognition for her acoustic cover, with a fellow YouTuber named Angie Girl, of [[Frank Ocean]]'s "[[Thinkin Bout You (Frank Ocean song)|Thinkin Bout You]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Take Cover: Frank Ocean's 'Thinkin Bout You': Tori Kelly (and Angie Girl)|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/take-cover-frank-oceans-thinkin-bout-you-20120821|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 3, 2013|date=August 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = 104.3 MYfm New Music – Interview with Tori Kelly | date=April 19, 2012 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C0FuXhGKW0|via=YouTube | access-date = November 26, 2013}}</ref>
Kelly later auditioned for Season 9 of ''[[American Idol]]'' in Denver, Colorado and made it through to Hollywood week but did not reach the "Top 24." She stated in a phone interview that after her elimination, she immediately began writing more songs and was asked to take part in a youth version of the 1985 charity song "[[We Are the World]]" titled "We Are the World: The Next Generation".


Despite failing to reach the top 24 on ''[[American Idol]]'', she took a new tack in her music, learning how to play the guitar, composing original song pieces, and recording them herself on her computer. Tori began posting her performances on YouTube, and quickly reached over 1,000,000 subscribers.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1496583/tori-kelly/biography|title=Tori Kelly – Biography {{!}} Billboard|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref>
===2012&ndash;13: ''Handmade Songs'' and Getting signed to Capitol Records===
On May 1, 2012, she released her first album, ''Handmade Songs By Tori Kelly'', an EP with six songs on her own label Toraay Records. Kelly wrote, produced, engineered, and recorded the EP by herself in her bedroom. When it was released on iTunes it made it to the Top 10 Pop Albums. Later on Kelly stated that this was one of the things that she was most proud of because of the fact that she did it all on her own. "It was something that I felt like I needed to do to proof to myself that I could do it..."<ref>{{cite web | title = Tori Kelly - Sushi Challenge - Nobu Unplugged January (2:19) | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8jZDWlUOcA}}</ref> She called the EP a "warm up" to a full-length album that's to come in the future.<ref>{{cite web|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|title=YouTube Star Tori Kelly Reveals Plans for Full-Length Album|url=http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/02/tori-kelly-full-length-album}}</ref> The EP has sold more than 14,000 copies and "reached No. 9 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart".<ref name="Wete">{{cite web | last = Wete | first = Brad | title = Tori Kelly Moves 'Foreword,' Releases 'Dear No One' Video - 21 under 21 (2013): Tori Kelly | url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5778258/tori-kelly-moves-foreword-releases-dear-no-one-video|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref>


== Career ==
In February 2013, Kelly released a single called "Fill a Heart," which she wrote for the "Child Hunger Ends Here" campaign by [[ConAgra Foods]] and [[Feeding America]]. The song was later performed by British boy band [[The Wanted]] on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing With the Stars]]. Starting in April 2013, Kelly performed at eight different venues across continental U.S. for her "Fill a Heart" tour, helping out at the cities' food banks during the day.<ref>{{cite web|last=Costello|first=Carly|title=Toi Kelly Launches Fill a Heart Tour Today|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/tori-kelly-launches-fill-a-heart-tour-today/10446812|publisher=Artistdirect.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref> She's performed in venues such as the Troubador and the Roxy in Los Angeles, the [[Gramercy Theater]] in New York and [[Bush Hall]] in London. She has also been featured in magazines such as [[Teen Vogue]], [[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] and [[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Justin Bieber Curates the 2013 Music Portfolio|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/music/2013-04/music-portfolio/?slide=1|publisher=Teen Vogue|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>
=== 2010–2014: American Idol and breakthrough ===
[[File:Tori Kelly at NAMM 1 24 2014 -5 (12231930684).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Kelly performing in 2014]]
In 2010, Tori auditioned for Season 9 of ''[[American Idol]]'' in Denver, Colorado and made it through to Hollywood Week but did not reach the "Top 24" of the artists. She had claimed that she was 'devastated' but she had given it her all. Afterwards, she was asked to take part in a youth version of the 1985 charity song "[[We Are the World]]" titled "We Are the World: The Next Generation". On May 1, 2012, she released her first EP, titled ''Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly'', which was released on her own label, Toraay Records. Kelly wrote, produced, engineered, and recorded the EP by herself in her bedroom. Shortly after its release, the EP made it to the Top 10 Pop Albums list on iTunes.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tori Kelly – Sushi Challenge – Nobu Unplugged January (2:19) | date=February 7, 2013 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8jZDWlUOcA|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> She called the EP a "warm up" to a full-length album that was to come in the future.<ref>{{cite web|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|title=YouTube Star Tori Kelly Reveals Plans for Full-Length Album|url=http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/02/tori-kelly-full-length-album|website=Fuse.tv}}</ref> As of 2013, it had sold more than 14,000 copies and reached number nine on the US Heatseekers Albums chart.<ref name="Wete">{{cite magazine | last = Wete | first = Brad | title = Tori Kelly Moves 'Foreword,' Releases 'Dear No One' Video – 21 under 21 (2013): Tori Kelly | url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5778258/tori-kelly-moves-foreword-releases-dear-no-one-video|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>


In February 2013, Kelly released a single called "Fill a Heart", which she wrote for the "Child Hunger Ends Here" campaign by [[ConAgra Foods]] and [[Feeding America]]. The song was later performed by British boy band [[The Wanted]] on ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. Starting in April 2013, Kelly performed at eight venues across continental U.S. for her "Fill a Heart" tour, helping out at the cities' food banks during the day.<ref>{{cite web|last=Costello|first=Carly|title=Toi Kelly Launches Fill a Heart Tour Today|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/tori-kelly-launches-fill-a-heart-tour-today/10446812|publisher=Artistdirect.com|access-date=February 15, 2015|archive-date=December 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223123452/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/tori-kelly-launches-fill-a-heart-tour-today/10446812|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has performed in venues such as the Troubador and the Roxy in Los Angeles, the [[Gramercy Theater]] in New York and [[Bush Hall]] in London. She has also been featured in magazines such as ''[[Teen Vogue]]'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' and ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Justin Bieber Curates the 2013 Music Portfolio|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/music/2013-04/music-portfolio/?slide=1|work=Teen Vogue|date=April 3, 2013|access-date=November 21, 2013|archive-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223007/http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/music/2013-04/music-portfolio/?slide=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In mid-2013 Kelly's newly assigned manager [[Scooter Braun]] introduced Kelly to the heads of [[Capitol Records]]. She had been "very skeptical" she said about signing with a major record label in fear that things would not work out in her favor as had happened earlier in her career. "I'd been burned before. But when I met those guys, I had never felt that way: They were fans and really got me." And on September 6, 2013 she was signed to [[Capitol Records]].<ref name="Wete"/>


During mid-2013, Kelly's newly assigned manager [[Scooter Braun]] introduced her to the heads of [[Capitol Records]]. She had been "very skeptical" about signing with a major record label in fear that things would not work out in her favor. "I'd been burned before. But when I met those guys, I had never felt that way: They were fans and really got me." On September 6, 2013, she was signed to [[Capitol Records]].<ref name="Wete"/>
===2013&ndash;present: ''Foreword'' and upcoming debut studio album===
In September 2013, Kelly announced on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|The Today Show]]'' that her major label debut, a second EP titled ''[[Foreword (Tori Kelly EP)|Foreword]]'', would be released on October 22, 2013 on [[Capitol Records]]. The EP has sold more than 16,000 copies and "debut[ed] at No. 16 on the Billboard 200".<ref>{{cite web| last = Wete | first = Brad | title = Tori Kelly Moves 'Foreword,' Releases 'Dear No One' Video | url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5778258/tori-kelly-moves-foreword-releases-dear-no-one-video|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref> Kelly was the sole supporting act to [[Ed Sheeran]] at Madison Square Garden on November 1, 2013 and supported Sam Smith on his 'In the Lonely Hour' UK tour in October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2013/11/taylor-swift-makes-surprise-appearance-ed-sheerans-madison-square-garden-show|title=Taylor Swift makes surprise appearance at Ed Sheeran's Madison Square Garden show|publisher=Thecelebritycafe.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref>


Kelly wrote and recorded a song called "Silent" for ''The Giver: Music Collection'', supporting the film adaptation ([[The Giver (film)|The Giver]]) of the novel [[The Giver]], which was released on iTunes on August 5, 2014.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Giver: Music Collection | url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-giver-music-collection/id898134097|publisher=Itunes.apple.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref> On August 7, 2014 Kelly posted a live acoustic version of the song on her YouTube channel; it has 1,426,619 views to date.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tori Kelly - 'Silent' from The Giver movie soundtrack | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCIXnFyb0ks|publisher=Youtube.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref>
In September 2013, she was picked as [[Elvis Duran]]'s [[Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month|Artist of the Month]] and was featured on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' show hosted by [[Kathie Lee Gifford]] and [[Hoda Kotb]], where she performed her single "Dear No One". Kelly announced on ''The Today Show'' that her major label debut, a second EP, titled ''[[Foreword (Tori Kelly EP)|Foreword]]'', would be released on October 22, 2013, on [[Capitol Records]]. By the end of November the EP had sold more than 16,000 copies, debuting at number 16 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite magazine| last = Wete | first = Brad | title = Tori Kelly Moves 'Foreword,' Releases 'Dear No One' Video | url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5778258/tori-kelly-moves-foreword-releases-dear-no-one-video|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> Kelly was the sole supporting act to [[Ed Sheeran]] at Madison Square Garden on November 1, 2013, and supported Sam Smith on their [[In the Lonely Hour Tour|In the Lonely Hour]] UK tour in October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2013/11/taylor-swift-makes-surprise-appearance-ed-sheerans-madison-square-garden-show|title=Taylor Swift makes surprise appearance at Ed Sheeran's Madison Square Garden show|publisher=Thecelebritycafe.com|access-date=February 15, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109050314/http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2013/11/taylor-swift-makes-surprise-appearance-ed-sheerans-madison-square-garden-show|archive-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref> Kelly wrote and recorded a song called "Silent" for ''The Giver: Music Collection'', supporting the film adaptation (''[[The Giver (film)|The Giver]]'') of the novel ''[[The Giver]]'', which was released on iTunes on August 5, 2014.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Giver: Music Collection | date = January 2014| url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-giver-music-collection/id898134097|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> On August 7, 2014, Kelly posted a live acoustic version of the song on her YouTube channel; which has over 2.6&nbsp;million views as of October 2015.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tori Kelly – 'Silent' from The Giver movie soundtrack | date=August 7, 2014 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCIXnFyb0ks|via=YouTube|access-date=October 22, 2015}}</ref>
Kelly was featured on [[Professor Green]]'s single "[[Lullaby (Professor Green song)|Lullaby]]" which was released on September 14, 2014.<ref>{{cite web | title = Professor Green - Lullaby ft. Tori Kelly | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rHiLAdMmss|publisher=Youtube.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref> It debuted in the HOT40UK's Top 40 at No. 8 and peaked at No. 2 after 6 weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite web | title = Lullaby - Professor Green Feat. Tori Kelly | url = http://www.hot40uk.com/singles/lullaby/|publisher=Hot40uk.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref> On December 1, 2014 it was announced that Tori Kelly was one of MTV's Artist's To Watch. She privately performed two songs for MTV: "Funny" and "Dear No One"; both can be found on her Artist To Watch page.<ref>{{cite web | last = Walker | first = John | title = Artist To Watch: Tori Kelly’s The Idol You’ve Been Looking For, America | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/2011802/tori-kelly-artist-to-watch/|publisher=Mtv.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref> Her "Funny" performance was aired on MTV for several weeks.
Kelly was featured on "[[Lullaby (Professor Green song)|Lullaby]]" by British rapper [[Professor Green]], which was released in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2014.<ref>{{cite web | title = Professor Green – Lullaby ft. Tori Kelly | date=August 7, 2014 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rHiLAdMmss|via=YouTube|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> The song peaked at number four on the [[UK Singles Chart]], thus providing Kelly with her first top ten song in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web | title = Lullaby – Professor Green Feat. Tori Kelly | url = http://www.hot40uk.com/singles/lullaby/|publisher=Hot40uk.com|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>


Kelly was featured on the medley "[[Winter Wonderland]]"/"[[Don't Worry Be Happy]]" on [[Pentatonix]]'s album ''[[That's Christmas to Me]]'' that was released in October 2014. On December 1, 2014, it was announced that Tori Kelly was one of MTV's Artist's To Watch. She privately performed two songs for MTV: "Funny" and "Dear No One"; both can be found on her Artist To Watch page.<ref>{{cite web | last = Walker | first = John | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/2011802/tori-kelly-artist-to-watch/| archive-url = https://archive.today/20150128195442/http://www.mtv.com/news/2011802/tori-kelly-artist-to-watch/| url-status = dead| archive-date = January 28, 2015|title=Artist To Watch: Tori Kelly's The Idol You've Been Looking For, America|publisher=MTV|date=December 1, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> Her "Funny" performance was aired on MTV for several weeks.
Today, Kelly is working with manager, [[Scooter Braun]], to release her debut album in the Spring of 2015, in which she has worked with artists including [[Toby Gad]], [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Max Martin]], and [[Ed Sheeran]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Tori Kelly - About - paragraph 3 | url = http://www.torikellymusic.com|publisher=Torikellymusic.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref> Recently it was announced that Kelly's debut single for her new album is called "Nobody Love". The song was written by Rickard Goransson, [[Max Martin]], and Tori Kelly herself;<ref>{{cite web | title = Tori Kelly - About - paragraph 2 | url = http://www.torikellymusic.com}}</ref> a short teaser for the song was released on YouTube as well as Vine. On January 28, 2015 Kelly announced that her single would be released on February 8, 2015.<ref>{{cite web | last = Kelly | first = Tori | title = #nobodyloveFEB8 | date = 28 January 2015 | url = http://instagram.com/p/yaUBk2Legh/|publisher=Instagram.com|accessdate=15 February 2015}}</ref> No release date has been set yet for her album.

===2015–2018: ''Unbreakable Smile'' and ''Hiding Place''===
Throughout 2014, Kelly worked with Braun on her debut album in which she had contributions from [[Toby Gad]], [[Max Martin]], and [[Ed Sheeran]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Tori Kelly – About | url = http://www.torikellymusic.com|publisher=Torikellymusic.com|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> The lead single from the album, "[[Nobody Love]]", was released on February 8, 2015. It was written by Rickard Goransson, [[Max Martin]], and Tori Kelly herself.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tori Kelly – About – paragraph 2 | url = http://www.torikellymusic.com|website=Torikellymusic.com}}</ref> Kelly performed "[[Nobody Love]]" at the [[2015 Billboard Music Awards]]. The album, entitled ''[[Unbreakable Smile (Tori Kelly album)|Unbreakable Smile]]'', was released on June 23, 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=Unbreakable Smile on iTunes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/unbreakable-smile-bonus-track/id988591612|website=iTunes.com|publisher=Apple|access-date=April 28, 2015}}</ref> and debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/1496583/Tori+Kelly/chart?f=305 Tori Kelly – Chart history]. Billboard (July 11, 2015). Retrieved June 18, 2016.</ref> Kelly performed "Should've Been Us" at the [[2015 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2254531/tori-kelly-vma-rehearsal/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829105614/http://www.mtv.com/news/2254531/tori-kelly-vma-rehearsal/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2015|title=Tori Kelly Reveals What She'll Be Doing For Her VMA Performance|last=Lindner|first=Emilee|publisher=MTV|date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> In October 2015, Kelly covered the song "[[Colors of the Wind]]" from ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' on the ''[[We Love Disney (2015 album)|We Love Disney]]'' album.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} "[[Hollow (Tori Kelly song)|Hollow]]" was released on October 22, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hollow-single/id1050331374 |title=Hollow - Single by Tori Kelly on iTunes |website=[[iTunes]] |access-date=October 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126224851/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hollow-single/id1050331374 |archive-date=November 26, 2015 }}</ref> as the first single from the new edition of ''Unbreakable Smile''.<ref>{{cite web | last = Garibaldi | first = Christina | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/2358037/tori-kelly-hollow-single/| archive-url = https://archive.today/20151104043950/http://www.mtv.com/news/2358037/tori-kelly-hollow-single/| url-status = dead| archive-date = November 4, 2015|title=Tori Kelly's Single 'Hollow' Is Your New Heartbreak Song: Will someone please wrap Tori up in their love?|publisher=MTV|date=October 22, 2015|access-date=October 22, 2015}}</ref> In the same month, Kelly became the brand-ambassador of [[William Rast]], the clothing line co-founded by [[Justin Timberlake]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tori-kellys-william-rast-campaign-834378 | title=Tori Kelly is the new face of William Rast | work=The Hollywood Reporter | date=October 23, 2015 | access-date=December 9, 2015 | author=Chan, Stephanie}}</ref> In late 2015, Kelly received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] at the [[58th Annual Grammy Awards|58th Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title = Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list|magazine = Billboard|access-date = December 7, 2015}}</ref> She performed at the ceremony with English singer [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6875268/tori-kelly-james-bay-hollow-let-it-go-grammys-2016 | title=Tori Kelly & James Bay Mash-Up Their Hits "Hollow" and "Let It Go" at the 2016 Grammys | magazine=Billboard | date=February 16, 2016 | access-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref> She became the first artist in history to perform a [[Contemporary Christian music|Christian pop]] song at the [[Grammy Award]]s.

[[File:Tori Kelly, 2016 Toronto Film Festival-1.jpg|thumb|upright|Kelly at the [[Toronto Film Festival]] in 2016]]
Kelly recorded an updated version of [[Amy Grant]]'s 1991 single "[[Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)|Baby Baby]]", with Grant herself. Commemorating its 25th anniversary, when Kelly was still 23, the song was released on April 29, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2016/04/amy-grant-releasing-updated-version-of.html | title=Amy Grant Releasing Updated Version of 'Baby Baby' With Tori Kelly | publisher=Vintage Vinyl News | date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> Kelly made her cinematic debut in the animated film ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (2016), voicing Meena the elephant.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/11/10/sneak-peek-sing-movie/75478808/ "Sing" (2016) – Sneak Peek]. ''USA Today''. (November 10, 2015). Retrieved June 18, 2016.</ref> On July 10, 2016, Kelly released an original song "[[Blink of an Eye (Tori Kelly song)|Blink of an Eye]]" to honor her friend [[Christina Grimmie]], on the one-month anniversary of her murder.<ref>{{Citation|last=Tori Kelly|title=Tori Kelly - "Blink of an Eye" (Original)|date=July 10, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thCTYcoo4BI|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref>

On May 7, 2017, Kelly played the [[Memphis in May|Beale Street Music Festival]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] opening for [[Soundgarden]] at what would be one of their final performances before frontman [[Chris Cornell]] died by suicide on May 17.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://loudwire.com/soundgarden-co-headline-2017-beale-street-music-festival/?trackback=tsmclip | title=Soundgarden to Co-Headline 2017 Beale Street Music Festival | publisher=Loudwire | date=February 22, 2017 | access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref> On June 9, Kelly and [[rapper]] [[Lecrae]], released the single "[[I'll Find You]]", with Kelly as the featured artist. The accompanying music video was released on July 28, 2017. It features various St. Jude Hospital patients, and Kelly and Lecrae singing over a black backdrop. It peaked at No. 11 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop]] chart, No. 1 on the [[Hot Christian Songs]] and No. 17 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart. She also collaborated with country singer [[Chris Lane]] on his single "[[Take Back Home Girl]]" which has since charted at No. 57 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite web|title=torikelly posted on their Instagram profile|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVyHm3ePzs_/?hl=en|website=[[Instagram]]}}</ref> In September 2017, Kelly announced her engagement to basketball player André Murillo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/music/tori-kelly-engaged-boyfriend-andre-murillo/|title=Tori Kelly Engaged to Basketball Player Andre Murillo|date=September 29, 2017|work=People|access-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref> In December 2017, She performed a memorable version of "Have yourself a Merry little Christmas" with Jacob Collier, posted on YouTube.

On March 30, 2018, Kelly released the single "Help Us to Love" featuring the HamilTones, which served as the lead single to her second studio album. On May 20, 2018, she announced her and Murillo's marriage in an [[Instagram]] post.<ref>Taylor Weatherby, [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8456885/tori-kelly-wedding-picture-andre-murillo-instagram Tori Kelly Weds Andre Murillo in Beautiful Mountainside Ceremony: See Photo], ''Billboard'', May 20, 2018</ref> On August 23, Kelly revealed on her personal Instagram that her album, ''[[Hiding Place (Tori Kelly album)|Hiding Place]]'', would be released on September 14. The second single of the album, "[[Never Alone (Tori Kelly song)|Never Alone]]", was released on August 24. On September 7, Kelly announced a tour in support of the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vividseats.com/blog/tori-kelly-tour-dates|title=Tori Kelly Announces 2019 The Acoustic Sessions Tour: Dates and Tickets|website=Vividseats.com|access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref> Kelly later earned her first Grammy Awards with ''Hiding Place'' which won [[Best Gospel Album]] and [[Best Gospel Performance/Song]] with "[[Never Alone (Tori Kelly song)|Never Alone]]" from the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]].

===2019–2022: ''Inspired by True Events'' and other projects ===
On January 18, 2019, Kelly announced that she would be going on The Acoustic Sessions tour starting in February. Tickets went on sale on January 25 along with the release of her new lead single "Change Your Mind" for her upcoming third studio album. On June 26, 2019, Kelly announced her third studio album ''[[Inspired by True Events]]'' which was released on August 9, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/469526/tori-kelly-drops-sorry-would-go-a-long-way-while-announcing-new-album-inspired-by-true-events/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701180517/https://etcanada.com/news/469526/tori-kelly-drops-sorry-would-go-a-long-way-while-announcing-new-album-inspired-by-true-events/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2019|title=Tori Kelly Drops 'Sorry Would Go A Long Way' While Announcing New Album 'Inspired By True Events'|last=Darmon|first=Aynslee|date=June 28, 2019|website=ET Canada|access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref>

Kelly announced the "Inspired by True Events Tour", which was to visit American and European cities, in October 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2019/10/grammy-winner-tori-kelly-announces-inspired-by-true-events-tour/ | title=Grammy Winner Tori Kelly Announces Inspired by True Events Tour | date=October 21, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tori-kelly-inspired-by-true-events-tour-901689/ | title=Tori Kelly Plots Inspired by True Events Tour | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=October 21, 2019 }}</ref> However, on December 18, 2019, Kelly announced that the tour would now only involve Europe, Australia, and Asia, with new dates added, and a quiet cancelation of the American leg of the tour.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1207414563781500929 |user=torikelly |title=exciting news!⭐️ i'm making my first trip over to australia + asia !!!! more info coming in early 2020 so keep an eye out. i can't wait to see you guys♥️ also happy to announce that @ethammusic will be joining me for all uk dates✨ |first=Tori |last=Kelly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/tori-kelly-is-coming-to-asia-in-2020-manila-seoul-tokyo-confirmed | title=Tori Kelly is coming to Asia in 2020 – Manila, Seoul, Tokyo confirmed | date=December 19, 2019 }}</ref> On March 18, 2020, Kelly canceled her remaining tour stops in Europe, Australia, and Asia due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=💔 |url=https://twitter.com/torikelly/status/1240428693794816001 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

On March 21, 2020, Kelly began broadcasting a daily live stream on [[Instagram]] which she named "QuaranTEA with Tori." The show was hosted from her home where she sang fan-requested songs, answered fans' questions, and featured several celebrity guests to interview and duet with (remotely). The guests included [[AJ Rafael]], [[Alessia Cara]], [[David Archuleta]], [[Demi Lovato]], [[H.E.R.]], [[Jessie J]], [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]], [[Jordin Sparks]], [[Kirk Franklin]], [[Natasha Bedingfield]], and many more. After 7 weeks, Kelly ended the show to work on new music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tori Kelly - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@ToriKelly |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

On July 22, 2020, Kelly released a cover of [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s "[[Time Flies (Drake song)#Tori Kelly version|Time Flies]]" as the first single of her EP ''[[Solitude (EP)|Solitude]]''. On August 11, three days before the EP's release, Kelly released "[[Unbothered (song)|Unbothered]]" as the second single. Kelly released ''Solitude'' on August 14 which includes four original songs which she wrote while in quarantine during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=July 22, 2020|title=Tori Kelly Kicks Off New Quarantine EP With Acoustic Cover of Drake's 'Time Flies'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9422327/tori-kelly-preps-solitude-ep-covers-drake-time-flies|access-date=July 22, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> On July 30, 2020, Kelly was featured on [[Jacob Collier]]'s "Running Outta Love" from his album ''[[Djesse Vol. 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Money |first1=D |title=Jacob Collier & Tori Kelly Won't Be 'Running Outta Love' Anytime Soon |url=http://www.soulbounce.com/2020/08/jacob-collier-tori-kelly-running-outta-love-audio/ |website=SoulBounce |date=August 3, 2020 |access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref> A version for ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' was released on August 3.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jacob Collier 'Running Outta Love' (feat. Tori Kelly) - Late Show #PlayAtHome |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jacob-collier-running-outta-love-070000638.html |website=Yahoo |access-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204135729/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jacob-collier-running-outta-love-070000638.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On October 7, Kelly announced a Christmas album, ''[[A Tori Kelly Christmas]]'', which was released on October 30. The album was produced by [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Tori Kelly & Babyface Unite for 'A Tori Kelly Christmas'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/holiday/9462078/tori-kelly-babyface-a-tori-kelly-christmas-album/|access-date=January 6, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Singer Tori Kelly's first holiday album, family traditions|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/singer-tori-kellys-first-holiday-album-family-traditions/|language=en-US|access-date=January 6, 2021}}</ref> Two extra songs, including an original and a cover of "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]", were released as bonus tracks exclusively at Target.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Tori Kelly on Making Christmas Magic With Babyface and the Challenges of Writing an Original Holiday Song|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/holiday/9490818/tori-kelly-interview-christmas-album/|access-date=January 6, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> In late 2020, Kelly also competed on [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 4|season 4]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Seahorse". Kelly made it to the semi-finals of the competition, before being unmasked in a triple elimination alongside [[Chloe Kim]] as "Jellyfish" and [[Taylor Dayne]] as "Popcorn".<ref>{{Cite magazine|title='Masked Singer' recap: 3 celebrities go home in shocking triple elimination|url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/masked-singer-season-4-episode-10/|access-date=December 3, 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=EN}}</ref>

In 2021, Kelly recorded a cover of "[[Waving Through a Window]]" for the soundtrack album of the [[Dear Evan Hansen (film)|2021 film adaptation]] of ''[[Dear Evan Hansen]],'' produced by [[Justin Goldner]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dear-evan-hansen-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1582547856|title=Dear Evan Hansen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ben Platt|access-date=August 31, 2021|via=music.apple.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Dear Evan Hansen [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dear-evan-hansen-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0003580972|language=en|access-date=2021-09-26}}</ref> On November 2, 2021, she published her first book, ''The Curly Girl Blues''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=torikelly posted on their Instagram profile|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/CVyHm3ePzs_/|website=[[Instagram]]}}</ref> That same year, she reprised her role as Meena in ''[[Sing 2]]''.

=== 2023–present: ''Tori'' ===
In February 2023, Kelly performed a rendition of "Hallelujah" alongside [[Andrea Bocelli]] for Bocelli's music special ''The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/today/amp/rcna71052 |title=Andrea Bocelli sings powerful rendition of 'Hallelujah' with Tori Kelly |last=Richardson |first=Randi |website=[[Today (American TV program)|today.com]] |date=February 16, 2023 |publisher=[[NBC Universal]] |access-date=July 24, 2023}}</ref> In March, it was announced that Kelly had signed with [[Epic Records]], and released her first release under the label, "[[Missin U (Tori Kelly song)|Missin U]]", which sampled the 2000s single "[[Fill Me In]]" by [[Craig David]].<ref name="MissinU" /> On her new sound, Kelly noted that she "wanted to go back in time" and revisit [[R&B]] and [[hip-hop]] sounds popularized by 90s and mid-2000s artists like [[Destiny's Child]], [[Aaliyah]], [[Missy Elliot]], and [[TLC (group)|TLC]].<ref name="MissinU">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tori-kelly-missin-u-new-single-music-video-1235288966/ |title=Tori Kelly Serves Up Y2K Fantasia in Colorful 'Missin U' Music Video |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|billboard.com]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=July 24, 2023}}</ref> On July 28, 2023, Kelly released her fourth EP, ''[[Tori (EP)|Tori]]'' under Epic and singer-songwriter [[Jon Bellion]]'s record label [[Beautiful Mind Records|Beautiful Mind]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reece |first1=Adrianne |title=These Teasers for Tori Kelly's New Ep Are So TRL Coded |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/tori-kelly-ep-2023-release-date-details |website=Elite Daily |date=July 24, 2023}}</ref> A deluxe reissue of the EP was also released with three live recordings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailytargum.com/article/2023/09/tori-kellys-eponymous-ep-tori-is-her-edgy-return-to-music-scene|title=Tori Kelly’s eponymous EP 'tori' is her edgy return to music scene|accessdate=October 12, 2024|website=The Daily Targum|date=September 20, 2023|last=Fails|first=Mijo}}</ref>

In February 2024, Kelly released the single "High Water" and announced her fifth studio album, ''[[Tori (album)|Tori]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tori Kelly Details Writing an 'Inspirational Song' for New Album After 2023 Hospitalization (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/tori-kelly-wrote-inspirational-song-after-2023-hospitalization-exclusive-8558156 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=People|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stickler |first=Jon |title=Tori Kelly Announces Fifth Album ''Tori'' With New Single High Water |url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/242779/9 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Stereoboard.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Two-Time Grammy® Award-Winner Tori Kelly Announces New Album ''Tori.'' Releases New Single "High Water" – Sony Music Canada |url=https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/two-time-grammy-award-winner-tori-kelly-announces-new-album-tori-releases-new-single-high-water |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.sonymusic.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Logan |date=2024-02-09 |title=Tori Kelly announces new album + shares lead single "High Water" |url=https://substreammagazine.com/2024/02/tori-kelly-announces-new-album-shares-lead-single-high-water/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Substream Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> The album was released on April 5, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/tori-kelly-interview-tori-album-high-water-jon-bellion/|title=Tori Kelly's Self-Titled Moment Is Here|website=Uproxx|date=April 2, 2024|last=Armstrong|first=Megan}}</ref> A deluxe edition was released on October 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/tori-kelly-announces-tori-deluxe-edition/|title=Tori Kelly announces 'Tori' deluxe edition|date=October 3, 2024|last=Iahn|first=Buddy|website=The Music Universe}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kelly married André Murillo, a professional basketball player in Germany, in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tori-kelly-marries-basketball-player-andre-murillo/|title=Tori Kelly Is Married!|date=May 21, 2018|access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

On July 23, 2023, Kelly was hospitalized at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] after collapsing at a restaurant in [[Los Angeles]]. Blood clots had been found in her legs and around her lungs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tori Kelly Hospitalized for Blood Clots After Collapsing in Public: Report |url=https://people.com/tori-kelly-hospitalized-blood-clots-after-collapsing-7564983 |website=People |access-date=25 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/07/24/singer-tori-kelly-rushed-hospital-blood-clots/ |title=TORI KELLY RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER COLLAPSING Doctors Find Blood Clots |website=[[TMZ]] |access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tori-kelly-hospitalized-blood-clots-1234794428/ |title=Tori Kelly Rushed to Hospital Due to Blood Clots |last=Mier |first=Tomas |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 25, 2023 |access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref> On July 27, Kelly released a message stating that she felt better but was undergoing treatment.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=torikelly |number=1684534754698481664 |title=deuteronomy 31:8 }}</ref> On July 31, Kelly was discharged from the hospital.


==Discography==
==Discography==
{{Main|Tori Kelly discography|List of songs recorded by Tori Kelly| l2 = songs}}
===Extended plays===
* ''[[Unbreakable Smile]]'' (2015)
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* ''[[Hiding Place (Tori Kelly album)|Hiding Place]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Inspired by True Events]]'' (2019)
* ''[[A Tori Kelly Christmas]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Tori (album)|Tori]]'' (2024)
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== Tours ==
'''Headlining'''

* Where I Belong Tour (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stickler|first=Jon|title=Tori Kelly Lines Up North American 'Where I Belong Tour' - Stereoboard|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/191225/9|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Stereoboard.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Unbreakable Tour (Tori Kelly tour)|Unbreakable Tour]] (2016)
* Hiding Place Tour (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-07|title=Announcing Tori Kelly's Hiding Place Tour!|url=https://www.premierproductions.com/blog/announcing-tori-kellys-hiding-place-tour|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Premier Productions|language=en}}</ref>
* The Acoustic Sessions Tour (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Tori Kelly Announces The Acoustic Sessions Tour|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Tori-Kelly-Announces-The-Acoustic-Sessions-Tour-20190118|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Broadway World|language=en}}</ref>
* Take Control Tour (2023)
* Purple Skies Tour (2024)
'''Supporting'''

* [[Sam Smith]] - [[In the Lonely Hour Tour]] (2015)
* [[Ed Sheeran]] – [[+–=÷× Tour]] (all European dates) (2025)

==Filmography==
===Film===
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|2016
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br>Heat]]<br><ref name="HeatAlbum">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1496583/tori-kelly/chart?f=324|title=Tori Kelly Album & Song Chart History - Heatseeker Albums|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=February 12, 2015}}</ref>
|''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]''
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br><ref name="AlbumsNZ" />
|rowspan="2"|Meena
|rowspan="2"|Voice
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|2021
|''[[Sing 2]]''
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|2022
! scope="row"| ''Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly''
|''[[Jerry & Marge Go Large]]''
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|Herself
* Release date: May 1, 2012
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* Label: Independent
* Formats: [[Extended play]]
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|2024
! scope="row"| ''[[Foreword (Tori Kelly EP)|Foreword]]''
|''Sing: Thriller''
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|Meena
* Release date: October 22, 2013
|Voice
* Label: [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
* Formats: [[Extended play]]
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===Singles===
===Television===
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!Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
!Role
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
!class="unsortable"|Notes
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
|-
|2003
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
|''[[Star Search]]''
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Mainstream Top 40|US<br>Pop]]
|rowspan="5"|Herself
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
|rowspan="2"|Contestant
|-
|-
|2004
! scope="row"| "Mr. Music"
|''[[America's Most Talented Kid]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| — || — || —
| rowspan="2" | Non-album singles
|-
|-
|2010
! scope="row"| "Bring Me Home"
|''[[American Idol]]''
| — || — || —
|[[American Idol (season 9)|Season 9]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|2016
! scope="row"| "Confetti"
| ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]''
| 2012
| [[The Voice (American season 10)|Season 10]] Battle Advisor for Team [[Adam Levine]]
| — || — || —
| ''Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly''
|-
|-
|''[[The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60]]''
! scope="row"| "Dear No One"
|Sang "[[The Rainbow Connection]]" with [[Kermit the Frog]]
| 2013
| — || — || —
| rowspan="2" | ''Foreword''
|-
|-
|''[[Beat Bugs]]''
! scope="row"| "Paper Hearts"
|Millie Pede
| rowspan="1" | 2014
| Episode: 24b
| — || — || —
|-
|-
|''[[Sesame Street]]''
! scope="row"| "Nobody Love"
| rowspan="1" | 2015
|rowspan="3"|Herself
|Sang "[[Try a Little Kindness]]"
| 68 || 17 || 82
| ''TBA''
|-
|-
|2017–present
|}
|[[Nationwide Insurance|Nationwide]] commercials<ref>{{cite web |url = https://scooterbraun.com/news/tori-kelly-nationwide-commercial| title =SB Projects - Tori Kelly - Nationwide Commercial|access-date = 2024-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825102250/https://scooterbraun.com/news/tori-kelly-nationwide-commercial|archive-date=August 25, 2023 | postscript = . Original video link is privated on [[YouTube]].}}</ref>

|
====As featured artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
|rowspan="2"|2020
| ''[[The Disney Family Singalong]]''
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
| Television special
! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
|-
| ''[[The Masked Singer]]''
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
| Herself (Seahorse)
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]
| [[The Masked Singer (American season 4)|Season 4]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Chart|SCO]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2021
! scope="row" | "[[Lullaby (Professor Green song)|Lullaby]]"<br><small>([[Professor Green]] featuring Tori Kelly)</small>
|''[[American Idol]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2014
|Herself/Mentor
| — || 58 || 4 || 4 || 98 || 4
|[[American Idol (season 19)|Season 19]]
| ''[[Growing Up in Public (Professor Green album)|Growing Up in Public]]''
|-
|-
|''[[The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo]]''
! scope="row" | "[[Winter Wonderland]] / [[Don't Worry Be Happy]]"<br><small>([[Pentatonix]] featuring Tori Kelly)</small>
|Herself
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|Season 2, Episode 12
| ''[[That's Christmas to Me]]''
|-
|-
|2022
|''[[Rugrats (2021 TV series)|Rugrats]]''
|Cynthia
|Voice, episode: "Rescuing Cynthia"
|-
|2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-u09yu6/andrea-bocelli-the-journey/ | title=Andrea Bocelli: The Journey (TV Series) }}</ref>
|''THE JOURNEY: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tbn.org/programs/journey-andrea-bocelli | title=The Journey with Andrea Bocelli | access-date=March 8, 2023 | archive-date=April 8, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408065022/https://www.tbn.org/programs/journey-andrea-bocelli | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tbn-presents-the-journey-a-music-special-from-andrea-bocelli-coming-to-theaters-nationwide-beginning-april-2-301741373.html | title=TBN Presents THE JOURNEY: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli Coming to Theaters Nationwide Beginning April 2 }}</ref>
|Herself
|Sings various songs plus "[[Hallelujah]]" with Bocelli,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/music/andrea-bocelli-sings-hallelujah-tori-kelly-italy-rcna71052 | title=Andrea Bocelli sings powerful rendition of 'Hallelujah' with Tori Kelly | date=February 16, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/music/andrea-bocelli-and-tori-kelly-unite-for-powerful-rendition-of-hallelujah/ | title=Andrea Bocelli and Tori Kelly Unite for Powerful Rendition of 'Hallelujah' }}</ref> on this four-part series also re-edited into a full-length theatrical version
|-
|rowspan="2"|2024
|''[[American Idol]]''
|Herself/Mentor
| [[American Idol (season 22)|Season 22]]
|-
|''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]''
|Herself/Team Captain
|Season 11, Episode 2 Played against [[Meghan Trainor]]'s Family
|}
|}


==Awards and nominations==
===Soundtrack===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="infobox" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 85%; vertical-align: middle;"
|+ '''List of Tori Kelly awards'''
|- align="center"
!style="vertical-align: middle;"| Award
!style="background:#cceecc;" width="60px"| Wins
!style="background:#eecccc;" width="60px"| Nominations
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[BET Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|2}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[Billboard Music Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|4}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[Billboard Women in Music]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[Glamour Awards]]
|{{won|0}}
|{{nom|1}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[GMA Dove Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|2}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[Grammy Award]]
|{{won|2}}
|{{nom|6}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[MTV Europe Music Awards]]
|{{won|0}}
|{{nom|3}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[People's Choice Awards]]
|{{won|0}}
|{{nom|1}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[Radio Disney Music Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|2}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
; Soul Train Awards
|{{won|0}}
|{{nom|2}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[Streamy Awards]]
|{{won|0}}
|{{nom|1}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[Teen Choice Awards]]
|{{won|0}}
|{{nom|2}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[VH1]]'s Big Music in 2015: You Oughta Know
|{{won|0}}
|{{nom|1}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;[[YouTube Music Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}
|- bgcolor=#eeeeff
|align="center"|
;Overall
|{{won|8}}
|{{nom|28}}
|}

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Tori Kelly.

===Awards===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year{{efn|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[BET Awards]]
| |[[BET Awards 2018|2018]]
|rowspan="2"| [[BET Award for Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award|Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational]]
|[[I'll Find You]] (with [[Lecrae]])
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2018/nominees/dr-bobby-jones-best-gospel-inspirational-award.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706191222/https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2018/nominees/dr-bobby-jones-best-gospel-inspirational-award.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 6, 2018 | title=BET Awards 2018 &#124; Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award|website=Bet.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[BET Awards 2019|2019]]
|"Never Alone" (with [[Kirk Franklin]])
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/2019-bet-awards-cardi-b-she-bad-she-bad-she-bad-lea-1834841040 | title=BET Awards 2019 - Nominees|website=Thegrapevine.theroot.com| date=May 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"| [[Billboard Music Awards]]
| [[2018 Billboard Music Awards|2018]]
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song|Top Christian Song]]
| "I'll Find You"
| {{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan="3" | [[2019 Billboard Music Awards|2019]]
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Gospel Artist|Top Gospel Artist]]
| Herself
| {{Nom}}
|
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Gospel Album|Top Gospel Album]]
| ''[[Hiding Place (Tori Kelly album)|Hiding Place]]''
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Gospel Song|Top Gospel Song]]
| "Never Alone" (with [[Kirk Franklin]])
| {{Nom}}
|
|-
| [[2021 Billboard Music Awards|2021]]
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song|Top Christian Song]]
| "[[Together (For King & Country, Tori Kelly and Kirk Franklin song)|Together]]"
| {{Nom}}
|
|-
! scope="row"| [[Billboard Women in Music]]
|2015
|[[Billboard Women in Music|Breakthrough Artist]]
|Herself
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6769948/tori-kelly-billboard-women-in-music-2015-breakthrough | title=Tori Kelly to Perform, Receive 'Breakthrough' Award at Billboard's Women in Music 2015 | magazine=Billboard | date=November 20, 2015 | access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Glamour Awards]]
| 2016
| International Musician/ Solo Artist
| Herself
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>[https://www.demographix.com/surveys/QM2V-44C7/76P4HH4Z/ GLAMOUR WOTY voting 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510152105/https://www.demographix.com/surveys/QM2V-44C7/76P4HH4Z/ |date=May 10, 2017 }}. Demographix.com (February 25, 2014). Retrieved June 18, 2016.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[GMA Dove Awards]]
|rowspan="2" |[[49th GMA Dove Awards|2018]]
| [[GMA Dove Award|Song of the Year]]
|rowspan="2" | "I'll Find You" (with Lecrae)
|{{nominated}}
|rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|title=GMA Dove Awards 2018: See the Full Winners List|url=https://doveawards.com/awards/2018-nominees/|website=Doveawards.com|date=August 8, 2018|access-date=October 16, 2018|archive-date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828220254/https://doveawards.com/awards/2018-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Short Form Video Of the Year
| {{Won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6"| [[Grammy Awards]]
| [[58th Grammy Awards|2016]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
| Herself
| {{nominated}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Grammy Awards 2016: See the Full Winners List |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6875260/grammy-awards-2016-full-winners-list |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[61st Grammy Awards|2019]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album|Best Gospel Album]]
| ''[[Hiding Place (Tori Kelly album)|Hiding Place]]''
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=Grammy Nominations 2019: See The Full List Here |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grammy-nominations-2019-see-the-full-list-here/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=December 7, 2018 |date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song|Best Gospel Performance/Song]]
| "[[Never Alone (Tori Kelly song)|Never Alone]]" <small>(with [[Kirk Franklin]])</small>
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[64th Grammy Awards|2022]]
| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| ''[[Justice (Justin Bieber album)|Justice]]'' (as Featured Artist)
| {{nominated}}
|rowspan="2" | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list|title=2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List|website=Grammys.com|date=November 23, 2021|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album]]
| ''[[A Tori Kelly Christmas]]''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[67th Annual Grammy Awards|2025]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella|Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella]]
| "[[Bridge Over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]" <small>(with [[Jacob Collier]] and [[John Legend]])</small>
| {{pending}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=November 8, 2024 |title=Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar Lead 2025 Grammy Nominees |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammy-nominations-2025-list-1235156923/ |access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[MTV Europe Music Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[2015 MTV Europe Music Awards|2015]]
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act|Best New Act]]
| rowspan="3"| Herself
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6699532/mtv-emas-2015-nominations|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Push Act|Best Push Act]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Artist on the Rise|Artist on the Rise]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[NAACP Image Awards]]
|rowspan="2"| [[NAACP Image Awards|2019]]
|Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
| ''Hiding Place''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-naacp-image-awards-nominations-complete-list-1174374/item/outstanding-actress-a-comedy-series-1174385|title= 50th NAACP Image Awards: Nominations|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date= February 13, 2019|language=en|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song|Outstanding Song – Traditional]]
|"Never Alone"
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[People's Choice Awards]]
| [[42nd People's Choice Awards|2016]]
| [[People's Choice Award for Favorite Breakout Artist|Favorite Breakout Artist]]
| Herself
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=People's Choice Awards 2016: See the Full List of Winners Here |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6835344/peoples-choice-awards-2016-winners-list |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Radio Disney Music Awards]]
| rowspan="2"|[[2016 Radio Disney Music Awards|2016]]
| [[Radio Disney Music Award for Breakout Artist|Breakout Artist of the Year]]
| Herself
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref>[http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/03/04/radio-disney-music-awards-nominations-2016-full-list/ Radio Disney Music Awards Nominations 2016 — Full List Of Nominees Revealed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920044127/http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/03/04/radio-disney-music-awards-nominations-2016-full-list/ |date=September 20, 2017 }}. Hollywood Life (March 4, 2016). Retrieved June 18, 2016.</ref>
|-
| [[Radio Disney Music Award for Best Crush Song|Best Crush Song]]
| "[[Should've Been Us]]"
| {{Nom}}
|-
| [[2018 Radio Disney Music Awards|2018]]
| Country Favorite Song
| "Take Back Home Girl" (with Chris Lane)
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8395812/radio-disney-music-awards-2018-nominees|title=Shawn Mendes & Meghan Trainor Lead Radio Disney Music Awards 2018 Nominations|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Soul Train Music Awards]]
| [[2018 Soul Train Music Awards|2018]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song|Best Gospel/Inspirational Award]]
| rowspan="2"| Herself
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="VIBE-2012">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/trina_1220/|title=Trina @ Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash.|work=Vibe|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Soul Train Music Awards|2019]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="VIBE-2012"/>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Stellar Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[34th Annual Stellar Awards|2019]]
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| rowspan="2"| Herself
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blackamericaweb.com/2019/01/15/stellar-awards-2019-the-nominees-are-in/|title=Stellar Awards 2019: The Nominees Are In!|website=Blackamericaweb.com|date=January 15, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year
| "Never Alone" (featuring Kirk Franklin)
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Streamy Awards]]
| [[5th Streamy Awards|2015]]
| Breakthrough Artist 1875
| Herself
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/5th-annual-nominees-winners/ | title=5th Annual Winners & Nominees | website=Streamys.org | access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
|[[2015 Teen Choice Awards|2015]]
| Choice Web Star: Music
| Herself
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reiher|first1=Andrea|title=Justin Bieber, Bethany Mota lead 3rd wave of 2015 Teen Choice nominations|url=http://zap2it.com/2015/07/2015-teen-choice-awards-nominations-justin-bieber-bethany-mota/|publisher=[[Zap2it]]|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=August 1, 2015|archive-date=July 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731041403/http://zap2it.com/2015/07/2015-teen-choice-awards-nominations-justin-bieber-bethany-mota/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[2017 Teen Choice Awards|2017]]
!scope="col" style="width:9em;"| Title
|Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
!scope="col"| Year
|Herself
!scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Album
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lupo |first1=Marc |title=Teen Choice Awards 2017: All the Nominees and Winners |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/teen-choice-awards-2017-all-the-nominees-and-winners-w497317/ |website=[[Us Weekly]] |access-date=August 30, 2018|date=August 13, 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Silent"
! scope="row" | VH1's Big Music in 2015: You Oughta Know
| 2014
| 2015
| Artist of the Year
| ''[[The Giver (film)#Music|The Giver]]''
| Herself
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title = Cast Your Vote for VH1 Artist of the Year!|url = https://www.vh1.com/news/eh71fl/big-music-in-2015-you-oughta-know-vote |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220518093142/https://www.vh1.com/news/eh71fl/big-music-in-2015-you-oughta-know-vote |url-status = live |archive-date = May 18, 2022 |publisher = VH1 News|access-date = December 7, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[YouTube Music Awards]]
| [[2015 YouTube Music Awards|2015]]
| 50 Artists to Watch
| Herself
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite news|last1=McIntyre|first1=Hugh|title=Here Are The Winners of the 2015 YouTube Music Awards|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/03/03/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2015-youtube-music-awards/|access-date=May 1, 2015|work=[[Forbes]] |date=March 3, 2015}}</ref>
|}
|}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em|refs=
{{Reflist}}
<ref name="AlbumsNZ">
{{cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tori+Kelly |title=Tori Kelly Album Discography — NZ Top 40 Albums |work=[[Official New Zealand Music Chart]] |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=February 12, 2015 }}
</ref>
}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Tori Kelly}}
* {{Official website|torikellymusic.com}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/ToriKelly Official YouTube channel]
* {{IMDb name|1812991}}
* {{IMDb name|1812991}}
* {{cite magazine|title=Tori Kelly – Biography Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1496583/tori-kelly/biography|magazine=Billboard}}


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| NAME = Kelly, Tori
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Kelly, Victoria Loren
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American musician
| DATE OF BIRTH = December 14, 1992
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Canyon Lake, California|Canyon Lake]], [[California]], United States
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 9 December 2024

Tori Kelly
Kelly in 2023
Born
Victoria Loren Kelly

(1992-12-14) December 14, 1992 (age 31)[1]
Wildomar, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2003–present
Works
Spouse
André Murillo
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(m. 2018)​
Musical career
OriginCanyon Lake, California, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
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Websitetorikellymusic.com
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Victoria Loren Kelly (born December 14, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She first gained recognition on YouTube before making it through to Hollywood week on the ninth season of American Idol in 2010 and eventually releasing her debut EP, Handmade Songs (2012).

In 2013, Kelly signed with Capitol Records and released her first major-label EP Foreword (2013) which reached top 20 on the US Billboard 200. She followed with her debut studio album Unbreakable Smile (2015), which peaked at number two and garnered the singles "Nobody Love", "Should've Been Us" and "Hollow" which marked her first three appearances on the Billboard Hot 100.

Kelly released her second studio album, Hiding Place (2018), to critical acclaim and won two Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance/Song. She followed with Inspired by True Events (2019), A Tori Kelly Christmas (2020), and later signed to Epic Records and released Tori (2024). Outside of music, Kelly has voiced Meena in the Sing franchise and competed on The Masked Singer. She has received numerous accolades including a BET Award, two Billboard Music Awards, two Grammy Awards and a GMA Dove Award.

Early life

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Victoria Loren Kelly was born in Wildomar, California. Her father, Allwyn, is of Jamaican and Puerto Rican ancestry, while her mother, Laura, is of Irish and German descent.[3] She has a younger brother named Noah. Growing up, she was exposed to a variety of music by her parents. "I give them a lot of credit for just playing all different genres, and no genre was off limits," she said when asked about her upbringing. Kelly is a Christian. Faith plays a part in her songwriting, though she does not consider herself a part of the Christian music genre.[4][5] Kelly appeared on the show Star Search, but lost to vocalist Tiffany Evans, who won the title of Junior Champion in the junior singer division.

In 2004, she participated on America's Most Talented Kids, singing Christina Aguilera's "Keep on Singin' My Song" and won, beating out musician Hunter Hayes. She made a second appearance on the show in the Tournament of Champions, but lost to Antonio Pontarelli, a rock musician. At age twelve, Kelly accepted a record deal with Geffen Records, but both sides agreed to end the contract due to creative differences.[6] In 2007, Kelly began posting videos to YouTube, at the age of 14. The first video she uploaded was a cover of John Wesley Work Jr.'s "Go Tell It on the Mountain", which she originally performed back in December 2004. Kelly gained recognition for her acoustic cover, with a fellow YouTuber named Angie Girl, of Frank Ocean's "Thinkin Bout You".[7][8]

Despite failing to reach the top 24 on American Idol, she took a new tack in her music, learning how to play the guitar, composing original song pieces, and recording them herself on her computer. Tori began posting her performances on YouTube, and quickly reached over 1,000,000 subscribers.[9]

Career

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2010–2014: American Idol and breakthrough

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Kelly performing in 2014

In 2010, Tori auditioned for Season 9 of American Idol in Denver, Colorado and made it through to Hollywood Week but did not reach the "Top 24" of the artists. She had claimed that she was 'devastated' but she had given it her all. Afterwards, she was asked to take part in a youth version of the 1985 charity song "We Are the World" titled "We Are the World: The Next Generation". On May 1, 2012, she released her first EP, titled Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly, which was released on her own label, Toraay Records. Kelly wrote, produced, engineered, and recorded the EP by herself in her bedroom. Shortly after its release, the EP made it to the Top 10 Pop Albums list on iTunes.[10] She called the EP a "warm up" to a full-length album that was to come in the future.[11] As of 2013, it had sold more than 14,000 copies and reached number nine on the US Heatseekers Albums chart.[12]

In February 2013, Kelly released a single called "Fill a Heart", which she wrote for the "Child Hunger Ends Here" campaign by ConAgra Foods and Feeding America. The song was later performed by British boy band The Wanted on Dancing with the Stars. Starting in April 2013, Kelly performed at eight venues across continental U.S. for her "Fill a Heart" tour, helping out at the cities' food banks during the day.[13] She has performed in venues such as the Troubador and the Roxy in Los Angeles, the Gramercy Theater in New York and Bush Hall in London. She has also been featured in magazines such as Teen Vogue, Elle and Glamour.[14]

During mid-2013, Kelly's newly assigned manager Scooter Braun introduced her to the heads of Capitol Records. She had been "very skeptical" about signing with a major record label in fear that things would not work out in her favor. "I'd been burned before. But when I met those guys, I had never felt that way: They were fans and really got me." On September 6, 2013, she was signed to Capitol Records.[12]

In September 2013, she was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, where she performed her single "Dear No One". Kelly announced on The Today Show that her major label debut, a second EP, titled Foreword, would be released on October 22, 2013, on Capitol Records. By the end of November the EP had sold more than 16,000 copies, debuting at number 16 on the US Billboard 200.[15] Kelly was the sole supporting act to Ed Sheeran at Madison Square Garden on November 1, 2013, and supported Sam Smith on their In the Lonely Hour UK tour in October 2014.[16] Kelly wrote and recorded a song called "Silent" for The Giver: Music Collection, supporting the film adaptation (The Giver) of the novel The Giver, which was released on iTunes on August 5, 2014.[17] On August 7, 2014, Kelly posted a live acoustic version of the song on her YouTube channel; which has over 2.6 million views as of October 2015.[18] Kelly was featured on "Lullaby" by British rapper Professor Green, which was released in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2014.[19] The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, thus providing Kelly with her first top ten song in the United Kingdom.[20]

Kelly was featured on the medley "Winter Wonderland"/"Don't Worry Be Happy" on Pentatonix's album That's Christmas to Me that was released in October 2014. On December 1, 2014, it was announced that Tori Kelly was one of MTV's Artist's To Watch. She privately performed two songs for MTV: "Funny" and "Dear No One"; both can be found on her Artist To Watch page.[21] Her "Funny" performance was aired on MTV for several weeks.

2015–2018: Unbreakable Smile and Hiding Place

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Throughout 2014, Kelly worked with Braun on her debut album in which she had contributions from Toby Gad, Max Martin, and Ed Sheeran.[22] The lead single from the album, "Nobody Love", was released on February 8, 2015. It was written by Rickard Goransson, Max Martin, and Tori Kelly herself.[23] Kelly performed "Nobody Love" at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. The album, entitled Unbreakable Smile, was released on June 23, 2015,[24] and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.[25] Kelly performed "Should've Been Us" at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.[26] In October 2015, Kelly covered the song "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas on the We Love Disney album.[citation needed] "Hollow" was released on October 22, 2015[27] as the first single from the new edition of Unbreakable Smile.[28] In the same month, Kelly became the brand-ambassador of William Rast, the clothing line co-founded by Justin Timberlake.[29] In late 2015, Kelly received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 58th Grammy Awards.[30] She performed at the ceremony with English singer James Bay.[31] She became the first artist in history to perform a Christian pop song at the Grammy Awards.

Kelly at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016

Kelly recorded an updated version of Amy Grant's 1991 single "Baby Baby", with Grant herself. Commemorating its 25th anniversary, when Kelly was still 23, the song was released on April 29, 2016.[32] Kelly made her cinematic debut in the animated film Sing (2016), voicing Meena the elephant.[33] On July 10, 2016, Kelly released an original song "Blink of an Eye" to honor her friend Christina Grimmie, on the one-month anniversary of her murder.[34]

On May 7, 2017, Kelly played the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee opening for Soundgarden at what would be one of their final performances before frontman Chris Cornell died by suicide on May 17.[35] On June 9, Kelly and rapper Lecrae, released the single "I'll Find You", with Kelly as the featured artist. The accompanying music video was released on July 28, 2017. It features various St. Jude Hospital patients, and Kelly and Lecrae singing over a black backdrop. It peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart, No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs and No. 17 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. She also collaborated with country singer Chris Lane on his single "Take Back Home Girl" which has since charted at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.[36] In September 2017, Kelly announced her engagement to basketball player André Murillo.[37] In December 2017, She performed a memorable version of "Have yourself a Merry little Christmas" with Jacob Collier, posted on YouTube.

On March 30, 2018, Kelly released the single "Help Us to Love" featuring the HamilTones, which served as the lead single to her second studio album. On May 20, 2018, she announced her and Murillo's marriage in an Instagram post.[38] On August 23, Kelly revealed on her personal Instagram that her album, Hiding Place, would be released on September 14. The second single of the album, "Never Alone", was released on August 24. On September 7, Kelly announced a tour in support of the album.[39] Kelly later earned her first Grammy Awards with Hiding Place which won Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance/Song with "Never Alone" from the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

2019–2022: Inspired by True Events and other projects

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On January 18, 2019, Kelly announced that she would be going on The Acoustic Sessions tour starting in February. Tickets went on sale on January 25 along with the release of her new lead single "Change Your Mind" for her upcoming third studio album. On June 26, 2019, Kelly announced her third studio album Inspired by True Events which was released on August 9, 2019.[40]

Kelly announced the "Inspired by True Events Tour", which was to visit American and European cities, in October 2019.[41][42] However, on December 18, 2019, Kelly announced that the tour would now only involve Europe, Australia, and Asia, with new dates added, and a quiet cancelation of the American leg of the tour.[43][44] On March 18, 2020, Kelly canceled her remaining tour stops in Europe, Australia, and Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[45]

On March 21, 2020, Kelly began broadcasting a daily live stream on Instagram which she named "QuaranTEA with Tori." The show was hosted from her home where she sang fan-requested songs, answered fans' questions, and featured several celebrity guests to interview and duet with (remotely). The guests included AJ Rafael, Alessia Cara, David Archuleta, Demi Lovato, H.E.R., Jessie J, JoJo, Jordin Sparks, Kirk Franklin, Natasha Bedingfield, and many more. After 7 weeks, Kelly ended the show to work on new music.[46]

On July 22, 2020, Kelly released a cover of Drake's "Time Flies" as the first single of her EP Solitude. On August 11, three days before the EP's release, Kelly released "Unbothered" as the second single. Kelly released Solitude on August 14 which includes four original songs which she wrote while in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic.[47] On July 30, 2020, Kelly was featured on Jacob Collier's "Running Outta Love" from his album Djesse Vol. 3.[48] A version for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was released on August 3.[49]

On October 7, Kelly announced a Christmas album, A Tori Kelly Christmas, which was released on October 30. The album was produced by Babyface.[50][51] Two extra songs, including an original and a cover of "All I Want for Christmas Is You", were released as bonus tracks exclusively at Target.[52] In late 2020, Kelly also competed on season 4 of The Masked Singer as "Seahorse". Kelly made it to the semi-finals of the competition, before being unmasked in a triple elimination alongside Chloe Kim as "Jellyfish" and Taylor Dayne as "Popcorn".[53]

In 2021, Kelly recorded a cover of "Waving Through a Window" for the soundtrack album of the 2021 film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen, produced by Justin Goldner.[54][55] On November 2, 2021, she published her first book, The Curly Girl Blues.[56] That same year, she reprised her role as Meena in Sing 2.

2023–present: Tori

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In February 2023, Kelly performed a rendition of "Hallelujah" alongside Andrea Bocelli for Bocelli's music special The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli.[57] In March, it was announced that Kelly had signed with Epic Records, and released her first release under the label, "Missin U", which sampled the 2000s single "Fill Me In" by Craig David.[58] On her new sound, Kelly noted that she "wanted to go back in time" and revisit R&B and hip-hop sounds popularized by 90s and mid-2000s artists like Destiny's Child, Aaliyah, Missy Elliot, and TLC.[58] On July 28, 2023, Kelly released her fourth EP, Tori under Epic and singer-songwriter Jon Bellion's record label Beautiful Mind.[59] A deluxe reissue of the EP was also released with three live recordings.[60]

In February 2024, Kelly released the single "High Water" and announced her fifth studio album, Tori.[61][62][63][64] The album was released on April 5, 2024.[65] A deluxe edition was released on October 11, 2024.[66]

Personal life

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Kelly married André Murillo, a professional basketball player in Germany, in 2018.[67]

On July 23, 2023, Kelly was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after collapsing at a restaurant in Los Angeles. Blood clots had been found in her legs and around her lungs.[68][69][70] On July 27, Kelly released a message stating that she felt better but was undergoing treatment.[71] On July 31, Kelly was discharged from the hospital.

Discography

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Main articles: Tori Kelly discography and songs

Tours

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Headlining

  • Where I Belong Tour (2015)[72]
  • Unbreakable Tour (2016)
  • Hiding Place Tour (2018)[73]
  • The Acoustic Sessions Tour (2019)[74]
  • Take Control Tour (2023)
  • Purple Skies Tour (2024)

Supporting

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Sing Meena Voice
2021 Sing 2
2022 Jerry & Marge Go Large Herself
2024 Sing: Thriller Meena Voice

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Star Search Herself Contestant
2004 America's Most Talented Kid
2010 American Idol Season 9
2016 The Voice Season 10 Battle Advisor for Team Adam Levine
The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 Sang "The Rainbow Connection" with Kermit the Frog
Beat Bugs Millie Pede Episode: 24b
Sesame Street Herself Sang "Try a Little Kindness"
2017–present Nationwide commercials[75]
2020 The Disney Family Singalong Television special
The Masked Singer Herself (Seahorse) Season 4
2021 American Idol Herself/Mentor Season 19
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo Herself Season 2, Episode 12
2022 Rugrats Cynthia Voice, episode: "Rescuing Cynthia"
2023[76] THE JOURNEY: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli[77][78] Herself Sings various songs plus "Hallelujah" with Bocelli,[79][80] on this four-part series also re-edited into a full-length theatrical version
2024 American Idol Herself/Mentor Season 22
Celebrity Family Feud Herself/Team Captain Season 11, Episode 2 Played against Meghan Trainor's Family

Awards and nominations

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List of Tori Kelly awards
Award Wins Nominations
BET Awards
 1 2
Billboard Music Awards
 1 4
Billboard Women in Music
 1 1
Glamour Awards
 0 1
GMA Dove Awards
 1 2
Grammy Award
 2 6
MTV Europe Music Awards
 0 3
People's Choice Awards
 0 1
Radio Disney Music Awards
 1 2
Soul Train Awards
 0 2
Streamy Awards
 0 1
Teen Choice Awards
 0 2
VH1's Big Music in 2015
You Oughta Know
 0 1
YouTube Music Awards
 1 1
Overall
 8 28

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Tori Kelly.

Awards

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Award Year[a] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
BET Awards 2018 Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational I'll Find You (with Lecrae) Won [81]
2019 "Never Alone" (with Kirk Franklin) Nominated [82]
Billboard Music Awards 2018 Top Christian Song "I'll Find You" Nominated
2019 Top Gospel Artist Herself Nominated
Top Gospel Album Hiding Place Won
Top Gospel Song "Never Alone" (with Kirk Franklin) Nominated
2021 Top Christian Song "Together" Nominated
Billboard Women in Music 2015 Breakthrough Artist Herself Won [83]
Glamour Awards 2016 International Musician/ Solo Artist Herself Nominated [84]
GMA Dove Awards 2018 Song of the Year "I'll Find You" (with Lecrae) Nominated [85]
Short Form Video Of the Year Won
Grammy Awards 2016 Best New Artist Herself Nominated [86]
2019 Best Gospel Album Hiding Place Won [87]
Best Gospel Performance/Song "Never Alone" (with Kirk Franklin) Won
2022 Album of the Year Justice (as Featured Artist) Nominated
[88]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album A Tori Kelly Christmas Nominated
2025 Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (with Jacob Collier and John Legend) Pending [89]
MTV Europe Music Awards 2015 Best New Act Herself Nominated [90]
Best Push Act Nominated
Artist on the Rise Nominated
NAACP Image Awards 2019 Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album (Traditional or Contemporary) Hiding Place Nominated [91]
Outstanding Song – Traditional "Never Alone" Nominated
People's Choice Awards 2016 Favorite Breakout Artist Herself Nominated [92]
Radio Disney Music Awards 2016 Breakout Artist of the Year Herself Won [93]
Best Crush Song "Should've Been Us" Nominated
2018 Country Favorite Song "Take Back Home Girl" (with Chris Lane) Nominated [94]
Soul Train Music Awards 2018 Best Gospel/Inspirational Award Herself Nominated [95]
2019 Nominated [95]
Stellar Awards 2019 Female Vocalist of the Year Herself Nominated [96]
Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year "Never Alone" (featuring Kirk Franklin) Nominated
Streamy Awards 2015 Breakthrough Artist 1875 Herself Nominated [97]
Teen Choice Awards 2015 Choice Web Star: Music Herself Nominated [98]
2017 Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Herself Nominated [99]
VH1's Big Music in 2015: You Oughta Know 2015 Artist of the Year Herself Nominated [100]
YouTube Music Awards 2015 50 Artists to Watch Herself Won [101]

Notes

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  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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