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In January 2017 Alina Baraz's single "Electric" featuring Khalid was released. His collaboration with Brasstracks, "Whirlwind," part of the Yours Truly & [[Adidas]] Originals Songs from Scratch series,<ref>[http://www.songsfromscrat.ch SongsfromScratch.ch website]</ref> received over 300,000 [[Soundcloud]] plays. In the first week of February 2017, [[Apple Music]] named Khalid its New Artist of the Week.
In January 2017 Alina Baraz's single "Electric" featuring Khalid was released. His collaboration with Brasstracks, "Whirlwind," part of the Yours Truly & [[Adidas]] Originals Songs from Scratch series,<ref>[http://www.songsfromscrat.ch SongsfromScratch.ch website]</ref> received over 300,000 [[Soundcloud]] plays. In the first week of February 2017, [[Apple Music]] named Khalid its New Artist of the Week.


Khalid sold out every venue on his 21-city January–February 2017 US "Location Tour", including the 1,500-capacity Tricky Falls in El Paso, and the tour continued in Europe. In the first week of February 2017, [[Apple Music]] named Khalid its New Artist of the Week. His debut [[studio album]] ''[[American Teen (album)|American Teen]]'', released on March 3, 2017.
Khalid sold out every venue on his 21-city January–February 2017 US "Location Tour", including the 1,500-capacity Tricky Falls in El Paso, and the tour continued in Europe. His debut [[studio album]] ''[[American Teen (album)|American Teen]]'', released on March 3, 2017.


Khalid has said his mother is his biggest musical inspiration,<ref name="Saved documentary"/> and has also cited [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[A$AP Rocky]], [[Father John Misty]], [[Frank Ocean]], [[Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear]], [[Chance the Rapper]], [[India.Arie]], and [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]] as influences.<ref>Kevito, [http://www.okayplayer.com/news/first-look-friday-khalid-interview.html/2, "First Look Friday: Chucotown's Own Khalid Is The Future of Millennial R&B"], Okayplayer, December 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017</ref><ref>Eddie Cepeda, [https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/irl-paso-texas-singer-khalid-is-making-music-to-connect-to, "IRL Paso: Texas Singer Khalid Is Making Music to Connect To"], Noisey, 17 January 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017</ref>
Khalid has said his mother is his biggest musical inspiration,<ref name="Saved documentary"/> and has also cited [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[A$AP Rocky]], [[Father John Misty]], [[Frank Ocean]], [[Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear]], [[Chance the Rapper]], [[India.Arie]], and [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]] as influences.<ref>Kevito, [http://www.okayplayer.com/news/first-look-friday-khalid-interview.html/2, "First Look Friday: Chucotown's Own Khalid Is The Future of Millennial R&B"], Okayplayer, December 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017</ref><ref>Eddie Cepeda, [https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/irl-paso-texas-singer-khalid-is-making-music-to-connect-to, "IRL Paso: Texas Singer Khalid Is Making Music to Connect To"], Noisey, 17 January 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017</ref>

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This article is about the American R&B singer. For the Algerian singer, see Khaled (musician).
Khalid
Birth nameKhalid Robinson
Born (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 26)
Fort Stewart, Georgia, US
OriginFort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, US
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Websitekhalidofficial.com

Khalid Robinson (born February 11, 1998), better known by his stage name Khalid (pronounced 'KUH-LeeD'[1]), is an American singer and songwriter from El Paso, Texas. He is signed to Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. He is best known for his debut single, "Location", which has peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and is currently his highest-charting single.

Early life

Khalid Robinson was born on February 11, 1998, in Fort Stewart, Georgia. He spent his childhood in various locations because of his mother Linda Wolfe's career in the military. Wolfe worked as a supply technician for over 10 years, and eventually earned a prestigious opportunity to sing in the US Army Band. Khalid's mother sacrificed opportunities to pursue her own artistic dreams in order to raise Khalid,[2] who spent parts of his childhood in a variety of locations including Fort Campbell in Kentucky, Fort Drum in Watertown, New York, and six years in Heidelberg, Germany. In high school he studied singing and musical theater. During his senior year of high school the family moved their location to El Paso, Texas.

Career

He reached No. 2 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart in July 2016, his single "Location" began charting, while Khalid began appearing on many publications' "Artists you need to know" lists, including Billboard,[3] Yahoo,[4] Buzzfeed,[5] and Rolling Stone.[6] With production from Syk Sense, Tunji Ige, and Smash David, "Location" finished the year 2016 at No. 20 on the Billboard's Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart[3] and reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart on January 21, 2017.[7] After premiering on The Fader,[8] the video netted over six million views in its first four months on YouTube, while the song was streamed 35 million times on Spotify.

In January 2017 Alina Baraz's single "Electric" featuring Khalid was released. His collaboration with Brasstracks, "Whirlwind," part of the Yours Truly & Adidas Originals Songs from Scratch series,[9] received over 300,000 Soundcloud plays. In the first week of February 2017, Apple Music named Khalid its New Artist of the Week.

Khalid sold out every venue on his 21-city January–February 2017 US "Location Tour", including the 1,500-capacity Tricky Falls in El Paso, and the tour continued in Europe. His debut studio album American Teen, released on March 3, 2017.

Khalid has said his mother is his biggest musical inspiration,[2] and has also cited Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Father John Misty, Frank Ocean, Grizzly Bear, Chance the Rapper, India.Arie, and James Blake as influences.[10][11]

Khalid made his television debut performing "Location" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon March 15, 2017 backed by The Roots. He is set to perform at the annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, PA on June 3, 2017.

His song, "Angels", was featured on the ABC drama series, Grey's Anatomy, in the episode entitled, "Don't Stop Me Now", which aired April 27th, 2017.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart position
Title Album details Peak chart position
US
[12] 		US
R&B/HH
[13] 		US R&B
[14] 		CAN
[15] 		NL
[16] 		NZ
[17][18] 		UK
R&B
[19]
American Teen 9 6 3 15 69 28 27

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[21] 		US
R&B/HH
[22] 		US
R&B
[23] 		CAN
[24] 		NL
[16] 		NZ
[17] 		UK
R&B
[19]
"Location" 2016 16 8 3 48 78 19
[25]		 30 American Teen
"Let's Go"[26] — — — — — — —
"Hopeless"[27] — — — — — — —
"Reasons"[28] — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Saved"[29] 2017 — —[A] 18 — — — — American Teen
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Electric"[31]
(Alina Baraz featuring Khalid) 		2017 Non-album single
"1-800-273-8255"[32]
(Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid) 		Everybody

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
R&B
[23]
"American Teen" 2017 22 American Teen
"Young Dumb & Broke" 25

Notes

  1. ^ "Saved" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[30]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2017 Woodie Awards Woodie To Watch Himself Won

References

  1. ^ KhalidVEVO (2016-09-26), Khalid - Location, retrieved 2017-04-30
  2. ^ a b Scott Perry, "Saved" documentary, The Fader, 2 February 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  3. ^ a b Elias Leight, "10 Hip-Hop and R&B Artists to Watch In 2017", Billboard, 27 December 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017
  4. ^ Jim Farber, "10 Artists to Watch in 2017", Yahoo! Music, 28 December 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017
  5. ^ Emma Cooke, "26 Brilliant Songs You Need In Your January Playlist", Buzzfeed, 11 January 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  6. ^ "10 New Artists You Need to Know: February 2017", Rolling Stone, 1 February 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  7. ^ Amaya Mendizabal, "The 'Location' of Khalid's Breakout Hit? The Top 10 on Hot R&B Songs Chart", Billboard, 12 January 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  8. ^ Myles Tanzer, "Khalid Finds A Digital Love In 'Location' Video", The Fader, 26 September 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017
  9. ^ SongsfromScratch.ch website
  10. ^ Kevito, "First Look Friday: Chucotown's Own Khalid Is The Future of Millennial R&B", Okayplayer, December 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017
  11. ^ Eddie Cepeda, "IRL Paso: Texas Singer Khalid Is Making Music to Connect To", Noisey, 17 January 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  12. ^ "Khalid – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "Khalid – Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  14. ^ "Khalid – Chart History: Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "Khalid – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Discografie Khalid". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Discography Khalid". charts.org.nz - Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  18. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  19. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums and singles on the R&B Chart in the United Kingdom:
  20. ^ "American Teen by Khalid on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  21. ^ "Khalid – Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  22. ^ "Khalid – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  23. ^ a b "Khalid – Chart History: Hot R&B Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  24. ^ "Khalid – Chart History: Candian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  25. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  26. ^ "Let's Go - Single by Khalid". iTunes. September 12, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  27. ^ "Hopeless - Single by Khalid". iTunes. October 28, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  28. ^ "Reasons - Single by Khalid". iTunes. December 2, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  29. ^ "Saved - Single by Khalid". iTunes. January 13, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  30. ^ "Chart Search for Khalid (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop) | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  31. ^ "Electric (feat. Khalid) - Single by Alina Baraz On Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  32. ^ "Logic Dropping New Single With Khalid & Alessia Cara On Friday". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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