Kehlani
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Kehlani is a non-binary person from the United States who works as a musician and author. Their musical genres include adult contemporary R&B, alternative R&B, contemporary R&B, hip hop, and neo soul. They are also associated with the tags R&B, pop, soul, female vocalists, and Hip-Hop. Kehlani began their work period in 2009.
As an author, Kehlani Booth has written sixteen works, including Wrong (a Naughty Novelette), 1st True Love (a Naughty Novelette), GrandPapa's Pet (a Naughty Novelette), Double Trouble (a Naughty Novelette), and Nick's Niece (a Naughty Novelette). Their music has a playcount of 73,768,934 and 1,750,102 listeners. They have 4,110,000 social media followers and are referenced by 909 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Person.children
- 1
- Musical artist.name
- Kehlani
- Musical artist.image
- Kehlani-New-Zealand-Warner-Music-Interview.png
- Musical artist.alt
- Kehlani smiles lightly, holding a permanent marker and drawing on a large pad of paper
- Musical artist.caption
- Kehlani in 2021
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Kehlani Ashley Parrish
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Oakland, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.education
- Oakland School for the Arts
- Musical artist.discography
- Kehlani discography
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2009–present
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- The HBK Gang
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- PopLyfe
- Musical artist.partner
- kwn (2024present)
- Person.child
- yes
- Person.signature
- Kehlani sig.svg
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ashley
- Gender
- non-binary
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oakland
- Occupation
- dancer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- dance
- Genre
- hip-hop
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Official website
- kehlani.com
- Image
- Kehlani-New-Zealand-Warner-Music-Interview.png
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- date of birth
- 1995-04-24
- Commons category
- Kehlani
- topic's main category
- Category:Kehlani
- social media followers
- 4110000
- start of work period
- 2009-00-00
- pseudonym
- Kehlani
- birth name
- Kehlani Ashley Parrish
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2009–2013: Beginnings with PopLyfe
- 2014–2017: ''SweetSexySavage''
- 2018{{endash}}2023: ''It Was Good Until It Wasn't'' and ''Blue Water Road''
- 2024{{endash}}present: ''Crash'', ''While We Wait 2'' and ''Kehlani''
- Personal life
- In politics
- Sexuality and gender identity
- Tattoos
- Business ventures
- Entrepreneurship in activism
- Discography
- Filmography
- Tours
- Awards and nominations
- Notes
- References
- External links
Kehlani Ashley Parrish ( ; born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. They initially started as a member of the teen pop group PopLyfe in 2011 as contestant on ''America's Got Talent. After leaving the group, Parrish self-released the mixtapes Cloud 19 (2014) and You Should Be Here (2015), both of which were critically acclaimed and received gold certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while the latter marked their first entry on the US Billboard 200 and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
Kehlani signed with Atlantic Records to release their debut studio album, SweetSexySavage (2017), which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, while their second, It Was Good Until It Wasn't (2020), peaked at number two. Their third album, Blue Water Road (2022), peaked at number 13 on the chart and was met with critical acclaim, while their fourth, Crash (2024), peaked at number 25. Their 2025 single, "Folded", from their eponymous fifth album, Kehlani (2026), peaked at number six on the Billboard'' Hot 100 and won Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
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