Tori Kelly
Tori Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She appeared as a semi-finalist on the ninth season of American Idol in 2010. Her debut studio album Unbreakable Smile peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 58th Grammy Awards. Kelly voiced Meena in the animated film Sing.
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Tori Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She appeared as a semi-finalist on the ninth season of American Idol in 2010. Kelly’s debut studio album Unbreakable Smile peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 58th Grammy Awards, and voiced Meena in the animated film Sing. In 2019, Kelly released her third studio album Inspired by True Events. Kelly is a Christian, though she does not consider herself a part of the Christian music genre. She has performed in venues such as the Troubador and the Gramercy Theater in Los Angeles, the Roxy Theater in New York, and Bush Hall in London. Kelly has been featured in magazines such as Teen Vogue, Elle, Glamour and Elle and has been assigned to the heads of Capitol Records by Scooter Braun. She is currently on tour for her single ‘Fill a Heart’, which she wrote for the Feeding America campaign. 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.
She had a younger brother named Noah, born August 29, 1996, and she has a younger sister named Tori, born on August 28, 2007. Kelly gained recognition for her acoustic cover, with a fellow YouTuber named Angie Girl, of Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You”. 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. At age twelve, Kelly accepted a record deal with Geffen Records, but both sides agreed to end the contract due to creative differences. In May 2012, she released her first EP, titled Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly, which was released on her own label, Toraay Records. In 2013, after ScooterBraun became her manager, Kelly signed with Capitol Records. Her second EP and first major-label release, Foreword, followed soon after. In February 2013, Kelly release a single called ‘Fill A Heart’ for the “Child Hunger Ends Here Here’ campaign by Conra Foods. The song was later performed by British band The Wanted on Dancing With The Stars.
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