R. Kelly
American singer-songwriter and record producer
- Born
- 8 January 1967, Chicago
- Age
- 59
- Birth name
- Robert Sylvester Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American former singer, songwriter, and record producer who is credited with prolific commercial success in contemporary R&B, hip-hop, and pop music recordings. Nicknamed "the King of R&B", "the King of Pop-Soul", and "the Pied Piper of R&B", Billboard has him ranked as the 9th greatest R&B artist of all time. His career ended following his 2021 and 2022 convictions and subsequent 31-year prison sentence for a series of child sex offences.
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