Keyshia Cole is an American songwriter, singer, actor, and successful actor featured in many Television shows. She has also been nominated and won several prestigious awards such as Grammy Awards and German Awards. Keyshia fell in love with music at a young age. She met MC Hammer at 12, who inspired her to pursue music. She also got a chance to meet Tupac Shakur.
However, her musical journey sprouted in the early 2000s, when she did a cover of the song Nubian Queen by Messy Marv that attracted the attention of music enthusiasts who encouraged her to pursue music.
This article will share more about Keyshia Cole’s net worth, her musical journey, family, and relationship. In addition to that, you will know more about her sources of income, investments, relationships, affairs, children, and much more. Also, meet Keyshia Cole’s father’s mother and know her age.
Keyshia Cole Net Worth, how she makes her money
Keyshia has a net worth of $9.5 million. This, she has earned through album sales, performances, and endorsement throughout her career. Apart from music, Keyshia is also a successful businesswoman; she ventured into the reality TV business in 2006, which saw her making much money. Her reality TV show, “Keyshia Cole,” is her successful TV project.
Who is Keyshia Cole? Her career and professional details
Keyshia Cole began her career at a young age. At 12, she was already recording with Bay Area, Oakland Native MC Hammer. Some sources say that Keyshia Cole was very close to the late African-American rapper called Tupac, whom she was set to feature in track. Unfortunately, he died in 1996 before doing any project with him.
Keyshia Cole’s professional music career began when she recorded Messy Marv and Dwayne Wigging, who trace their roots in Oakland. When she was only 18 years old, Keyshia Cole moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career. In 2002, she recorded yet another song called “Love,” which got her a recording deal with A&M records.
In 2005, Keyshia released her debut album “The way It Is.” She later recorded other successful projects such as “I Changed My Mind,” in which she featured Kanye West (I Want It) to be over, and “Love.” Her song “love” did exceptionally well and even climbed to number 19 on the US Hot 100. The song sold millions of copies, an achievement that saw her receive platinum certification.
Such massive success put her on the world music map, and so she became a megastar. The album sold more than 850,000 copies in its first week of release. Keyshia Cole’s net worth skyrocketed when she sold more than 1.5 million copies in total. She later collaborated with Puff Daddy and even joined Nelly and Kanye West on the countrywide tour.
In 2005, she released an album titled “Just like you.” The album did well the previous one, peaking at number 2 and selling 1.7 million copies. This album produced hit singles like platinum-certified “Let It Go” ft. Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim, “Heaven Sent,” and “I Remember” all made it to the US Hot 100. Following the success of her second album and singles, she got 4 Grammy Award nominations.
In 2007, Keyshia Cole recorded a 3rd studio album called “A Different Me, “which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, sold millions of copies, and significantly increased Keyshia Cole’s net worth. In 2010, she released another album titled “Calling All Hearts.” This album, however, did not do well on the market. Since then, Keyshia has been performing poorly regarding sales. She is still recording songs.
Meet Keyshia Cole, mother, and father
Keyshia was born and raised by a single mother, Francine Lons, estranged from her husband. Her mother was once prisoned when Keyshia Cole was only two years old. Family friends Leon and Yvonne Cole thus adopted her. However, Keyshia met her biological Virgil Hunter in May 2016, whom she confirmed was her real dad after a confirmatory DNA test.
Keyshia Cole Wiki-Bio
| Born
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October 15, 1981
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| Nationality
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US Oakland, California
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| Occupation
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Singer, Songwriter, Businesswoman
, Actress
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| Years active
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1998 till present
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| Spouse
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Daniel Gibson (2011 – 2017)
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| Children
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1
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| Net worth | 9.5 million dollars |
| Genres
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R & B
Hip-hop Soul
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