Kelly Price
Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4, 1973) is an American
R&B and
gospel singer. Beginning her career in 1992, Price originally performed backing vocals for
Mariah Carey on multiple songs, including Carey's
''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one singles "
All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "
Fantasy." Price rose to wider prominence in 1997 following her uncredited performances on the number-one single "
Mo Money Mo Problems" by
the Notorious B.I.G. and the top-five single "
Feel So Good" by
Mase, prompting her to record as a lead artist. Her debut studio album,
''Soul of a Woman'' (1998), received
platinum certification by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); its lead single, "
Friend of Mine" (featuring
R. Kelly and
Ronald Isley) peaked within the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Price guest featured alongside
Faith Evans on
Whitney Houston's 1998 single "
Heartbreak Hotel," which peaked at number two on the chart and earned a
Grammy Award nomination for
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocals. Her second and fourth albums,
''Mirror Mirror'' (2000) and ''
Priceless'' (2003), both peaked within the top ten of the
''Billboard'' 200. She provided uncredited guest performances on
Kanye West's 2016 songs "
Ultralight Beam" and "
Low Lights" (recording a sample of "So Alive" by
Kings of Tomorrow), both from his album ''
The Life of Pablo''.
Price has won a
Soul Train Music Award, and received nine Grammy Award nominations.
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