1. Keri Lynn Hilson was born on December 5,1982 and is an American singer and songwriter.
38 Facts About Keri Hilson
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At the age of 14, Hilson secured a record deal with the girl group D'Signe, who disbanded without any releases.
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Keri Hilson attended Oxford College of Emory University while contributing to material for popular artists, including Britney Spears, Usher, Ciara, The Pussycat Dolls, and Mary J Blige; she joined the songwriting-production group, the Clutch in 2004.
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Keri Hilson guest appeared on Timbaland's 2007 single, "The Way I Are," which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked atop record charts in eight other countries, becoming her mainstream commercial breakthrough.
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Keri Hilson has pursued a side career in acting, making her film debut in the Tim Story romantic comedy film Think Like a Man.
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Keri Hilson's accolades include two Grammy Award nominations, a BET Award, a MOBO Award, an NAACP Image Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards.
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Keri Lynn Hilson was born on December 5,1982, in Decatur, Georgia.
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Keri Hilson's mother owned and ran a day care center and her father was a developer who served in the Army.
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Keri Hilson was raised in a middle class family and in an African-American neighborhood.
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Keri Hilson's brother is Kip and her sisters are Kelsee, Kye and Kaycee.
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Keri Hilson spent most of her teenage years working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for the likes of Usher, Ludacris, Kelly Rowland, Toni Braxton, Ciara and Polow da Don.
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Keri Hilson continued working as a songwriter and background vocalist during her schooling years.
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Keri Hilson eventually stopped working with Dent in favor of Polow da Don.
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Keri Hilson became a member of the songwriting and production team, The Clutch.
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Keri Hilson appeared on American rapper Lloyd Banks' single "Help" from his album Rotten Apple, released the following month.
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In 2008, Keri Hilson appeared in the music videos for Usher's single "Love in This Club" and Ne-Yo's single "Miss Independent".
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Keri Hilson performed "Slow Dance" with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on September 18,2009.
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In 2011, Keri Hilson posed nude for the May issue of Allure magazine.
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Keri Hilson made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film Think Like a Man, released on April 20,2012.
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Keri Hilson appeared alongside Vin Diesel in the sci-fi action film Riddick, in a brief role as a prisoner allowed to escape to make room for Riddick.
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Keri Hilson portrayed the character Gigi in the 2021 film For the Love of Money.
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However Keri Hilson would go on to refute this, stating that the press release from her label Zone 4 was premature and fake.
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Keri Hilson did confirm that the album would be called LIAR and confirmed "Again" as a song title but refuted the impending release and single choice.
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In July 2017, Keri Hilson was featured on Zambian singer Tiwah Hillz's single "Beautiful".
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Keri Hilson announced that she would be releasing new music in summer 2019, nine years after her previous album.
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Keri Hilson performed on Femme It Forward Tour in summer 2019 alongside Mya, Brandy, Ashanti, Monica and Amerie.
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In October 2019, Keri Hilson referred to the album as untitled, but said that it was in the final stages of mixing and production.
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Keri Hilson later recommended Rihanna for a future collaboration with the Ghanaian dancehall musician.
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On March 27,2025, Keri Hilson released the single "Bae"; the single samples Hurricane Chris's 2007 single "A Bay Bay".
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Later in April 2025, Keri Hilson acted in the Lifetime film Fame: A Temptations Story, alongside Canadian singer and actress Keshia Chante.
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Keri Hilson has stated that her musical influences come from her father's side of the family.
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Keri Hilson's father introduced her to artists such as Sade, Anita Baker, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Lisa Stansfield, Take 6 and Stevie Wonder.
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Besides her career in music, Keri Hilson has been involved with several charities.
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On October 21,2010, Keri Hilson attended Collins Academy High School in Chicago as part of the Get Schooled National Challenge and Tour, a "program aimed at increasing high school and college graduation rates and promoting the importance of education".
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Keri Hilson contributed to the It Gets Better Project, a project which aims to prevent suicide among LGBT youth.
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In June 2011, Keri Hilson became an ambassador for MTV Staying Alive, a foundation which raises awareness and prevention of HIV and AIDS.
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Keri Hilson gave each orphan a "care" package, which consisted of bookbags, T-shirts, sunglasses, notebooks and an electric keyboard.
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Keri Hilson has become an active opponent of 5G wireless technology, and was criticized for falsely claiming it caused the coronavirus pandemic.