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Keyshia Myeshia Cole Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Born and raised in
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, Cole began her career as a
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for
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. After signing with
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, she released her debut studio album, ''
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'' in 2005. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and garnered two nominations at the
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. Cole starred in the
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series '' Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is'' (2006–2008), which became one of the most-watched programs in the network's history. In 2007, Cole released her second studio album, '' Just Like You'', which spawned three number-one R&B singles — "
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" (featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim), " I Remember" and " Heaven Sent" — and earned her four Grammy nominations. The album reached number two on ''Billboard'' 200 chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA. Her third album, '' A Different Me'' (2008), was met with generally positive reviews and became the second of her career to debut atop of the
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chart as well as number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. A commercial success, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA. Cole's fourth album, ''
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'' (2010), included the singles " I Ain't Thru" and " Take Me Away". Her fifth studio album, '' Woman to Woman'' (2012), peaked at number ten on the ''Billboard'' 200. It spawned the single " Enough of No Love", which peaked within the top-ten of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. That same year, she starred in the reality series '' Keyshia & Daniel: Family First''. Further label changes saw the release of ''
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'' (2014) under Interscope and '' 11:11 Reset'' (2017) under Epic. Dubbed by
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as the " Princess of Hip-Hop Soul", Cole is best known for her soulful voice. Her work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including an
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and a
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. From 2019 to 2020, she hosted the
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syndicated television talk show ''
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.''


Early life

Keyshia Myeshia Johnson was born on October 15, 1981, in
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, and is the biological daughter of Francine "Frankie" Lons (1960-2021) and boxing trainer
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. Cole is mixed of
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and Mexican heritage. Her biological mother was addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine. She was adopted at the age of two by family friends Leon and Yvonne Cole, changing her last name to Cole. At the age of 12, Cole was introduced into the music industry, along with her brother Sean (also known as Nutt-So), where she met and recorded with
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. She later formed a friendship with
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, who promised to help her start her singing career after asking her to write a hook on his then-upcoming project on the night he got shot in a
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unexpectedly, which caused his death six days later. At the age of 16, Cole became a participant at the East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC), a local youth organization. Cole moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to pursue a music career. During this time, Cole collaborated with artists from her native Bay Area, among them
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of Tony Toni Tone and Messy Marv. In 2002, she was introduced to
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A&R
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, whom signed her and began mentoring her after listening to an unfinished version of one of her songs.


Career


2004–2006: ''The Way It Is''

Cole's debut single, " Never", featuring
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, was released on March 23, 2004, to promote the soundtrack to the film '' Barbershop 2: Back in Business''. The single failed to reach the charts, but it eventually became the closing track on her debut album, "
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". On November 9, 2004, Cole released her first single from "The Way It Is" entitled " I Changed My Mind" featuring
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. The radio remix, featuring then-incarcerated rapper
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reached #71 in the US. Her second single from the album, " (I Just Want It) To Be Over", was released on April 5, 2005, and reached number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 (101). Cole completed her debut album in early 2005. In anticipation, Cole and
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released a mixtape entitled "
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" in February 2005 featuring remixes of hip-hop instrumentals and snippets of songs from her album. It featured appearances by
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, Fat Joe, and
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. ''
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'' was released on June 21, 2005. It debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 89,000 copies in the first week of release. It has since sold over 2 million copies worldwide, receiving a
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certification from the RIAA. The third single from the album, " I Should Have Cheated" was released on August 3, 2005, and reached number 30 on the Hot 100. The fourth single, "
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" was released on January 6, 2006, and reached 19 on the Hot 100 and number one on the US
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. It has been certified
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by the RIAA and is regarded as Cole's "breakthrough single".


2007–2009: ''Just like You'' and ''A Different Me''

Cole began work on the second album in early 2006. She was featured on the single " Last Night" by Diddy from his album Press Play which also ended up being on her second LP. The recording of the album was documented on the second season of her reality TV show '' Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is''. After A&M Records folded through a merger with
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in early 2007, Cole was drafted by the
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and Interscope Records boss
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to its subsidiary label
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, the same ''de facto'' record label trade done on rapper The Game from Interscope to Geffen, a year earlier, to avoid his contractual obligations with his former rival, 50 Cent, and his crew,
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. Now under Geffen, Cole released her second album, '' Just Like You'' on September 25, 2007. The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 281,000 copies in its first week.Katie Hasty
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After four months of release, the album was certified
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by the RIAA, just like her debut, and has since sold 1.7 million copies in the US alone. Preceded by the number one hit single "
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" featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim, "Let It Go" has sold over one million copies in the US and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The second single "
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" featuring Amina Harris, fared well on charts peaking at number seven on the US
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The album's final single Heaven Sent, followed in the previous singles success. "Heaven Sent" is Cole's third number one on the US ''Billboard''
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from ''Just Like You''. It peaked at number one for nine consecutive weeks. It charted on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart for 55 weeks. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it has peaked at number 28.Billboard.BIZ
The album's third single I Remember, reached number one on the '' Billboard''
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chart and peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Cole received a variety of nominations for the album, including four Grammys,
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, and
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at the
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and
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and
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at the
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. Cole was also featured on
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's single "I've Changed", from his album ''
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'' and Keith Sweat's ''Love You Better'', which was featured on his album '' Just Me'' and the soundtrack to ''
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'' Additionally, Cole was scheduled to make a cameo on Missy Elliott's album, ''Block Party''. In early to mid-2008, Cole made several guest appearances on songs such as "
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" with rapper
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, " Boyfriend/Girlfriend" with Atlanta hip hop group C-Side, and "
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" with west-coast native The Game. The third season of ''Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is'' premiered in October 2008 on
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. The 10-episode season followed up the last season following Keyshia's family and giving a look into her third studio album, '' A Different Me''. The series concluded on December 16, 2008. Cole released " A Different Me" on December 16, 2008. It had its debut at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 322,000 copies in its first week. The album has gone on to sell over 1,020,000 copies in the US, and has received a platinum certification from the RIAA. The album was preceded by lead single " Playa Cardz Right", with a posthumous feature from Oakland-native and past mentor, Tupac Shakur. It was released on October 28, 2008, and reached number 63 on the Hot 100. The second single from the album, " You Complete Me", was released to radio in December 2008 and reached number 62 on the Hot 100. Cole released the third and final single from the album, "
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", a duet with Monica, on May 5, 2009, which reached number five on the Billboard
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chart. To promote the album and single, Cole embarked on her first headlining tour, A Different Me Tour in summer 2009. Throughout this time, Cole was featured as the cover artist on several magazines such as the March 2009 issue of ''
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'', WordUp!, the Summer 2009 final double-cover issue of ''
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'', and the June issue of ''
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'' with her mother Yvonne Cole. With more collaborations along the way with
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on her debut LP
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's single "
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" along with T-Pain, and
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on his own LP "The State vs Radric Davis", she began work on her fourth studio album.


2010–2013: ''Calling All Hearts'' and ''Woman to Woman''

Three months after the birth of her son, on June 27, 2010, Cole returned to the music industry, filling in for Hayley Williams to sing the chorus to
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's "
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" featuring Eminem during the 2010
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. Over a year after Cole announced the beginning production of her fourth studio album, she released her first single, " I Ain't Thru", featuring
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rap star,
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, on October 15, 2010, her birthday. Although not a big hit on the charts and later revealed as a regret as a single choice by Cole, fans loved the single and viewed it as a great comeback along with credits. Her fourth studio album, ''
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'' was released on December 21, 2010, featuring collaborations from
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,
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,
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, and
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. It also featured Cole's mother Dr. Yvonne Cole on a gospel track inspired by Faith as well. With opening sales of 128,000 copies, she released
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as her management shortly after. The album has gone on to sell over 500,000 copies since its release, although it hasn't been riaa certified gold yet. She performed the promotional single, "
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" on
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,
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, and
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, in which a 30-minute concert by her was performed. In February 2011, Cole released her third single from "Calling All Hearts", " Take Me Away", to urban radio as a fan choice, which was released on December 21, 2010. Cole performed the single on January 19, 2011, on '' Conan''. The single's video, directed by Taj Stansberry, premiered on
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on April 18, 2011, and was also released on ''
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'' later that day. The song has since then peaked on the Billboard US ''
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'' at number 27. On January 17, 2011, Cole tweeted "Would like for u guys to know that Manny Halley is no longer my management", followed by "Someone said if the people around u won't change, change the people around you." This happened shortly after the decline of opening week sales of Cole's album ''Calling All Hearts''. She also disclosed that recent business disagreements also played part in their departure. This is Cole's first album to be released without Halley, as he was with her at the beginning of her career. Cole started development on her fifth studio album shortly after she came out with her fourth album (''Calling All Hearts''). She began production on the project working first with writers
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and Betty Wright. She also collaborated with producers
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,
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, Bangladesh,
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, Toxic, Mave, and Earl Powell. This is her first project to be released without A&R executive
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. Her fifth studio album, '' Woman to Woman'' was released on November 19, 2012. The album debuted at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200 selling 96,000 copies in its first week in the United States, becoming Cole's fifth consecutive top 10 album. In its second week, the album rose to number three, where it sold 37,100 copies. In its third week, the album fell two spots to number five, selling 28,600 copies. The album has sold over 246,300 copies as of January 2013. The lead single from '' Woman to Woman '', " Enough of No Love", featuring
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rapper and past collaborator,
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was sent to radio and released for digital download on July 3, 2012. The song was written by Redd Stylez and Cole, and was produced by Harmony with a mid-tempo R&B production. It peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. On August 9, 2012, the song debuted at number 94 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 where it ultimately peaked at number 84. The second single, "Trust and Believe" was released for digital download on October 22, 2012 and again on November 13, 2012. On October 24, it was ranked the number one added song to Urban radio of the week. "I Choose You" was released as the third single during August 2013. Cole embarked on her third headlining
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, in support of her fifth studio album, '' Woman to Woman''. Visiting North America and Europe the tour held 27 total dates. Singer
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was the supporting act for the North American leg. In September 2013, after Geffen folded, Cole's Geffen deal was, once again, drafted, this time to its parent label, Interscope Records. She later returned to the studio and began recording her sixth studio album. On October 2, 2013, it was confirmed that Keyshia Cole and her former manager Manny Halley had resolved their differences & Halley was currently managing Keyshia Cole again.


2014–2017: ''Point of No Return'' and ''11:11 Reset''

The lead single from Cole's sixth studio album, "Next Time (Won't Give My Heart Away)" was released as a digital download, on March 31, 2014, and officially impacted US Rhythmic radio on April 1, 2014. In March 2014, Cole revealed the title of her sixth studio album to be ''Point of No Return''. "Rick James", featuring rapper
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, was released alongside "Next Time (Won't Give My Heart Away)" as a digital download in March 2014, while "She" followed as the third single from the album on July 8, 2014. The album was released on October 7, 2014, with open sales of 25,000 copies & has sold over 100,000 copies. In February 2015, Cole revealed to Rap-Up TV that following the release of ''Point of No Return'', which sold poorly, she was contractually free from Interscope and was intending on moving forward as an independent recording artist. She also confirmed work on her seventh studio album, confirming she was halfway done with ten tracks so far, stating: "I don't know which direction I wanna go in. I don't know if I want it to be more fun, I don't know if I want it to be more heartfelt or if I want it upbeat, medium to slow. I'm just recording and recording and recording and recording and recording and recording and recording." In December 2016, it was announced that Cole signed a new record deal with
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's Epic Records. On January 27, 2017, Cole released the lead single "
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" (featuring
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and French Montana) from her seventh studio album. In an interview with '' Rap-Up'' magazine, she announced the name of the album, '' 11:11 Reset'', stating "For the past year, I've been seeing 1111 constantly and to my understanding, you're aligned spiritually with your destiny and everything that is meant to be in your life is happening at the right time. The timing is right. Everything is right. Reset is definitely cohesive with that." On August 25, 2017, she released the second single " Incapable". The album was released on October 20, 2017. It sold 15,000 copies within the first week. This mark's Coles lowest first week ever. Since then the album has sold around 100,000 copies.


2018–present: Upcoming eighth studio album

In 2019, Cole was featured on " All Me" by
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. That same year she started hosting her own talk show, ''One on One with Keyshia Cole'', airing on
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. In June 2020, it was reported that Keyshia Cole had signed a management deal with talent management company Primary Wave which was shortly after the reveal that she had reunited with longtime friend and
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who she worked with for her first four albums,
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. On July 22, speculations came out about a possible
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battle between Cole and Ashanti after Cole publicly challenged her during the live streamed match between rappers DMX and Snoop Dogg. On December 2, Cole announced via her
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that she would soon be competing in a match while singing a few of her previous records. Two days later, it was confirmed that the latest
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battle would be between Cole and Ashanti. The in-person competition was expected to take place on December 12, 2020, though it was postponed after Ashanti tested positive for
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ahead of the event. Following the Verzuz battle, Cole released the non-album single " I Don't Wanna Be in Love", under her independent record label, Hearts and Stars, created with the support of BMG.


Other ventures


Reality television

In July 2006, Cole premiered her 6 episode docu-series, titled '' Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is'', on
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. With record breaking views, the show viewed Cole's life as an artist, daughter, and sister, performing, visiting her home town, and starting production on her next album. In mid-July 2011, Cole tweeted that she, her husband Daniel, and James DeBose will be launching a new reality TV show, entitled '' Keyshia & Daniel: Family First''. Shooting of the show began during the summer of 2011. During the 8 episode docu-series, Cole will be crafting her follow-up to ''Calling All Hearts''. "I just kind of lay out all my emotions then we start from there" says Cole. "I usually work with big name producers and stuff like once all from my heart and soul is out that I need to get out." Aside from a look into the making of her new album, currently titled '' Woman to Woman'', Cole and her husband, Daniel, re-wed during taping. The first episode of the show aired on BET on October 9, 2012, with 2.9 million viewers. In November 2014, BET confirmed that Keyshia Cole is back with her third reality TV show '' Keyshia Cole: All In''; which was originally slated to premiere during Fall 2014, but aired on February 24, 2015. In 2019, BET announced and confirmed that Keyshia Cole is back with a fourth reality show ''Keyshia Cole: My New Life'', which premiered November 2019.


Shoe line with Steve Madden

Cole announced that she was teaming up with fashion designer Steve Madden to create her own shoe collection, specifically high heels, wedges, and boots. "I am super excited to collaborate with Steve Madden," stated Cole. "It's something I've wanted to do for a long time. I love his style and I think we came up with an amazing vibrant collection. We have something for every fashion diva!"


Personal life

In May 2009, Cole began dating former NBA player Daniel Gibson. They were engaged on January 1, 2010. On March 2, 2010, they welcomed their first child, a son. They wed on May 21, 2011 and renewed their vows in September 2011 in
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. "My husband wanted me to have my dream wedding so he flew all of our family members here. He's giving me something I will never forget! Amazing," Cole said. The entire wedding weekend was filmed and aired on their new
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reality TV series '' Keyshia and Daniel: Family First'', on October 9 and 16, 2012. On March 21, 2014, during an interview, Cole announced and confirmed that she and Gibson had broken up, but they have not yet filed for
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. In May 2016, she met her biological father,
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, after a paternity test confirmed their connection. In April 2017, Cole had announced that she and Gibson were divorcing. In an Instagram post on September 3, 2020, Cole announced that she and Gibson were officially divorced. On May 3, 2019, Cole announced via her Instagram that she was expecting her second child, a son, with her then boyfriend, Niko Khale. Cole welcomed her second son on August 1, 2019. In October 2020, Cole and Khale split up. Cole's mother, Frankie Lons died on July 19, 2021. Her cause of death was revealed to have been a drug overdose.


Artistry

Cole possesses the vocal range of a soprano. Her voice has been described as having a "flexible range of R&B, the muscular punch of soul and the hard character of hip hop" and contains a "smoky flavor, and a husky texture." Cole's musical themes and lyrics touch upon the topics of empowerment, reflection, heartache and love. Coles fifth studio album "Woman to Woman" (2012) was described by Ben Ratliff of ''
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'' as a R&B almanac of shaky romance, with nearly every song a first-person narrative with gnarled details, endlessly recombining data about suspicion, jealousy, pride, punishment, self-respect, the led-up, the aftermath." The album's lyrics revolved around "emotionally painful romantic issues." Betty Wright listed Cole as one of the artists who she believed were "still holding the torch" for R&B music.


Influences

Cole grew up listening to her mentor
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. Cole cites
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as one of her greatest musical inspirations, along with R&B singers
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,
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, Monica,
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and Brandy.


Controversies

A feud between Cole and Lil' Mo began in August 2005 via the radio series '' Star and Buc Wild Morning Show''. Mo was reported to have dismissed the vocal talent of a new crop of R&B performers, saying that they relied on dancing. Cole took offense and went to Dream Hotel in New York City, where she encountered Lil' Mo's manager Phil Thornton and a stylist, allegedly stating "You all are traitors. il' Mois the enemy.". Lil' Mo shrugged off the incident, saying she was told that Cole was intoxicated at the time, which Cole denied. On March 16, 2012, Cole came at
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for the controversial song "Truth", on which Gucci rapped, "I did a song with Keyshia Cole and I know you still miss her. But Puff was f---ing her while you was falling in love with her." implying that, during the time of her rumored relationship with
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, Cole was cheating on Jeezy with rap mogul and her " Last Night" collaborator Diddy. Cole stated on the radio, "Putting all ya trust in some of these 'Hood Rappers'... How you gonna be a G, and you spreading lies, to sell mix tapes! Where ya talent at. Dude ain't have to lie though! Could've kept me out of it." In March 2013, Cole was criticized by urban media outlets for her Twitter critique of Beyoncé's "Bow Down/I Been On". This led to Lil' Mo and Cole exchanging hostile tweets over the next few days. Despite the exchanges, in May 2013, Mo said there was no beef between her and Cole, which led to the two exchanging hostile messages again via Instagram and Twitter.


Discography

* ''
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'' (2005) * '' Just like You'' (2007) * '' A Different Me'' (2008) * ''
Calling All Hearts ''Calling All Hearts'' is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Keyshia Cole, released on December 21, 2010 in the United States by Geffen Records. Appearances on the album include Nicki Minaj, Tank, Faith Evans, Timbaland and Yvonne ...
'' (2010) * '' Woman to Woman'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2014) * '' 11:11 Reset'' (2017)


Tours

Headlining * A Different Me Tour (2009) *
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(2013) * Point of No Return Tour (2014) Supporting * Sweatsuit Tour (supporting Nelly) (2005) * Touch the Sky Tour (supporting
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)
(2005) * Double Up Tour (supporting
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)
(2007) *
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(supporting
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)
(2008) *
Love Letter Tour The Love Letter Tour was a summer tour headlined by R&B artist R. Kelly. It supported the album, ''Love Letter''. Opening acts *Keyshia Cole (North America) *Marsha Ambrosius (North America) Setlist This setlist was obtained from the concert h ...
(supporting R. Kelly) (2011)


Filmography


References


External links


Official website
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