Keri Hilson
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| Keri Hilson | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | 1982 | |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Genre(s) | R&B | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Backing vocalist | |
| Years active | 2001-present | |
| Label(s) | Mosley Music Group/Interscope/Zone 4 Inc. (2005-present) | |
| Website | Official Website | |
Keri Lynn Hilson (born 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia) is American an R&B and hip hop singer and songwriter currently signed to Mosley Music Group/Interscope Records.
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[edit] Music debut
Keri Hilson has been writing music for individual artists since 2000. So far she has written music for Britney Spears, Xzibit, Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Ciara, The Pussycat Dolls, Avant, Ruben Studdard, B5, Diddy, Chingy, Letoya Luckett, Shawn Desman, Kelly Rowland, and many more yet to be released.
Hilson has also made a name for herself as an arranger and background vocalists leanding her talents on many of the songs she's written for. Keri had remained behind the scenes for the most part until 2004 when she was featured on Xzibit's first single, "Hey Now (Mean Muggin')", for his album Weapons of Mass Destruction. She made her performing debut at the 2004 MTV Europe Awards in which she performed the song with Xzibit.
In 2006 Keri reappeared on the music scene in the video for Nelly Furtado's single "Promiscuous". Since then Hilson has signed with Timbaland's new label Mosley Music Group which is in association with Interscope Records. The pair is currently working on the singer's debut album, which is expected involve further production by Danja, Polow Da Don, The Underdogs, Organized Noize, Bangladesh, Scott Storch and Walter Millsap and guest appearances by Snoop Dogg and Justin Timberlake.
That same year, she was featured on Help, the second single from Lloyd Banks's Rotten Apple.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Keri'd Away In a Perfect World (TBR 2007)
[edit] Singles
- 2004: "(Hey Now) Mean Muggin'" (Xzibit featuring Keri Hilson)
- 2005: "Hands and Feet" - In The Mix Soundtrack
- 2006: "Happy Juice" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Stat Quo)
- 2006: "Let Me Luv U" (Chingy featuring Keri Hilson)
- 2006: "Help" (Lloyd Banks featuring Keri Hilson)
- 2006: "After Love" (Diddy featuring Keri Hilson)
[edit] Writing credits
- Mary J. Blige - Take Me As I Am
- Avant - 4 Minutes
- Diddy - Afterlove
- Ludacris - Runaway Love
- Chingy - Let Me Luv U
- Shawn Desman - Red Hair
- Usher - Redlight
- Toni Braxton - Supposed To Be
- Chris Brown - Young Love
- Paula Campbell - Hitlist
- Ciara - Ooh Baby
- LeToya Luckett - What Love Can Do
- The Pussycat Dolls - Bite The Dust
- The Pussycat Dolls - Wait A Minute
- Ruben Studdard - Play Our Song
- Danity Kane - Want It
- Danity Kane - Right Now
- B5 - Heartbreak
- ATL - The One
- Hilson
