Khalid (singer)

Khalid
Birth name Khalid Robinson
Born (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998
Fort Stewart, Georgia, U.S.
Origin El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2015–present
Labels
Website khalidofficial.com

Khalid Robinson (born February 11, 1998), known mononymously as Khalid (/kʌhliːd/, pronounced 'KUH-LeeD'[1]), is an American singer and songwriter from Fort Stweart, Georgia. He is signed to Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. He is best known for his debut single, "Location", which has peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 which is currently his highest-charting single and has gone platinum.

Early life

Khalid Robinson was born on February 11, 1998, in Fort Stewart, Georgia. He spent his childhood in various locations because of his mother Linda Wolfe's career in the military. Wolfe worked as a supply technician for over 10 years, and eventually earned a prestigious opportunity to sing in the US Army Band. His mother sacrificed opportunities to pursue her own artistic dreams in order to raise him,[2] who spent parts of his childhood in a variety of locations including Fort Campbell in Kentucky, Fort Drum in Watertown, New York, and six years in Heidelberg, Germany. In high school he studied singing and musical theater. During his senior year of high school the family moved their location to El Paso, Texas and Khalid graduated from Americas High School class of 2016.

Career

He reached No. 2 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart in July 2016, his single "Location" began charting, while Khalid began appearing on many publications' "Artists you need to know" lists, including Billboard,[3] Yahoo,[4] Buzzfeed,[5] and Rolling Stone.[6] With production from Syk Sense, Tunji Ige, and Smash David, "Location" finished the year 2016 at No. 20 on the Billboard's Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart[3] and reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart on January 21, 2017.[7] After premiering on The Fader,[8] the video netted over six million views in its first four months on YouTube, while the song was streamed 35 million times on Spotify.

In January 2017 Alina Baraz's single "Electric" featuring Khalid was released. His collaboration with Brasstracks, "Whirlwind," part of the Yours Truly & Adidas Originals Songs from Scratch series,[9] received over 300,000 Soundcloud plays. In the first week of February 2017, Apple Music named Khalid its New Artist of the Week.

Khalid sold out every venue on his 21-city January–February 2017 US "Location Tour", including the 1,500-capacity Tricky Falls in El Paso, and the tour continued in Europe. His debut studio album American Teen, released on March 3, 2017.

Khalid has said his mother is his biggest musical inspiration,[2] and has also cited Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Father John Misty, Frank Ocean, Grizzly Bear, Chance the Rapper, Lorde, India.Arie, and James Blake as influences.[10][11] Khalid contributed uncredited vocals to Kendrick Lamar's song The Heart Part 4, released on March 24, 2017.[12][13]

Khalid made his television debut performing "Location" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon March 15, 2017 backed by The Roots. He is set to perform at the annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, PA on June 3, 2017.

His song, "Angels", was featured on the ABC drama series, Grey's Anatomy, in the episode entitled, "Don't Stop Me Now", which aired April 27th, 2017.

His debut album American Teen was featured as Vinylmnky's Breakthrough Record of The Month for April 2017.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart position
Title Album details Peak chart position Certifications
US
[14]		 US
R&B/HH
[15]		 US R&B
[16]		 AUS
[17]		 CAN
[18]		 DEN
[19]		 NL
[20]		 NZ
[21]		 SWE
[22]		 UK
R&B
[23]
American Teen 9 6 3 22
[25] 		14 18
[26] 		69 10
[27] 		41
[28] 		27

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[31]		 US
R&B/HH
[32]		 US
R&B
[33]		 AUS
[34]		 CAN
[35]		 NL
[20]		 NZ
[21]		 SWE
Heat.
[36]		 UK
R&B
[23]
"Location" 2016 16 8 2 39 48 78 11
[37] 		3 19 American Teen
"Let's Go"[41] — — — — — — — — —
"Hopeless"[42] — — — — — — — — —
"Reasons"[43] — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Saved"[44] 2017 — —[upper-alpha 1] 18 — — — — — — American Teen
"Young Dumb & Broke" 64 28 7 57 71 — —[upper-alpha 2] — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[31]		 US
R&B/HH
[32]		 AUS
[17]		 CAN
[35]		 NL
[20]		 NZ
[21]		 SWE
[22]		 UK
[47]
"Electric"[48]
(Alina Baraz featuring Khalid)		 2017 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"1-800-273-8255"[49]
(Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid)		 47 21 43 40 — 22 77 78 Everybody
"Rollin"[51]
(Calvin Harris featuring Future and Khalid)		 62 27
[52] 		40 36 58 34
[53] 		85 43 Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
"Silence"
(Marshmello featuring Khalid)		 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
R&B
[33]
"American Teen" 2017 22 American Teen

Notes

  1. ↑ "Saved" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[45]
  2. ↑ "Young Dumb & Broke" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[46]

Tours

The Location Tour

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
North America
January 12, 2017 Chicago United States Reggies — — —
January 14, 2017 Detroit The Shelter
January 15, 2017 Toronto Canada Velvet Underground
January 16, 2017 Boston United States Middle East
January 19, 2017 New York City SOB's
January 20, 2017 Philadelphia The Foundry
January 21, 2017 Washington Songbyrd
January 22, 2017 Baltimore Metro Gallery
January 25, 2017 Atlanta Vinyl
January 27, 2017 Houston Bronze Peacock
January 29, 2017 Dallas Cambridge Room
February 1, 2017 Denver Larimer Lounge
February 3, 2017 Albuquerque Launch Pad
February 4, 2017 El Paso Tricky Falls
February 7, 2017 Phoenix Club Red
February 8, 2017 Los Angeles The Roxy
February 10, 2017 San Diego House of Blues - Voo Doo Room
February 11, 2017 Santa Ana Constellation Room
February 12, 2017 San Francisco Social Hall
February 14, 2017 Sacramento Harlows
Europe
February 21, 2017 Berlin Germany Kantine am Berghain
February 24, 2017 Paris France Maroquinerie
February 25, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands Bitterzoet
February 27, 2017 London United Kingdom Hoxton's Bar and Kitchen

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2017 Woodie Awards Woodie To Watch Himself Won
BET Awards[55] Best New Artist Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song "Location" Pending
MTV Video Music Awards[56] Best New Artist Himself

References

  1. ↑ KhalidVEVO (2016-09-26), Khalid - Location, retrieved 2017-04-30
  2. 1 2 Scott Perry, "Saved" documentary, The Fader, 2 February 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  3. 1 2 Elias Leight, "10 Hip-Hop and R&B Artists to Watch In 2017", Billboard, 27 December 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017
  4. ↑ Jim Farber, "10 Artists to Watch in 2017", Yahoo! Music, 28 December 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017
  5. ↑ Emma Cooke, "26 Brilliant Songs You Need In Your January Playlist", Buzzfeed, 11 January 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  6. ↑ "10 New Artists You Need to Know: February 2017", Rolling Stone, 1 February 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  7. ↑ Amaya Mendizabal, "The 'Location' of Khalid's Breakout Hit? The Top 10 on Hot R&B Songs Chart", Billboard, 12 January 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  8. ↑ Myles Tanzer, "Khalid Finds A Digital Love In 'Location' Video", The Fader, 26 September 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017
  9. ↑ SongsfromScratch.ch website
  10. ↑ Kevito, "First Look Friday: Chucotown's Own Khalid Is The Future of Millennial R&B", Okayplayer, December 2016, retrieved 7 February 2017
  11. ↑ Eddie Cepeda, "IRL Paso: Texas Singer Khalid Is Making Music to Connect To", Noisey, 17 January 2017, retrieved 7 February 2017
  12. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart Part 4" Features An Uncredited Vocal From Khalid". The Fader. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Khalid Is Featured on Kendrick Lamar's New "The Heart Part 4"". XXL. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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  15. ↑ "Khalid – Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Khalid – Chart History: Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Discography Khalid". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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  23. 1 2 Peak chart positions for albums and singles on the R&B Chart in the United Kingdom:
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  29. 1 2 "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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  33. 1 2 "Khalid – Chart History: Hot R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  34. ↑ Peaks on the Australian singles chart:
  35. 1 2 "Khalid – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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  42. ↑ "Hopeless - Single by Khalid". iTunes. October 28, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  43. ↑ "Reasons - Single by Khalid". iTunes. December 2, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  44. ↑ "Saved - Single by Khalid". iTunes. January 13, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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  48. ↑ "Electric (feat. Khalid) - Single by Alina Baraz On Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  49. ↑ "Logic Dropping New Single With Khalid & Alessia Cara On Friday". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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