Name |
Kelly Rowland |
Height |
5' 8 |
Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
11 February 1981, |
Place of Birth |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Famous for |
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Rowland's first solo album, Simply Deep was released in October 2002 domestically and February 2003 internationally. The album featured a range of "alternative R&B music", widely influenced by rock and pop music, and yielded the BAM & Ryan number-one hit "Dilemma," a Grammy-winning ("Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" in 2003) duet with rapper Nelly, which eventually spent ten weeks on top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Other production was among contributed by Robert "Big Bert" Smith, Rich Harrison, Solange Knowles, Alonzo Jackson, Damon Elliot and Sean Okundaye. While the album entered the top 10 on the majority of the charts it appeared on, and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200, eventually receiving a gold certification for more than 500,000 copies sold; Simply Deep reached number-one in the UK, and was moreover certified gold in Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada and other countries.