About Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Myeshia Cole (née Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Cole began pursuing music professionally in the early 2000s after relocating to Los Angeles, working with Bay Area artists and producers before signing with A&M Records. Her debut studio album, The Way It Is (2005), marked her commercial breakthrough, debuting within the top 10 and selling over one million copies in the United States; it spawned the hit singles "I Should Have Cheated" and "Love". The album's success led to the creation of the BET reality television series Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is, which chronicled her personal life and career. Her second album, Just like You (2007), was released through Geffen Records and Interscope Records following the closure of A&M Records and yielded the pinnacle peak of Cole's career, debuting at number two and receiving a platinum certification for selling over one million copies in the US. Its lead single, "Let It Go" (featuring Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott), became Cole's highest-charting single as a lead artist, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Her third album, A Different Me (2008), has also sold over one million copies in the US, and was followed by her fourth album, Calling All Hearts, in 2010. Her fifth album, Woman to Woman (2012), featured the Hot 100-charting single "Enough of No Love" (featuring Lil Wayne) and coincided with the BET reality series Keyshia & Daniel: Family First, which chronicled Cole's family life and her work on the album. Her sixth album, Point of No Return (2014), was followed by the BET reality series Keyshia Cole: All In, which chronicled the tour supporting the album. After departing Interscope, Cole joined the main cast of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood during its fourth season in 2017. That same year, she released her seventh studio album, 11:11 Reset, via Epic Records. In the 2020s, Cole expanded her activities to include hosting the Fox Soul–syndicated talk show One on One with Keyshia Cole, launching her independent imprint Hearts and Stars in partnership with BMG, competing on The Masked Singer, and executive-producing and starring in the Lifetime biographical film Keyshia Cole: This Is My Story (2023). She starred in multiple BET reality series, including Keyshia & Daniel: Family First and Keyshia Cole: All In, and joined the main cast of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood during its fourth season in 2017. At an early age, Cole discovered a passion for music. Alongside her recording career, Cole has maintained a long-running presence in television.
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