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KELIS

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Kelis Rogers-Jones (nÃ©e Rogers, born August 21, 1979<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/nas%20and%20gray%20help%20kelis%20celebrate%20birthday_1006476 |title=Nas and Gray Help Kelis Celebrate Birthday |accessdate=2007-01-09 |work=ContactMusic.com |date=August 2006</ref>), better known as Kelis (pronounced kuh-LEECE), is a Grammy Award-nominated United States|American contemporary R&B|R&B singer-songwriter and since her debut, she has had nine top-40 singles in the UK as a solo artist and, as a featured artist, has had six top-40 singles to date.

Biography
Kelis was born and raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, New York. Her first name, {{pronEng|kÉ™Ëˆlis (she can be heard singing her own name in the song ''Blindfold me''), is a combination of her father's name, Kenneth, and her mother's name, Eveliss. Kenneth is a Jamaican jazz musician, Pentecostalism|Pentecostal minister of religion|minister, and professor at Wesleyan University.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/urban/story/0,,2003411,00.html |title=Question time: Kelis |accessdate=2007-03-05 |work=Guardian Unlimited |date=February 1, 2007</ref> Eveliss is a Chinese people|Chinese-Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican fashion designer who inspired Kelis to pursue her singing career.

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