R. Kelly Biography
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Robert Kelly was born on January 8, 1967 on the
south side of Chicago, Illinois.
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He
attended Kenwood Academy High School. One
of his music teachers inspired him to be a
singer and he began singing on street corners or
wherever he can and eventually joined a local
band named Public Announcement
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In
1997 he was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for
Best Movie Song for "I Believe I Can Fly" from
movie Space Jam
and the following year, he won a Grammy
Award for
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion
Picture or for Television for this same song.
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R.
Kelly is not only a singer, but is also produces
music. He produced
Aaliyah's first album in 1999 (Age Ain't
Nothing But a Number), which became a pop
hit.
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In
2000 he married (backup singer) Andrea Lee.
They have two daughters and a son
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In
2002, R. Kelly reached new heights to his fame.
Unfortunately, the fame was not positive.
Tapes began to appear on the internet with Kelly
having sexual relations with a young girl,
alleged to be only fourteen. It put a
black mark on his career, and also caused the
commercial failure of his 2002 album with rapper
Jay-Z Best of Both Worlds.
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In
June of 2003 he was indicted on 21 counts of
child pornography - most of the counts have been
dropped.
Biography by Ian Ripley,
PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer
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