Singer Keilani "broke" into the music world not only because of her outstanding vocal abilities, but also because of her sincerity and honesty in her songs. American singer, dancer and author sings about loyalty, friendship and love.
Childhood Kaylani Ashley Parrish
Kaylani Ashley Parrish was born on April 24, 1995 in Auckland. Her parents were drug addicts. Mother gave birth to Keilani without medical intervention, because she was hiding from the persecution of law enforcement agencies.
My father was not around at that time, he participated in childbirth by calling his wife in labor. Keilani was born with withdrawal symptoms because her mother did not stop taking drugs throughout her pregnancy.
The girl's father died when she was only 1 year old, and her mother was found and sent to prison for selling drugs.
The mother's sister dropped out of college and adopted the girl. When the aunt had her daughters, Keilani actively helped in their upbringing.
Kehlani's early career
Aunt Keilani noticed in the girl a penchant for music and plastic and sent her to the studio at the College of Art for viewing. The girl was engaged in ballet and modern types of dances. The dream of getting into the famous Juilliard School was shattered due to a leg injury.
But the aunt, who gives musical preferences in the style of R&B and neo-soul, convinced the girl to try herself in the vocal field.
At the age of 14, Keilani's friend invited her to audition. The group's repertoire consisted of cover versions of famous compositions, and the boy's father was the producer. After passing the audition, Keilani became the vocalist of the pop group Poplyfe.
In 2010, Keilani ran away from the house of her aunt, who was against the start of her independent life, and went on tour with the band. A year later, the Poplyfe group took 4th place in the popular show "America's Got Talent".
Departure from the group and independent solo career
One of the members of the commission publicly noted the girl's talent, but considered that she was wasted in vain on work in a group. After a quarrel with the musicians, Keilani left the group. It was impossible to start a solo career without help, and the singer returned to her aunt's house.
After living at home for a year, under the constant supervision of a relative, the singer could not stand the fact that she could not make music in her city, and fled to Los Angeles.
Moving to the city of show business
After moving to Los Angeles, Kaylani began to live by odd jobs. She received an offer from one of the producers of America's Got Talent, Nick Cannon. But the girl refused, the style of the team in which they offered to participate did not suit her.
With money borrowed from her aunt, Kaylani recorded her first song Antisummerluv and posted it on SoundCloud. The song caused a real sensation on the network, and Cannon contacted the singer again, gave her an apartment and became the girl's producer.
Albums and songs of Keilani
Keilani recorded the first disc of the Cloud 19 mixtape in 2014, which was immediately ranked 28th in Complex's Top 50 Albums of 2014. In 2015, the singer met rapper G-Easy and went on tour with him, where she performed "as an opening act".
A little later, in April 2015, Keilani released her next album, You Here Be Here. The album received an award for Best R&B Album of the Year.
In the coming days, Keilani signed a deal with Atlantic Records. The single from the Gangsta album became the soundtrack to the blockbuster Suicide Squad. In 2016, Keilani received a Grammy Award nomination. However, she did not receive the award.
In 2017, the performer released the album Sweet Sexy Savage in collaboration with Atlantic Records. In 2018, Keilani went on musical tours, took part in the recording of Eminem's album and released the We We Wait compilation. In May 2020, the album It Was Good Until It Wasn't was released.
Kehlani's personal life
In January 2016, Kehlani confirmed her romance with professional NBA player Kyrie Irving, but in early spring, Party Next Door rapper posted a photo of them in bed with Kehlani.
Desire to end life
The "fans" of the basketball player attacked the singer, and she was forced to prove that there was no betrayal, and they broke up with Irving earlier. Irving also confirmed this, but the attacks continued, and Kaylani almost committed suicide by drinking drugs.
The girl woke up in the hospital. On Instagram, she posted a photo of her hand with medical tubes sticking out of it and captioned, "Today I wanted to leave Earth."
After this incident, Kaylani did not leave the house for several months. She feared persecution from the "fans" of the basketball player. The girl decided to take a break and went to Hawaii. After recovering, she returned again and continued her musical career.
Several times she declared her pansexuality, but then denied it. In 2017, Keilani began an affair with musician Jovan Young-White.
Birth of baby Keilani
Two years later, Kaylani posted a story on Instagram that she and Jovan had a daughter. Births took place at home in the bathroom, and Young-White himself took them. According to the singer, this is the most that she has done in her life. A little later, the couple broke up.
Kaylani released a post on Instagram that she wants to retire from social networks for a while in order to devote more time to her daughter. The girl was named Adeyah Nomi Parrish Young-White.
