r kelly is an american singer songwriter record producer music video director and convicted sex
offender as a recording artist he was credited with helping to redefine r b and hip hop earning
nicknames such as the king of r b the king of pop soul and the pied piper of r b he sold over
75 million records worldwide which made him the most successful male r b artist of the 1990s and
one of the world's best-selling music artists in 2010 billboard magazine considered kelly the most
successful r b artist in history and listed him as the top r b hip-hop artist for the time period
between 1985 and 2010. r kelly won three grammy awards for his song i believe i can fly he's also
written produced and remixed songs singles and albums for several artists such as fortunate for
maxwell get out for changing faces bump bump bump for b2k and you're not alone for michael jackson
for which he was nominated for a grammy r kelly is known for songs including i believe i can fly
the world's greatest bump and grind your body's calling gotham city if i could turn back the hands
of time ignition remix i'm a flirt remix and the hip hopra trapped in the closet r kelly has an
estimated net worth of 2 million u.s dollars about r kelly's early life robert sylvester
kelly was born on january 8 1967 at chicago lying in hospital in the hyde park neighborhood
on the south side of chicago illinois he has three half-siblings an older sister and brother
along with a younger brother his mother joanne kelly was a school teacher and devout baptist
the identity of his father who was absent from kelly's life is not known his family
lived in the ida b wells homes public housing project in chicago's bronzeville neighborhood
around the time he was five years old his mother married his stepfather lucius who reportedly
worked for an airline r kelly began singing in the church choir at the age of eight in his
autobiography kelly described having a girlfriend lulu at the age of eight he stated that their
last play date turned tragic when after fighting with older children over a play area by a creek
she was pushed into the water swept downstream by a fast-moving current and drowned he called lulu
his first musical inspiration from the age of 8 to 14 r kelly was sexually abused by an older female
family member his younger brother carrie kelly stated that he suffered from years of sexual abuse
at the hands of his older sister teresa kelly who was entrusted with babysitting her siblings
carrie stated that although their older brother was spared and allowed to play outside both he
and r kelly were punished at separate times in dords by teresa who refused to acknowledge the
abuse when confronted years later explaining why he never told anyone r kelly wrote in his 2012
autobiography solar coaster that he was too afraid and too ashamed around the age of 10 he was also
sexually abused by an older male who was a friend of the family in his autobiography kelly described
being shot in the shoulder at age 11 by boys who were attempting to steal his bike although
a family friend later stated that kelly had shot himself while attempting suicide in september 1980
r kelly entered kenwood academy in chicago's hyde park neighborhood where he met music teacher lena
mclin who encouraged kelly to perform the stevie wonder classic ribbon in the sky in the high
school talent show a shy kelly put on sunglasses was escorted onto the stage sang the song and won
first prize lena mclin encouraged kelly to leave the high school basketball team and concentrate on
music she said he was furious at first but after his performance in the talent show he changed his
mind r kelly was diagnosed with dyslexia which left him unable to read or write he dropped out
of high school after attending kenwood academy for one year and began performing in the subway under
the chicago l-tracks he regularly busted at the l-stop on the red line's jackson station in the
loop r-kelly is six feet tall or 1.86 meters tall about r kelly's personal life in 1994 r
kelly legally married his underage protege aliyah in sheraton gateway suites in rosemont illinois
aaliyah who was 15 at the time was listed as 18 on the certificate and r kelly was 27 at the time in
february 1995 the marriage was annulled by leah's parents in 1996 r kelly married andrea kelly
his former backup dancer and mother of his three children a daughter joanne kelly who was born
in 1998 and two sons jay kelly who was born in 2000 and robert kelly jr who was born in 2002.
in september 2005 andrea kelly filed a restraining order against kelly after a physical altercation
ultimately filing for divorce in 2006. in january 2009 after separating in the fall of 2005
kelly and his wife andrea kelly finalized their divorce after 11 years of marriage
in 1993 r kelly's mother joanne kelly died from cancer he's given conflicting accounts of where
he was during his mother's passing in april 2007 he released the song rise up for virginia tech
after the 2007 school shooting and donated the net proceeds to the families of the victims
in 2010 he penned the song sign of a victory for the fifa world cup with all proceeds benefiting
african charities in 2016 kelly donated cases of water to the flint water crisis
about r kelly's sexual abuse conviction throughout his career r kelly has been repeatedly accused of
sexual abuse with young adults and minors he faced multiple civil suits and was indicted
by criminal courts in chicago new york illinois and minnesota he repeatedly denied the charges
in 1994 he illegally married his underage protege aliyah in 2002 he was indicted but eventually
acquitted on 21 counts of making child pornography in january 2019 a lifetime television docu-series
surviving r kelly helped resurface the scandal under pressure from the mute r kelly movement rca
records terminated kelly's contract with the label in 2019 several jurisdictions built criminal cases
against kelly and grand juries brought indictments in both federal and state courts in 2021 the
united states attorney for the eastern district of new york tried and won the first criminal
conviction against kelly for a sex offense with the jury finding kelly guilty on a total of nine
criminal counts including violations of the man act and racketeering on june 29 2022 r kelly was
sentenced to 30 years in prison kelly continues to challenge his new york conviction as of june 2022
he is scheduled to face another federal trial in the northern district of illinois alongside
his former employees the indictment alleges r kelly both produced child sexual abuse material
and conspired with employees to corruptly win his 2008 acquittal the trial is scheduled to begin on
august 15 2022 about r kelly's musical career r kelly dropped out of high school after attending
kenwood academy for one year and began performing in the subway under the chicago l tracks
he earned his big break when he won a hundred thousand dollar prize on the television talent
show big break in 1991 he signed with jive records and released the album born into the
90s with his group public announcement in 1993. in november 1993 r kelly released his solo debut
12 play thanks largely to the single bump and grind the album was eventually certified
six times platinum at the same time kelly began a career producing records for other artists
he produced and wrote the entire debut album of the teenage pop singer aaliyah
in 1995 his album r kelly sold 4 million copies soon after his single i believe i can fly topped
the charts and won three grammy awards he released a series of multi-platinum albums in the 2000s
as well as the multi-part hit hop opera trapped in the closet which he released to radio stations in
short portions the final portion was officially released to the public in the spring of 2010.
kelly has released 14 studio albums five compilation albums and three collaboration albums
in addition to his three grammys r kelly has won dozens of awards including several amas a bet
award six naacp image awards and many billboard awards his most recent albums the buffet and 12
nights of christmas were released in 2015 and 2016 respectively he's also participated in 12
official tours around the world spanning from 1994 to 2013. about r kelly's real estate r kelly owned
a two million dollar mansion in olympia feels illinois the mansion served as the chocolate
factory recording studio kelly's sprawling home boasted an indoor jungle themed pool
a game room a boxing ring a movie theater a room covered in mirrors an aquarium containing sharks
and a log cabin in the front yard the six-acre property features an artificial pond as well as
tennis and basketball courts he lost the home to foreclosure and it was sold for 2.7 million
u.s dollars r kelly also had rented another mansion in atlanta georgia the house features
seven bedrooms eight bathrooms a bowling alley a spa with a pool an outdoor kitchen a tree house
a playhouse and a tennis court he was served an eviction notice on the house in 2018 and was
forced to fork over 25 000 to cover past due rent in 2021 the home was sold for 2.1 million dollars
about r kelly's car collection r kelly owns or has owned a mercedes-benz e-class a may box 62s
limousine a mercedes-benz cl500 and a lexus lflc well that's all we have for you on r kelly today
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