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Keyshia Michelle Cole (born October 15, 1981) is an American recording artist. She released her platinum selling debut album The Way It Is in June 2005, and her sophomore platinum album Just Like You in September 2007. Cole's third studio album, A Different Me was released on December 16, 2008, and is also certified platinum. She is also known for her reality/documentary series Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is which aired on BET from 2006 to 2008, which depicted Keyshia navigating both her career and strained relationships with her biological mother and sister. Keyshia cites Mary J Blige and Brandy as her biggest influences and inspirations.

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Acting career

In 2005 Keyshia Cole starred as herself in the dance movie "How She Move".

Reality TV

Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is

In conjunction with her album release, BET began airing the second season of Cole's reality show Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is on October 30, 2007. The show premiered to record breaking ratings for BET. It is the top returning series premiere in BET history, as well as the number one original series premiere of the year. A reported 2.9 million viewers and 2.0 million households watched the season 2 finale. It is now the #1 series telecast in BET history. Season 3 of the series was filmed in Summer 2008 and premiered on November 11, 2008. The show was rumored to be having a fourth season, however; Cole has concluded that there will not be a fourth season. On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, Cole's mother and sister debuted their own reality show titled Frankie & Neffe on BET. Their show's season finale aired on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.

Personal life

In 2006, Cole dated rapper Young Jeezy. Their relationship ended after a declined proposal; however, there has been conflicting reports on either side as to who actually proposed. Jeezy claimed that Cole proposed to him in a Vibe article, while Cole asserted in an Essence article that she turned down a proposal from him.

In March 2009, Cole began dating Daniel Gibson of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. and later became engaged to him. On February 4, 2010, the pregnant Cole was hospitalized for precautionary reasons. On March 1, 2010 Cole was admitted into the hospital with labor pains. One of Keyshia's closest friends, R&B singer Monica, confirmed the labor situation via her official twitter page.

On March 2, 2010, Cole gave birth to her first child, a boy, named Daniel Hiram Gibson Jr. Keyshia currently resides in Ohio and Georgia. Keyshia and Daniel are currently engaged.

Tours

• Dreamin' Tour (performing with Young Jeezy) (2007)
• Double Up Tour (opening for R.Kelly) (2007)
• I Am Music Tour (opening for Lil Wayne) (2008)
• A Different Me Tour (headliner) (2009)

Filmography

Films

• How She Move (2008) - Herself
• ATL 2 (2011) - TBA

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Keyshia Cole Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
2. "CALLING ALL HEARTS NEW CD FROM R&B SENSATION KEYSHIA COLE SET FOR DECEMBER 21ST RELEASE". PR Newswire Association. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
4. http://www.mediatakeout.com/24815/young_jeezy_keyshia_cole_bought_me_a_ring_and_asked_me_to_marry_her__but_i_said_no.html
5. Eskridge, Sonya (2009-05-29). "Keyshia Cole is dating a baller". Sister 2 Sister. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
6. Withers, Tom (2010-02-24). "Cavs' Gibson out to be with fiancee". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
7. Arnold, Monica (2010-03-02). "Keyshia Cole in Labor". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-03-0. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
8. "Keyshia Cole Welcomes Baby Boy". TVGuide.com.

External links

• Official website
• Keyshia Cole at IMDb

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• 1981 births
• African American female singer-songwriters
• American adoptees
• American hip hop musicians
• American people of Italian descent
• American rhythm and blues singers
• American sopranos
• Living people
• Musicians from California
• People from Oakland, California
• Reality television participants