Rock On The Net: Keri Hilson Info Page (original) (raw)

BIGGEST POP SINGLE AS FEATURED ARTIST: "Knock You Down" (2009)
BIGGEST LP: In A Perfect World... (2009)
GRAMMY AWARDS:0 "In school, I would get in trouble for singing all the time. I unknowingly hummed every chance I got. It got so bad my friend's nicknamed me 'Keri-okey'." - Keri Hilson

Keri Hilson hails from Atlanta, Georgia and was born in 1982. As a teen, Keri performed in school plays and talent shows, started writing songs by the age of 12, and joined a girl group called 'D'Signe'. Her talents eventually led to arranging her won songs and cutting vocals by the age of 18, and getting noticed by producer Polow da Don - which led to a meeting and eventual collaborations with Timbaland. Before breaking out on her own as solo artist, Keri had become known as the songwriter of many hits by top artists, and with being featured on several tracks by hip-hop artists.

Keri could be heard helping out Xzibit on his single "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)." The single hit the Top 10 in the UK.

Keri could be heard helping out Lloyd Banks with his single "Help."

Keri could be heard on the Rich Boy LP Rich Boy on the track "Good Things."

Keri hit the Top 40 helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are." The single topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, Israel, Norway, and Turkey.

Keri hit the Top 10 helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."
Keri topped the UK singles chart for 2 weeks helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."

September 8: Keri hit #1 for 3 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."
September 8: Keri topped the Billboard Pop 100 chart for 3 weeks helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."
September 15: Keri topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 3 weeks helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."

October 13: Keri topped the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart for 1 week helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."

Keri hit the Top 40 helping out Timbaland and Nicole Scherzingerwith "Scream." The single hit the Top 10 in Germany, Israel, Ireland, Romania, and Sweden.

Keri released her first solo single "Hero." The song was moderate hit on the US R&B/Hip-Hop and Dance Club Play charts, and made it to #2 in New Zealand.

Keri could be heard joining Nas on the single "Hero."

Keri could be heard joining Kardinal Offishall with his single "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)." The single did well in Germany and Turkey.

Keri could be heard joining Chris Brown on his track "Superhuman."
Keri released the single "Return The Favor" which featured Timbaland which charted overseas but failed to make waves in the US.

Keri hit the Top 40 with help from Lil Wayne with "Turnin Me On." The single hit the Top 2 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Keri released her debut LP In A Perfect World...after a 2 year delay.. Entertainment Weekly described the LP as "... a seductive debut CD full of slick, radio-friendly cuts."

Keri could be heard on the Asher Roth LP on the track "She Don't Wanna Man."
April 11: Keri topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week with In A Perfect World....

Keri hit the Top 40 with help from Kanye Westand Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down." The single went on to hit the Top 10 in the UK, Japan, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and #1 in New Zealand.

June 13: Keri topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 2 weeks with help from Kanye Westand Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."
June 20: Keri topped the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 3 weeks with help from Kanye Westand Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."

Keri hit the Top 10 with help from Kanye Westand Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."
Keri could be heard on the Fabolous LP Loso's Way on the track "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere."
July 11: Keri topped the Billboard Radio Songs chart for 4 weeks with help from Kanye Westand Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."

August 11: Keri could be heard on the Sean PaulLP Imperial Blazeon the track "Hold My Hand (I'll Be There)."

In A Perfect World... was certified gold.

Keri was nominated for an American Music Awardfor Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

Keri was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Knock You Down" with Kanye West and Ne-Yo).

Keri could be heard on the Nelly LP 5.0 on the track "Liv Tonight."

Keri could be heard on the T.I. LP No Mercy on the track "Got Your Back."
Keri released No Boys Allowed.

Keri hit the Top 40 with "Pretty Girl Rock."

February 19: Keri topped the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart for 1 week with "Pretty Girl Rock."

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In A Perfect World...Released: March, 2009 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 4 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly:B+ Tracks: "Intro" - "Turnin Me On" (featuring Lil Wayne) - "Get Your Money Up" (featuring Keyshia Cole & Trina) - "Return The Favor" (featuring Timbaland) - "Knock You Down" (featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo) - "Slow Dance" - "Make Love" - "Intuition" - "How Does It Feel" - "Alienated" - "Tell Him The Truth" - "Change Me" (featuring Akon) - "Energy" - "Where Did He Go" -- Exclusive Amazon MP3 Version also includes: "Quicksand" -- Import Version also includes: "The Way I Are" (with Timbaland) - "Scream" (with Nicole Scherzinger & Timbaland) - "Hurts Me"

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No Boys AllowedReleased: December, 2011 Tracks: "Buyou" (featuring J. Cole) - "Pretty Girl Rock" - "The Way You Love Me" (featuring Rick Ross) - "Bahm Bahm (Do It Once Again) / I Want You" - "One Night Stand" (featuring Chris Brown) - "Lose Control / Let Me Down" (featuring Nelly) - "Toy Soldier" - "Breaking Point" - "Beautiful Mistake" - "Gimme What I Want" - "All The Boys" - "Pretty Girl Rock" (featuring Kanye West)