R. Kelly

R. Kelly is an American singer-songwriter and record producer whoi is recognized as one of the most successful R&B artists of all-time. He began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play. His major hit singles including "Bump n' Grind", "Your Body's Callin'", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Gotham City", "Ignition (Remix)", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "The World's Greatest", "I'm a Flirt", and "Trapped in the Closet". In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly".

The Recording Industry Association of America has recognized R. Kelly as one of the best-selling music artists in the United States with 38.5 million albums. He has released 14 studio albums, 2 compilation albums, 3 collaborative albums, and 46 singles.

Kelly made his solo debut in 1993 with 12 Play with "Sex Me" and "Bump n' Grind". R. Kelly also became a producer and songwriter for other artists, including Aaliyah and Michael Jackson. In 1995, R. Kelly released his second solo album R. Kelly, which debuted on the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. The album had two singles  "You Remind Me of Something" and "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)".

R. Kelly recorded two singles for the soundtracks of two movies, "I Believe I Can Fly" for the movie Space Jam in 1996 and "Gotham City" for Batman & Robin in 1997. Kelly's bestselling album, R., was released in 1998 and went eight times platinum. Kelly sang on The Notorious B.I.G.'s posthumous single "Lovin' You Tonight".

In 2000, R. Kelly released TP-2.com with the singles "I Wish" and "Fiesta". This was followed by two collaboration albums with Jay-Z, The Best of Both Worlds in 2002 and Unfinished Business in 2004. Also, R. Kelly released an album, Chocolate Factory, and a compilation, The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1, in 2003. Chocolate Factory contained the  singles "Thoia Thoing", "Snake" and "Step in the Name of Love". In 2004, R. Kelly released his second double album Happy People/U Saved Me. The next year, R. Kelly released TP-3: Reloaded, which included "Playa's Only" featuring rapper The Game, "Burn It Up" featuring reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, and the epic series of songs "Trapped in the Closet".

In 2007, R. Kelly released Double Up, which included the duet with Usher "Same Girl" and a single that featured Ludacris and Kid Rock, "Rock Star". In 2009, R. Kelly released an album Untitled, including the single featuring Keri Hilson, "Number One" that made #59 on the Hot 100 and #8 on the R&B chart. In 2010, R. Kelly released Love Letter, including the single "When a Woman Loves" that peaked at #15 on the R&B chart.