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| Born | October 31, 2000 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Relatives | Jaden Smith (brother) |
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| Member of | The Anxiety |
| Website | willowsmith |
Willow Smith (born October 31, 2000), also known mononymously as Willow, is an American singer. The child of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, they[a] have received various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, an NAACP Image Award, a BET Award, and nominations for two Daytime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a MTV Video Music Award.
Smith made their acting debut in the 2007 film I Am Legend alongside their father, and later appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl with Abigail Breslin. They embarked on a musical career with their 2010 single "Whip My Hair", which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Prior, Smith signed with their mentor, Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation, becoming the label's youngest artist. The following year, they released the singles "21st Century Girl" and "Fireball" (featuring Nicki Minaj).
Smith's debut studio album, Ardipithecus (2015) explored neo soul. It spawned the single "Wait a Minute!", which received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their second and third albums, The 1st (2017) and Willow (2019) followed after and were both met with positive reception. Their fourth album, Lately I Feel Everything (2021), marked their first entry on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Transparent Soul", which received gold certification by the RIAA. Later that year, they earned their second top 40 entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with their single "Meet Me at Our Spot", which they released as part of the duo The Anxiety with Tyler Cole. Smith's fifth album, Coping Mechanism (2022) marked their final release with Roc Nation, after which they signed with gamma. to release their sixth album, Empathogen (2024).
In 2018, Smith began co-hosting the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk with their mother Jada and grandmother Adrienne, which has earned two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.
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- ^ "Gamma. Aligns With Three Six Zero". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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