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| Birth name | Khalid Donnel Robinson |
| Born | February 11, 1998 Fort Stewart, Georgia, U.S. |
| Origin | El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | khalidofficial |
Khalid Donnel Robinson (/kəˈliːd/ kə-LEED; born February 11, 1998)[1] is an American singer and songwriter from El Paso, Texas. He signed with Courtney Stewart's Right Hand Music Group, an imprint of RCA Records to release his 2016 debut single, "Location" and its 2017 follow-up, "Young Dumb & Broke". Both songs peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, received diamond certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and preceded the release of his debut studio album, American Teen (2017). Met with critical and commercial success, it received quadruple platinum certification by the RIAA and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
In April 2017, he guest performed alongside Alessia Cara on Logic's hit single "1-800-273-8255", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year. In 2018, Robinson released the hit singles "Love Lies" (with Normani) and "Eastside" (with Benny Blanco and Halsey), both of which achieved the record for longest-charting songs within the Mainstream Top 40 chart and reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Later that year, he released his third top-ten single "Better", which preceded his debut extended play (EP) Suncity. In April 2019, he released his second studio album Free Spirit, which debuted atop the Billboard 200. Its lead single, "Talk" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100—remaining his highest-charting song to date—and earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year.
Robinson has received numerous accolades, including six Grammy Award nominations, six Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards and a MTV Video Music Award. In 2019, Robinson was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People.[2]
- ^ Ju, Shirley (February 12, 2019). "Khalid Celebrates 21st Birthday With Bash at Beverly Hills Mansion". Variety. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Khalid: The 100 Most Influential People of 2019". TIME. Retrieved September 22, 2020.