What is Keyshia Cole's Net Worth?
Keyshia Cole is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer with a net worth of $8 million. Three of Cole's seven albums have gone Platinum, and she starred in a popular reality series on BET called "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" from 2006 to 2008. She gained nationwide acclaim with her 2005 debut album, "The Way It Is," followed by successful albums in 2007's "Just like You" and 2008's "A Different Me."
Keyshia earned a Soul Train Award nomination for Best Collaboration for "Trust" (shared with Monica) in 2009 and received four Grammy nominations for her outstanding work, including Best Contemporary R&B Album for "Just Like You" and Best R&B Song for "Heaven Sent."
Cole has also appeared in several film and television projects and began hosting the talk show "One on One with Keyshia Cole" on Fox Soul in 2019. In March 2021, she announced her retirement from the music business after releasing one last album.
Early Life
Keyshia Cole was born Keyshia Myeshia Johnson on October 15, 1981, in Oakland, California. She was adopted by Leon and Yvonne Cole when she was two, and she met her biological father, Virgil Hunter, for the first time at age 34. Keyshia began recording music with MC Hammer at age 12 and was invited to collaborate with Tupac Shakur before his untimely death.
Keyshia got involved with the East Oakland Youth Development Center at age 16 and dropped out of Fremont High School but started working toward her GED in 2015. At 18, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career and was eventually signed by Ron Fair of A&M Records.
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Career
Keyshia Cole's first single, "Never," was released in 2004, followed by her debut album, "The Way It Is," in 2005, which reached #6 on the "Billboard" 200. Her subsequent albums, "Just like You" and "A Different Me," solidified her status as an R&B powerhouse. Keyshia's singles, such as "I Changed My Mind," "I Should Have Cheated," and "Love," became Platinum hits.
Her second album features collaborations with Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott, while her third album includes posthumous contributions from Tupac Shakur. Keyshia embarked on her first headlining tour in 2009, and her album "Calling All Hearts" in 2010 featured Nicki Minaj.
Keyshia continued her success with "Woman to Woman" in 2012, "Point of No Return" in 2014, and "11:11 Reset" in 2017. In 2021, she participated in a Verzuz battle against Ashanti and released the single "I Don't Wanna Be in Love." She has also collaborated with artists like Kanye West, Diddy, The Game, and DJ Khaled throughout her career.
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Personal Life
Keyshia Cole began a relationship with former NBA player Daniel Gibson in May 2009, and they became engaged on New Year's Day in 2010. They welcomed their son, Daniel Jr., on March 2, 2010, and married in May 2011. The couple's wedding was featured on the BET reality series "Keyshia and Daniel: Family First," which aired in October 2012. They separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2020.
Keyshia began dating Niko Khale in 2018, and they had a son, Tobias, on August 1, 2019, before ending their relationship in October 2020.
