Khalid
Khalid Donnel Robinson
Khalid is an American singer from Fort Stewart, Georgia active since 2016.
- Profession
- Singer, Songwriter
- From
- Fort Stewart, Georgia
- Born
- February 11, 1998
- Years active
- 2016–present
Early life
Born on a military base and raised partly in El Paso, Texas, Khalid Robinson wrote the breakout "Location" while still in high school.
Career
His debut "American Teen" went multi-platinum, and hits like "Young Dumb & Broke" and "Talk" made him one of the era's biggest young R&B-pop stars.
Major achievements
He earned multiple Grammy nominations and several multi-platinum singles by his early twenties.
Legacy
Khalid captured the voice of a generation with mellow, relatable coming-of-age R&B-pop.
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