Pukkelpop 2011

Biography

Kelis Rogers-Jones (born Kelis Rogers on August 21, 1979), is known simply by her first name Kelis (pronounced Kuh-lees). Her name is an amalgamation of her parents' first names, her black father Kenneth and Chinese-Puerto Rican mother Eveliss. Growing up in Middle Class Harlem, New York Kelis' childhood was not a deprived one. But she was not without problems, after her parents realised they could not cope with her unruly behaviour (Kelis shaved all her hair off at age 13, soon afterwards dyeing the regrowth the colors of the rainbow)...

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Origin

United States (New York)

Genre

Hiphop, Pop, R&B, Soul

Performed at Pukkelpop in

2000, 2004, 2010

Website

http://www.iamkelis.com/

Social media

• http://www.myspace.com/kelis
• http://twitter.com/iamkelis
• http://www.last.fm/music/Kelis