Kelis

Kelis Rogers-Jones (née Rogers, born August 21, 1979), better known as Kelis, is an American R&B singer and songwriter. Kelis was born and raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, New York. Her first name, pronounced /kəˈlis/[citation needed], is a combination of her father's name, Kenneth, and her mother's name, Eveliss. Kenneth is an African-American jazz musician, a Pentecostal minister, and a professor at Wesleyan University. Eveliss is a Chinese-Puerto Rican fashion designer, who inspired Kelis to pursue her singing career. more