 
BIGGEST
POP SINGLE AS FEATURED ARTIST: "Knock You Down" (2009)
BIGGEST
LP: In A
Perfect World... (2009)
GRAMMY
AWARDS:
0
"In school, I would get in trouble for
singing all the time. I unknowingly hummed every
chance I got. It got so bad my friend's nicknamed me
'Keri-okey'."
- Keri Hilson
  
Keri Hilson hails from Atlanta, Georgia and was born
in 1982. As a teen, Keri performed in school plays
and talent shows, started writing songs by the age of
12, and joined a girl group called 'D'Signe'. Her
talents eventually led to arranging her won songs and
cutting vocals by the age of 18, and getting noticed
by producer Polow da Don - which led to a meeting and
eventual collaborations with Timbaland. Before breaking out on her
own as solo artist, Keri had become known as the
songwriter of many hits by top artists, and with
being featured on several tracks by hip-hop artists.
Keri could be heard helping out Xzibit
on his single "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)." The
single hit the Top 10 in the UK.
Keri could be heard helping out Lloyd Banks
with his single "Help."
Keri could be heard on the Rich Boy
LP Rich
Boy on
the track "Good Things."
Keri hit the Top 40 helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are." The single topped the charts in
Australia, Ireland, Israel, Norway, and Turkey.
Keri hit the Top 10 helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."
Keri topped the UK singles chart for 2 weeks helping
out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."
September 8: Keri hit #1 for 3 weeks on the ARC
Weekly Top 40 helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."
September 8: Keri topped the Billboard Pop
100 chart for 3 weeks helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."
September 15: Keri topped the Billboard Top
40 Mainstream chart for 3 weeks helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."
 October 13: Keri topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Airplay chart for 1 week helping out Timbaland with "The Way I Are."
Keri hit the Top 40 helping out Timbaland and Nicole Scherzinger with "Scream." The single hit the Top 10 in
Germany, Israel, Ireland, Romania, and Sweden.
Keri released her first solo single "Hero."
The song was moderate hit on the US R&B/Hip-Hop
and Dance Club Play charts, and made it to #2 in New
Zealand.
Keri could be heard joining Nas on the single
"Hero."
Keri could be heard joining Kardinal
Offishall with his single "Numba 1
(Tide Is High)." The single did well in Germany
and Turkey.
Keri could be heard joining Chris Brown on his track
"Superhuman."
Keri released the single "Return The Favor"
which featured Timbaland which charted overseas but
failed to make waves in the US.
Keri hit the Top 40 with help from Lil Wayne with "Turnin Me On." The single hit the Top 2 on the
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Keri released her debut LP In A
Perfect World... after a 2 year delay.. Entertainment
Weekly described the LP as "... a seductive
debut CD full of slick, radio-friendly cuts."
Keri could be heard on the Asher Roth
LP on the track "She Don't Wanna Man."
April 11: Keri topped the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week with In A
Perfect World....
Keri hit the Top 40 with help from Kanye West and Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down." The single went on to hit the
Top 10 in the UK, Japan, Ireland, Austria, Germany,
Switzerland, and #1 in New Zealand.
 June 13: Keri topped the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 2 weeks with help
from Kanye West and Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."
June 20: Keri topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 3 weeks with help from Kanye West and Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."
Keri hit the Top 10 with help from Kanye West and Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."
Keri could be heard on the Fabolous LP Loso's
Way on
the track "Everything, Everyday,
Everywhere."
July 11: Keri topped the Billboard
Radio Songs chart for 4 weeks with help from Kanye West and Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."
 August 11: Keri could be heard on the Sean Paul LP Imperial
Blaze
on the track "Hold My Hand (I'll Be
There)."
In A
Perfect World... was certified gold.
Keri was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite
Soul/R&B Female Artist.
Keri was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Knock You Down" with Kanye West and Ne-Yo).
Keri could be heard on the Nelly LP 5.0 on the track "Liv
Tonight."
Keri could be heard on the T.I. LP No
Mercy on
the track "Got Your Back."
Keri released No
Boys Allowed.
Keri hit the Top 40 with "Pretty Girl Rock."
February 19: Keri topped the Billboard
Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart for 1 week with
"Pretty Girl Rock."
iTunes
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In
A Perfect World...
Released: March, 2009
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 4
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly:
B+
Tracks: "Intro" -
"Turnin Me On" (featuring Lil
Wayne) - "Get Your Money Up"
(featuring Keyshia Cole & Trina) -
"Return The Favor" (featuring
Timbaland) - "Knock You Down"
(featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo) -
"Slow Dance" - "Make
Love" - "Intuition" -
"How Does It Feel" -
"Alienated" - "Tell Him The
Truth" - "Change Me"
(featuring Akon) - "Energy" -
"Where Did He Go" -- Exclusive
Amazon MP3 Version also includes:
"Quicksand" -- Import
Version
also includes: "The Way I Are" (with Timbaland)
- "Scream" (with Nicole
Scherzinger & Timbaland) - "Hurts
Me"
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No
Boys Allowed
Released: December, 2011
Tracks: "Buyou"
(featuring J. Cole) - "Pretty Girl Rock" - "The Way
You Love Me" (featuring Rick Ross) -
"Bahm Bahm (Do It Once Again) / I Want
You" - "One Night Stand"
(featuring Chris Brown) - "Lose Control
/ Let Me Down" (featuring Nelly) -
"Toy Soldier" - "Breaking
Point" - "Beautiful Mistake" -
"Gimme What I Want" - "All The
Boys" - "Pretty Girl Rock"
(featuring Kanye West)
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