UKelis ungumculi waseMelika, umdidiyeli, kanye nombhali wengoma owaziwa kakhulu ngezingoma zakhe ezithi Milkshake nethi Bossy. Umculi waqala umsebenzi wakhe womculo ngo-1997. Ngenxa yomsebenzi wakhe neqembu lokukhiqiza i-The Neptunes, ingoma yakhe yokuqala ethi Caught Out There yasheshe yaduma futhi yashaya izingoma eziyishumi ezihamba phambili ze-R&B. Ngenxa yengoma ethi Milkshake kanye ne-albhamu ethi Kelis Was Here, umculi uthole ukuqokwa kwamaGrammy nokuqashelwa kabanzi esikhaleni semidiya.
Iminyaka yokuqala yomculi uKelis
UKelis Rogers wazalelwa futhi wakhulela eManhattan. Abazali beza negama lomculi ngokuhlanganisa izingxenye zamagama abo - uKenneth no-Evelisse. Ubaba wakhe wayengumfundisi e-Wesleyan University. Wabe eseba umculi we-jazz nomfundisi wePentecostal. Umama wasebenza njengomklami wemfashini, waba nesandla ezifundweni zomculo zentombazane. Lo mculi uphinde abe nodadewabo abathathu.
Kusukela eneminyaka emine, uKelis wadlala kuma-nightclub ezweni lonke noyise. Udlale nabaculi abafana noDizzy Gillespie noNancy Wilson. Ngokuphikelela kukanina, umculi wafunda i-violin yakudala kusukela ebuntwaneni. Waqala ukudlala i-saxophone esemncane. Elandela isibonelo sodadewabo abathathu abadala, uKelis wacula ekwayeni yaseHarlem isikhashana. Uma kudlalwa, umama wamantombazane uqhamuke nezingubo ezimibalabala zabaklami wazithunga ukuze ba-ode.
Eneminyaka engu-14, uKelis wangena eLaGuardia High School for Music & Art and Performing Arts. Ukhethe indlela ehambisana nedramaturgy nethiyetha. Lapha, phakathi nezifundo zakhe, umculi wadala i-R&B trio ebizwa ngokuthi BLU (Black Ladies United). Ngemva kwesikhashana, ibhendi yaba nentshisekelo kumdidiyeli we-hip-hop uGoldfinghaz. Wethula uKelis namanye amalungu kumrepha uRZA.
Ubuhlobo bukaKelis nabazali bakhe bawohloka phakathi neminyaka yakhe yobusha. Futhi lapho eneminyaka engu-16, waqala ukuhlala yedwa. Ngokusho komculi, kube nzima kakhulu kunalokho abekucabanga: “Bekungelula kangako. Kwaba umshikashika wangempela. Bengimatasatasa ngizama ukuthola indlela yokuzondla, ngakho angizange ngicabange ngomculo.” Ukuze ikwazi ukuziphilisa, le ntombazane kwakudingeka isebenze endaweni yokucima ukoma nasezitolo zezingubo.
“Ngangingafuni ukusebenza kusukela ku-9 kuya ku-17 nsuku zonke. Khona-ke kwadingeka ngicabange ukuthi yini engangingayenza ukuze ngiphile ngendlela engangifuna ukuphila ngayo. Ngaleso sikhathi, nganquma ukubuyela emculweni engangiwenza impilo yami yonke, futhi ngivele ngikhokhelwe ngawo.
Ukuqala komsebenzi womculo womculi uKelis
Ithimba labadidiyeli be-Neptunes lisize ukwethula umsebenzi kaKelis womculo. Ngo-1998, umculi wasayina inkontileka ne-Virgin Records. Waqala ukusebenza ku-albhamu ye-studio ethi Kaleidoscope, eyakhululwa ngoDisemba 1999. Yayihlanganisa izingoma ezingashadile ezithi Caught Out There, Good Stuff kanye nethi Get Along with Yo. Ngaphambi kokukhishwa kwerekhodi, lezi zingoma beziphumelela kwezohwebo, futhi intshisekelo yabalaleli ku-Kaleidoscope yanda. Amaculo angu-14 akhiqizwe yi-The Neptunes. Ngeshwa, i-albhamu ayisebenzi kahle kakhulu e-United States. Noma kunjalo, i-Kaleidoscope yakwazi ukungena phakathi kwamashadi emazweni aseYurophu. Ngokwesibonelo, e-UK, wathatha isikhundla 43 futhi waqashelwa ngokuthi "igolide".
Ngo-2001, umculi wakhulula i-albhamu yakhe yesibili ethi Wanderland. Yayitholakala kuphela eYurophu, e-Asia naseLatin America. E-United States, kwakungazwakala. Ngesikhathi sokuqoshwa kwerekhodi lelebula le-Virgin Records, abakhiqizi abasiza umculi nge-Kaleidoscope baxoshwa. Abasebenzi abasha benkampani abazange bakholelwe empumelelweni ye-albhamu, ngakho abazange banake kakhulu ukukhiqizwa. Ngenxa yalokhu, ukuhlanganiswa kweWanderland kwaba "ukwehluleka" kwezohwebo. Ukwazile ukuthatha isikhundla sama-78 kuphela e-UK. Ingoma eyodwa ephumelele kwaba yi-Young, Fresh n' New, efinyelele kwabangama-40 abahamba phambili e-UK. Ubudlelwano bukaKelis ne-Virgin Records bawohloka ngenxa yokuthengiswa kwerekhodi eliphansi. Ngakho-ke, abaphathi belebula banqume ukunqamula inkontileka nomculi.
Umculi uKelis ungqubuzana ne-Virgin Records
UKelis wenze inhlolokhono ngo-2020 lapho akhuluma khona ngokuthi akenzanga mali ngama-albhamu akhe amabili okuqala ngenxa ye-The Neptunes. Ekhuluma neThe Guardian, lo mculi wachaza: “Ngatshelwa ukuthi sizohlukanisa yonke into ngomhlaka-33/33/33, kodwa asizange sihlukanise.” Ekuqaleni, lo mculi akazange abone ukunyamalala kwezimali, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi wayenza imali ngokuvakasha. Lapho uKelis ebona ukuthi wayengakhokhelwanga ingxenye yalo msebenzi, waphendukela ebuholini beqembu labadidiyeli bokukhiqiza.
Bamchazela ukuthi wonke amaphuzu aphathelene nemali akhonjiswe esivumelwaneni, esasayinwa ngumculi ngokwakhe. “Yebo, ngikusayinile engangikutsheliwe. Ngeshwa, ngangimncane kakhulu futhi ngiyisiphukuphuku ukuthi ngingaphinda ngihlole zonke izivumelwano, ”kuphawula umculi.
Impumelelo ye-albhamu yesithathu ye-Kelis kanye nokwanda okusheshayo kokuthandwa
Ngemuva kokushiya i-Virgin Record, uKelis waqala ukusebenza nge-albhamu yesithathu. Umculi wanquma ukukhipha i-disc ngaphansi kwe-Star Trak ne-Arista Records. I-albhamu ethi Tasty yayihlanganisa izingoma ezi-4: Milkshake, Trick Me, Millionaire kanye ne-In Public. I-Milkshake ibe ingoma yomculi edume kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe. Futhi ngenxa yalesi single, kwakungenzeka ukuheha izethameli ku-albhamu yesitudiyo ekhishwe ngoDisemba 2003.
Ingoma yabhalwa futhi yakhiqizwa yi-Neptunes. Kodwa-ke, ekuqaleni bekucatshangwa ukuthi izokwenziwa nguBritney Spears. Ngesikhathi uSpears enqaba ingoma, yanikezwa uKelis. Ngokusho komculi, "i-milkshake" eculweni isetshenziswe njengesingathekiso "into eyenza abesifazane bakhetheke." Ingoma yaziwa ngekhwaya yayo ye-euphemistic nesigqi esiphansi se-R&B. Lapho edala i-Milkshake, u-Kelis “wazi ngaso leso sikhathi ukuthi kwakuyingoma emnandi ngempela” futhi wayefuna ibe eyokuqala ye-albhamu.
Eyodwa yafinyelela kunombolo 3 kuBillboard Hot 100 ngoDisemba 2003. Kamuva yagunyazwa njengegolide e-United States, lapho yathengisa khona okulandiwe okukhokhelwayo okungu-883. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngo-2004, ingoma yaqokwa "I-Best Urban or Alternative Performance" (Indondo yeGrammy).
I-albhamu yesithathu, ethi Tasty, ithole ukubuyekezwa okuhle kwabagxeki. Baqaphele okwangempela kanye nekhwalithi ethuthukisiwe yezingoma nomsindo uma kuqhathaniswa nemisebenzi yangaphambilini yomculi. Kudiski ungezwa amathrekhi afaka u-Saadiq, André 3000 kanye no-Nas (owayeyisoka lomculi ngaleso sikhathi). Esontweni layo lokuqala, i-albhamu ifinyelele kunombolo-27 ku-Billboard 200. Iphinde yaba i-albhamu yesibili yomculi (ngemuva kokuthi u-Kelis Was Here (2006)) ukuba phezulu emashadini.
Ukukhishwa kuka-Kelis Bekulapha kanye nokuqokwa kwesibili kweGrammy kaKelis
Ngo-Agasti 2006, lo mculi wakhipha i-albhamu yakhe yesine ethi Kelis Was Here kuJive Record. Ikhishwe okokuqala kunombolo-10 ku-Billboard 200 futhi yaqokelwa Indondo Ye-Grammy Ye-Best Contemporary R&B Album. Nokho lo mculi wehlulekile wukuthola indondo. Kulo mcimbi uBeyoncé umenyezelwe njengowinile.
Inguqulo yamazwe ngamazwe ye-albhamu yayinamaculo angu-19. Phakathi kwazo bekukhona izingoma okukhona kuzo iwill.i.am, Nas, Cee-Lo, Too Short neSpragga Benz. Ingoma ephambili kwakunguBossy, eqoshwe nomrepha u-Too Short. Ingoma ifinyelele kunombolo-16 ku-Billboard Hot 100 futhi yaqinisekiswa i-platinum ephindwe kabili yi-RIAA. Ezinye izingoma ezimbili ezikhishwe ukuze "zikhuthaze" i-albhamu bekuyi-Blindfold Me ne-Nas kanye ne-Lil Star eno-Cee-Lo.
Irekhodi le-Kelis Was Here lithole ukubuyekezwa okuhle kubagxeki bomculo. Ku-Metacritic, i-albhamu inamaphuzu angama-70 ngokusekelwe kuzibuyekezo ezingu-23.
Wathuthuka kanjani umsebenzi kaKelis womculo?
Ngo-2010, ngaphansi kwenkampani yokuqopha i-will.i.am Music Group kanye ne-Interscope Records, lo mculi wakhipha i-albhamu yakhe yesihlanu yesitudiyo. Uma imisebenzi yangaphambilini yayirekhodwe ikakhulukazi ohlotsheni lwe-R&B, khona-ke leli rekhodi belilisha emsindweni. Izingoma zihlanganise izitayela ezifana ne-electronic dance-dance-pop ne-electropop, ehlanganisa izici ze-house, i-synth-pop ne-dancehall. Lo mculi wayebhala futhi eqopha izingoma ngesikhathi ekhulelwe ingane yakhe yokuqala. Ngokusho kwakhe, "le albhamu iyindlela yokuba ngumama." I-Flesh Tone ikhishwe okokuqala kunombolo 48 ku-US Billboard 200. Ithengise amakhophi angu-7800 ngesonto layo lokuqala.
I-albhamu elandelayo ethi Ukudla yaphuma ngemva kweminyaka emi-4 kuphela. Umculi waphinde washintsha umsindo wakhe, esebenzisa inhlanganisela yezitayela ezahlukene: i-funk, i-neo-soul, i-Memphis soul ne-afrobeat. Iphimbo lalo mculi lichazwe ngabagxeki njengelishoshozelayo nelishunqa intuthu. Irekhodi "alizange liqhubekele phambili" ngaphezu kwenombolo 73 ku-Billboard 200, kodwa likwazile ukufinyelela inombolo yesi-4 eshadini lama-albhamu aphezulu e-R&B e-UK.
Ngo-2020, uKelis wamemezela uhambo lwase-UK nelaseYurophu ukuzogubha iminyaka engama-20 ye-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ethi Kaleidoscope. Umculi unikeze amakhonsathi emadolobheni angu-9 kusukela ngomhlaka-3 kuya ku-17 Mashi. NgoMeyi 2021, izindaba zomculi we-Instagram zaveza ukuthi uhlela ukukhipha i-albhamu yakhe yesikhombisa, i-Sound Mind.
Amakilasi okupheka ama-Kelis
Kusukela ngo-2006 kuya ku-2010 UKelis waqeqeshwa esikoleni sokupheka saseLe Cordon Bleu. Lapho ikakhulukazi wafunda amasoso, wathola idiploma ekulungiseleleni kwabo. Lo mculi wanquma ukuwushiya umculo isikhashana futhi wethula uhlelo lwe-Saucy and Sweet esiteshini sokupheka ngo-2014. Ngemva konyaka, wakhulula incwadi ethi My Life on a Plate.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ukwethulwa kohlelo lokupheka kuhambisane nokukhishwa kwe-albhamu yesine yesitudiyo ethi Ukudla. Manje uKelis wayengazi nje kuphela njengomculi, kodwa futhi njengompheki. Ukukhuthaza irekhodi, uthwebule amaresiphi evidiyo eSidlo, uhlelo lokusebenza lokupheka olusekelwe kuwebhu olunikwa amandla yiSpotify.
Ngo-2016, kwaba nomsindo omkhulu kulo mculi esikhaleni sabezindaba lapho eba ngumlingani ka-Andy Taylor, omunye wabasunguli bendawo yokudlela yaseLe Bun. Ndawonye bahlela ukuvula indawo yokudlela yama-hamburger e-Soho's Leicester House. Manje u-Kelis ugxile ku-Bounty & Full line of sauces, eyethulwe ngo-2015. Ngokusho komculi, izithako zemvelo kuphela ezisetshenziselwa izingxube ukudala "isisetshenziswa esitsheni."
Impilo yomuntu kaKelis
Manje uKelis ushade nomenzeli wezindlu uMike Mora. Umshado waba ngoDisemba 2014. NgoNovemba 2015, lo mbhangqwana waba nendodana okuthiwa uShepherd. Ngo-Agasti 5, 2020, lo mculi wamemezela ukuthi ukhulelwe uMike okwesibili futhi wayelindele indodakazi. Intombazane yazalwa ngoSepthemba 2020, igama layo belingakadalulwa.
Ngaphambilini, lo mculi wayeshade nomrepha uNas. Umbhangqwana washada ngoJanuwari 8, 2005, nokho, wafaka isehlukaniso ngo-Ephreli 2009. Kusukela ku-Nasir, umculi unendodana, u-Knight Jones, owazalwa ngoJulayi 2009.
Ngo-2018, uKelis wavula icala ngokuhlukunyezwa ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo akubekezelela emshadweni wakhe noNas. Lo mculi ubalule ukuthi inkinga enkulu ebudlelwaneni babo wukudakwa otshwaleni kwalo mrepha. Uphinde waveza ukuthi uNasir ubenobudlelwane ngaphandle komshado. Futhi akakaze akhokhe imali yesondlo ku-Knight kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2012.
