Career 2009–2013: Beginnings with PopLyfe When they were 14, Kehlani was recruited to join a local pop cover band, Poplyfe. While living with their aunt, Kehlani was exposed almost exclusively to R&B and neo soul artists, such as Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott, whom today they describe as some of their early musical influences. Įarly in their life, Kehlani aspired to train as a dancer at the Juilliard School, but they had a knee injury in junior high, which led them to turn their attention towards singing. During their teenage years, they attended the Oakland School for the Arts, where they initially practiced dance, particularly ballet and modern dance. Kehlani's father, who also had a drug addiction, died when they were a toddler. They have described their ethnicity as a mix of "Black White" They were adopted and raised by their aunt when their mother, who had a drug addiction, served time in jail. Kehlani Ashley Parrish was born on April 24, 1995, in Oakland, California. 2.3 2018–present: It Was Good Until It Wasn't and Blue Water Road.
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