American singer/songwriter, record producer, businesswoman, and television personality, whose career began when she met MC Hammer at the age of 12, and later met rapper Tupac Shakur. Raised in Oakland, at the age of 18 she moved back to Los Angeles and was later introduced to A&M Records. She released her debut album, The Way It Is (2005), which spawned five singles: “Never,” “I Changed My Mind,” “(I Just Want It) To Be Over,” “I Should Have Cheated,” and “Love.” It was certified gold within 17 weeks, and then platinum just eight weeks later. The album stayed on the charts for over a year, selling over 1.6 million copies.
In May 2009, Cole began dating former NBA player Daniel Gibson. They were engaged on 1 January 2010. On 2 March 2010, they welcomed their first child, Daniel Hiram Gibson, Jr. (DJ), into the world. They wed on 21 May 2011 and renewed their vows in September 2011 in Hawaii. “My husband wanted me to have my dream wedding so he flew all of our family members here. He’s giving me something I will never forget! Amazing,” Cole said. The entire wedding weekend was filmed and aired on their new BET reality TV series Keyshia and Daniel: Family First, on 9 and 16 October 2012. On 21 March 2014 during an interview Keyshia Cole announced and confirmed that she and Gibson had broken up, but they have not yet filed for divorce. As of April 2017, Cole has announced that she and Gibson are divorcing.
In May 2016, she met her biological father, Virgil Hunter, who is a well known boxing trainer.
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