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Birth
Born January 8th 1967 in Chicago Illinois, USA -
Church Choir
Robert began singing in his church choir by the age of 8 -
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Difficult Childhood
Suffered sexual abuse at the hands of an older female relative from age 8 to 14
Was shot in the shoulder while riding a bike, also at age of 8 -
High School
Robert attended Kenwood Academy where he encountered one of his major inspirations and encouragement into music; his music teacher Len McLin -
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Musically Gifted Men
MGM was formed by Kelly and his friends Marc McWilliams, Vincent Walker and Shawn Brooks and subsequently released "Why You Wanna Play Me" in 1990
The group was subsequently disbanded -
Jive Records
Kelly signed with Jive Records and teamed with a new group called Public Announcement -
Debut Album
"Born into the 90's" was released in 1992 featuring Kelly's current group Public Announcement -
First Solo Album
Kelly release his first solo album "12 Play" which produced his first number-one hit "Bump N' Grind" -
Second Solo Album
Kelly released the album R. Kelly which received acclaim as it was Kelly's transformation from vulgar sex songs to vulnerabilty
He also received a Grammy nomination for writing, producing and composing Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" -
"I Believe I Can Fly"
Kelly's inspirational song, first released in 1996, went on to win three Grammy awards in 1998 -
King of R&B
As of 2012, Kelly is one of the best selling music artist in the US with 30 million albums sold, earning him titles such as King of R&B and King of of Pop-Soul -
#MuteRKelly
A movement was started against Kelly due to the numerous sex allegations against him influencing individuals and companies to boycott Kelly's music and performances -
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Alleged Sexual Abuse of Minors
On 22 February, 2019, Kelly was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and branded them as lies.
On 6 March, 2019, a CBS This Morning broadcast garnered major attention as R Kelly has an emotional outburst during an interview.
