Kelendria Trene Rowland, known professionally as Kelly Rowland, was born on February 11, 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups. During the group's hiatus, she released her debut solo studio album, Simply Deep (2002), which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.

The album included the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Dilemma" (with Nelly), as well as the UK top-five hits "Stole" and "Can't Nobody".

Following the disbanding of Destiny's Child in 2006, she released her second studio album, Ms. Kelly (2007), which produced the international top-ten hits "Like This" (featuring Eve) and "Work". In 2009, she hosted the first season of The Fashion Show and was featured on David Guetta's "When Love Takes Over," which topped the charts in several countries.

Its success influenced her to explore electronic dance music on her third studio album, Here I Am (2011), which spawned the UK top-ten singles "Commander" (featuring David Guetta), "Down for Whatever," and "What a Feeling," as well as the hit electro-R&B single "Motivation" (featuring Lil Wayne).

Her fourth studio album, Talk a Good Game (2013), became her third top-ten album on the US Billboard 200 chart. She was a television judge on the eighth season of The X Factor UK (2011) and the third season of The X Factor USA (2013). She has continued her television career by hosting Chasing Destiny (2016) and starring as a coach on The Voice Australia (2017-2020).

Kelly Rowland is credited with forming the girl groups Little Mix and June's Diary from her stints on The X Factor UK and Chasing Destiny, respectively.

Throughout her career, she has sold over 40 million records as a solo artist and a further estimated 60 million records with Destiny's Child. Her work has earned her several awards and nominations, including five Grammy Awards, one Billboard Music Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards.

She has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of Destiny's Child, and as a solo artist, she has been honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and Essence for her contributions to music. Kelly Rowland is married to Tim Weatherspoon, and they have two children, Titan Jewell Weatherspoon and Noah Jon Weatherspoon.