R. Kelly Net Worth | Wiki, Bio: Know his earnings, songs, family, age, twitter

R. Kelly Net Worth | Wiki, Bio: Know his earnings, songs, family, age, twitter

Facts of R. Kelly Net Worth | Wiki, Bio: Know his earnings, songs, family, age, twitter

Net worth$100 thousand
Date of Birth:1967 January 8
First NameRobert Sylvester
Last NameKelly
NationalityAmerican
Age:57 years old
Birth Nation: United States

An American singer-songwriter, professionally known as R. Kelly has a net worth of only $100 thousand. He is also a record producer and former basketball player.

R. Kelly

Know about R. Kelly's Sources of Income: His Net Worth

Making a career debut in 1992 while actively producing music since 1989, Kelly has only collected a fortune of $100 thousand.

Without a doubt, his main source of income is music but Kelly played basketball professionally for a short time. His playing career has also added some amount in his net worth.

Grammy winner Kelly

As a record producer, Kelly owns a label, Rockland Records launched in 1998. The label is currently inactive but Kelly still owns the label.

Other than that, Kelly has published an autobiography titled Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me in 2012.

How did Kelly start his professional career? Let's know:

Back in 1989, Kelly along with Marc McWilliams, Shawn Brooks, and Vincent Walker participated in a talent show, Big Break and won the $100,000 grand prize.

Kelly's Love Letter

Then in 1992, Kelly released an album, Born into the '90s with Public Announcement. Only a year later, he released his debut solo album, 12 Play.

Know about Kelly's Basketball Career:

Kelly is also a former basketball player. He played professional basketball with the Atlantic City Seagulls of the USBL. He was a shooting guard and small forward wearing the jersey no. 12.

Kelly for Atlantic City

To mention, Kelly played three years of professional basketball and won the USBL Championships three times in 1997, 1998, and 1999.

List of Major Awards and Honors Received by R. Kelly:

  • 3 * Grammy Awards(1998)
  • 12 * Billboard Awards(1994, 1999, 2001, 2003)
  • 8 * Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards(2001, 2004)
  • 3 * BMI Awards(1998, 2000, 2015)
  • 2 * American Music Awards(2000, 2005)
  • BET Awards(2003)
  • BMI Urban Awards
  • MOBO Awards(2001), and many more.

Where and when was R. Kelly born? Know about his childhood here:

Robert Sylvester Kelly was born on January 8, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, to a singer, Joanne while his father is absent in his life. Kelly has three siblings also.

Roert Sylverster Kelly

Kelly in 1981 went to Kenwood Academy. He met music teacher, Lena McLin over there who encouraged him to explore his skills and talents. He also played basketball from a young age.

Know about Kelly's Relationship Status Here:

Robert Kelly married an American choreographer, Andrea Lee in 1996. They had three children together. But the couple divorced in 2009.

Kelly and Aaliyah

Kelly was also previously married. He was married to an American singer, Aaliyah in 1995. But their relationship lasted for a year only.

Know about Kelly's Engagement in the Online World:

This experienced singer is fond of using social media and showing his engagement in the online world.

As his Twitter account shows a total of 1.08M followers and he has tweeted 4,520 times till the date.

R. Kelly

Likewise, he has got around 1.3M followers on Instagram and he has posted 2,555 times over there so far.

Kelly also owns a YouTube Channel with around 1.7 billion video views.


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