My Take
H.E.R. is one of those rare artists who genuinely earns the word "gifted" — the Vallejo, California native started as a musical prodigy and grew into a multi-Grammy winner who also somehow nabbed an Academy Award for "Fight for You" from Judas and the Black Messiah, which, if you haven't processed that yet, is wild. What I love about her is the mystery she leaned into early in her career — performing anonymously, no face, just the music — because she trusted the songs could carry the weight on their own, and they absolutely did. Her R&B is lush and patient, never chasing trends. Watching her tear up a guitar solo live reminds you that real musicianship never goes out of style.
Overview
Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced as "her"; standing for "Having Everything Revealed") is an American R&B singer-songwriter. She has won an Academy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and five Grammy Awards, and been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, three American Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- H.E.R.
- Name (Japanese)
- H.E.R.
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- June 27, 1997 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Vallejo, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / recording artist / lyricist / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Angelo Rodriguez High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Asia's Most Influential Philippines
- 2021 Grammy Award for Song of the Year
- 2021 Academy Award for Best Original Song
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Color Purple | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://her-official.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hermusicofficial/
- Xhttps://x.com/HERMusicx
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.E.R.
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.