Keri Hilson

Keri Hilson is, to me, an underrated architect of late-2000s R&B and pop. Born in Decatur, Georgia in 1982, she started as a songwriter and backing vocalist under producer Anthony Dent before stepping out front, and that writer's instinct always came through in her phrasing. Sweeping Best New Artist honors in 2009 from BET, Soul Train, and the NAACP Image Awards is no small feat. I think she deserved a longer run at the top than she got. The Emory University background also signals she had options beyond music, which makes her commitment to the craft feel deliberate. A talent whose influence outlasted her chart presence.

Name (English)

Keri Hilson

Name (Japanese)

ケリー・ヒルソン

Reading

けりー・ひるそん

Born

December 5, 1982 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dog

Origin

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Occupation

singer / actor / songwriter / dancer / recording artist

High school

Tucker High School

University

Emory University

Awards & achievements

• 2009 BET Award for Best New Artist
• 2009 Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
• 2010 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist

• Official sitehttp://www.kerihilson.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kerihilson/
• Xhttps://x.com/MissKeriBaby
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keri%20Hilson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152453

Tags

• Georgia
• singer
• actor
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.