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* ''Ms. Kelly'' (2007)
* ''Here I Am'' (2011)
* ''Talk a Good Game'' (2013)

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* ''Ms. Kelly'' Music/{{Ms. Kelly}} (2007)
* ''Here Music/{{Here I Am'' Am}} (2011)
* ''Talk Music/{{Talk a Good Game'' Game}} (2013)



* BreakupBreakout: Though not quite as well-known as [=Beyonce=], she is quite successful and has managed to sell over 25 million records as a solo artist.

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* BreakupBreakout: Though not quite as well-known as [=Beyonce=], Music/{{Beyonce}}, she is quite successful and has managed to sell over 25 million records as a solo artist.



* ChildhoodFriends[=/=]HeterosexualLifePartners: With Beyonce since they were children. Her own family was very fractured, leading her to be taken in by the Knowles and lived with them until she was able to live on her own. She and Beyonce are essentially sisters except by blood.

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* ChildhoodFriends[=/=]HeterosexualLifePartners: With Beyonce Music/{{Beyonce}} since they were children. Her own Tina Knowles, Solange Knowles, Music/{{Beyonce}} are extended family was very fractured, leading her to be taken in by the Knowles and lived with them until she was able to live on her own. She and Beyonce are essentially sisters except by blood.for Rowland.



* DreamTeam: Collaborates extremely well with Nelly, for singles such as "Dilemma" and "Gone". Most fans believe songs featuring her old bandmates make her ultimate dream team.

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* DreamTeam: Collaborates extremely well with Nelly, for singles such as "Dilemma" and "Gone". Most fans believe songs featuring her old bandmates bandmates, Music/{{Beyonce}} and Music/{{Michelle Williams}}, make her ultimate dream team.

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'''Kelly Rowland''', born (February 11, 1981) '''Kelendria Rowland''', is an R&B songstress, occasional actress, model, and TV personality. She started her career as one third of the girl group Music/DestinysChild, before embarking on her own solo career in 2002.

Rowland scored her first major hit with international smash single "Dilemma" alongside rapper Nelly. Since then, she has managed a string of hits and song features that have kept her recording career buzzing, and earned her a sizable fan base (especially amongst the international music crowd). A former celebrity judge for the UK X-Factor and current celebrity US X-Factor Judge, and occasional actress, Rowland has maintained a viable TV presence and solo music career. Throughout a career spanning 16 years, Rowland has sold over 25 million albums as a solo artist, in addition to over 60 millions albums with Destiny's Child.

Recently, she performed alongside former band mates Michelle Williams and Beyonce at the latter's 2013 Superbowl halftime show, and became a judge for the US version of the series ''X-Factor''. She also has made headlines for the domestic abuse she suffered from an unknown boyfriend, and her stunning honesty over her initial envy of former band mate Music/{{Beyonce}}'s successful solo career on the song "Dirty Laundry", taken from her ''Talk a Good Game'' album.

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'''Kelly Rowland''', born (February 11, 1981) '''Kelendria Rowland''', is an R&B songstress, occasional American singer, actress, model, and TV personality. She started her career as one third of the girl group Music/DestinysChild, [=Music/DestinysChild=], before embarking on her own solo career in 2002.

Rowland scored her first major hit with international smash single "Dilemma" alongside rapper Nelly. Since then, she has managed a string of hits and song features that have kept her recording career buzzing, and earned her a sizable fan base (especially amongst the international music crowd). A former celebrity judge for the UK X-Factor and current celebrity US X-Factor Judge, and occasional actress, Rowland has maintained a viable TV presence as a former celebrity judge for both the UK and solo music career. US X-Factors, and starring in such movies as ''Freddy Vs. Jason, and ''The Seat Filler''. Throughout a career spanning 16 years, Rowland has sold over 25 million albums as a solo artist, in addition to over 60 millions albums with Destiny's Child.

Recently, she
[=Music/Destiny's Child=].

Rowland
performed alongside former band mates Michelle Williams [=Michelle Williams=] and Beyonce [=Beyonce=] at the latter's 2013 Superbowl halftime show, and became a judge for the US version of the series ''X-Factor''.show. She also has made headlines for the domestic abuse she suffered from an unknown boyfriend, and her stunning honesty over her initial envy of former band mate Music/{{Beyonce}}'s successful solo career on the song "Dirty Laundry", taken from her ''Talk a Good Game'' album.



* BreakupBreakout: Obviously, she's not as famous as Beyonce, but she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, [=LaTavia=] Robertson and [=LeToya=] Luckett. After all, she was the first member of the group to achieve solo recognition with her spot on Nelly's "Dilemma".
* BreakupSong: "Love", "Better Without You", "Flashback", "Down on Love", "Talk a Good Game"-A huge chunk of Rowland's discography is dedicated to this trope.

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* BreakawayPopHit: "Dilemma" dually released from her "Simply Deep" album and [=Nelly=] Nellyville album.
* BreakupBreakout: Obviously, she's Though not quite as famous well-known as Beyonce, but [=Beyonce=], she is still fairly quite successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not has managed to mention former members Farrah Franklin, [=LaTavia=] Robertson and [=LeToya=] Luckett. After all, she was the first member of the group to achieve sell over 25 million records as a solo recognition with her spot on Nelly's "Dilemma".
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* BreakupSong: "Love", "Better Without You", "Flashback", "Down on Love", "Talk a Good Game"-A Game"
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huge chunk of Rowland's discography is dedicated to this trope.



*CreatorBreakdown: Rowland is reported to have been emotional during the recording of ''Dirty Laundry'', and has broken down into tears during live performances of the song.



* YourCheatingHeart: In "Dilemma", it is mentioned that she thinks about Nelly even when she's with her boo.

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* YourCheatingHeart: In "Dilemma", it is mentioned that she thinks about Nelly even when she's with her boo.current boyfriend.
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* BreakupBreakout: Obviously, she's not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett. After all, she was the first member of the group to achieve solo recognition with her spot on Nelly's "Dilemma".

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* BreakupBreakout: Obviously, she's not as famous as Beyonce, but she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, Latavia [=LaTavia=] Robertson and Letoya [=LeToya=] Luckett. After all, she was the first member of the group to achieve solo recognition with her spot on Nelly's "Dilemma".
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* ChildhoodFriends[=/=]HeterosexualLifePartners: With Beyonce since they were children. Her own family was very fractured, leading her to be taken in by the Knowles and lived with them until she was able to live on her own. She and Beyonce are essentially sisters except by blood.
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* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett. After all, she was the first member of the group to achieve solo recognition with her spot on Nelly's "Dilemma".

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* BreakupBreakout: Although Obviously, she's not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett. After all, she was the first member of the group to achieve solo recognition with her spot on Nelly's "Dilemma".
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Recently, she performed alongside former band mates Michelle Williams and Beyonce at the latter's 2013 Superbowl halftime show, and became a judge for the US version of the series ''X-Factor''. She also has made headlines for the domestic abuse she suffered from an unknown boyfriend and stunning honesty over her initial envy of former band mate Music/{{Beyonce}}'s successful solo career on the song "Dirty Laundry" taken from her Talk a Good Game album.

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Recently, she performed alongside former band mates Michelle Williams and Beyonce at the latter's 2013 Superbowl halftime show, and became a judge for the US version of the series ''X-Factor''. She also has made headlines for the domestic abuse she suffered from an unknown boyfriend boyfriend, and her stunning honesty over her initial envy of former band mate Music/{{Beyonce}}'s successful solo career on the song "Dirty Laundry" Laundry", taken from her Talk ''Talk a Good Game Game'' album.
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* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett. After all, she was the first member of the group to achieve solo recognition with "Dilemma".

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* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett. After all, she was the first member of the group to achieve solo recognition with her spot on Nelly's "Dilemma".
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* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett.

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* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett. After all, she was the first member of the group to achieve solo recognition with "Dilemma".
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* CreatorBreakdown: The song "Dirty Laundry",as noted above.
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* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett.

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* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Farrah Franklin, Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett.
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Recently, she performed alongside former band mates Michelle Williams and Beyonce at the latter's 2013 Superbowl halftime show, and became a judge for the US version of Series/XFactor. She also has recently made headlines for the domestic abuse she suffered from an unknown boyfriend and stunning honesty over her initial envy of former band mate Music/{{Beyonce}}'s successful solo career on the song "Dirty Laundry" taken from her Talk a Good Game album.

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Recently, she performed alongside former band mates Michelle Williams and Beyonce at the latter's 2013 Superbowl halftime show, and became a judge for the US version of Series/XFactor. the series ''X-Factor''. She also has recently made headlines for the domestic abuse she suffered from an unknown boyfriend and stunning honesty over her initial envy of former band mate Music/{{Beyonce}}'s successful solo career on the song "Dirty Laundry" taken from her Talk a Good Game album.
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Recently, she performed alongside former band mates Michelle Williams and Beyonce at the latter's 2013 Superbowl halftime show, and became a recent judge for the US X-Factor. She also has recently made headlines for the domestic abuse she suffered from an unknown boyfriend and stunning honesty over her initial envy of former band mate Music/{{Beyonce}}'s successful solo career on the song "Dirty Laundry" taken from her Talk a Good Game album.

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Recently, she performed alongside former band mates Michelle Williams and Beyonce at the latter's 2013 Superbowl halftime show, and became a recent judge for the US X-Factor.version of Series/XFactor. She also has recently made headlines for the domestic abuse she suffered from an unknown boyfriend and stunning honesty over her initial envy of former band mate Music/{{Beyonce}}'s successful solo career on the song "Dirty Laundry" taken from her Talk a Good Game album.
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Kelly Rowland, born Kelendria Rowland, is an R&B songstress (February 11, 1981), occasional actress, model, and TV personality. She started her career as one third of the girl group Music/DestinysChild, before embarking on her own solo career in 2002.

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Kelly Rowland, '''Kelly Rowland''', born Kelendria Rowland, (February 11, 1981) '''Kelendria Rowland''', is an R&B songstress (February 11, 1981), songstress, occasional actress, model, and TV personality. She started her career as one third of the girl group Music/DestinysChild, before embarking on her own solo career in 2002.
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* SelfTitledAlbum: Not played completely straight, "Ms.Kelly" not being her full stage name and all.
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Rowland scored her first major hit with international smash single "Dilemma" alongside rapper Nelly. Since then, she has managed a string of hits and song features that have kept her recording career buzzing, and earned her a sizable fan base (especially amongst the international music crowd). A former celebrity judge for the UK X-Factor and current celebrity US X-Factor Judge, and occasional actress, Rowland has maintained a viable TV presence and solo music career.

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Rowland scored her first major hit with international smash single "Dilemma" alongside rapper Nelly. Since then, she has managed a string of hits and song features that have kept her recording career buzzing, and earned her a sizable fan base (especially amongst the international music crowd). A former celebrity judge for the UK X-Factor and current celebrity US X-Factor Judge, and occasional actress, Rowland has maintained a viable TV presence and solo music career.
career. Throughout a career spanning 16 years, Rowland has sold over 25 million albums as a solo artist, in addition to over 60 millions albums with Destiny's Child.
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Too lewd, not all readers are straight men.


* ShesGotLegs: Quite well-known for her lovely legs, Tina Knowles (Mama Bear of Destiny's Child and Fashion Designer) explicitly stated that Rowland was often given shorts or mini skirts to show off her gorgeous legs.

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* ShesGotLegs: Quite well-known for her lovely legs, Tina Knowles (Mama Bear of Destiny's Child and Fashion Designer) explicitly stated that Rowland was often given shorts or mini skirts to show off her gorgeous legs.



* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: The videos for "Lay It On Me", "Comeback", "Ice", and "Motivation" are Red HOT HOT HOT! Try keeping a clean mind while watching Rowland play this trope straight!

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* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: The videos for "Lay It On Me", "Comeback", "Ice", and "Motivation" are Red HOT HOT HOT! Try keeping a clean mind while watching Rowland play this trope straight!"Motivation".

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* BreakupSong: "Love", "Better Without You", "Flashback", "Down on Love", "Talk a Good Game"-
** A huge chunk of Rowland's discography is dedicated to this trope.

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* BreakupSong: "Love", "Better Without You", "Flashback", "Down on Love", "Talk a Good Game"-
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Game"-A huge chunk of Rowland's discography is dedicated to this trope.

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Rowland scored her first major hit with international smash single "Dilemma" alongside rapper Nelly. Since then, she has managed a string of hits and song features that have kept her recording career buzzing, was a former celebrity judge on the UK X-Factor,and currently a celebrity judge on the US X-Factor, and earned a sizable fan base (especially amongst the international crowd).

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Rowland scored her first major hit with international smash single "Dilemma" alongside rapper Nelly. Since then, she has managed a string of hits and song features that have kept her recording career buzzing, was a former celebrity judge on the UK X-Factor,and currently a celebrity judge on the US X-Factor, and earned her a sizable fan base (especially amongst the international crowd).
music crowd). A former celebrity judge for the UK X-Factor and current celebrity US X-Factor Judge, and occasional actress, Rowland has maintained a viable TV presence and solo music career.



* BreakupSong: "Love", "Better Without You", "Flashback", "Down on Love", "Talk a Good Game"-
** A huge chunk of Rowland's discography is dedicated to this trope.



* NewSoundAlbum: Solo career wise; "Simply Deep" featured prominent Alternative R&B, "Ms. Kelly" featured a variety of sounds ranging from Go-Go inspired club music ("Like This"), Hip-Hop, dance-pop, and R&B balladry. "Here I Am" cranked up the electro-R&B and Hip-Hop!

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* NewSoundAlbum: Solo career wise; "Simply Deep" featured prominent Alternative R&B, "Ms. Kelly" featured a variety of sounds ranging from Go-Go inspired club music ("Like This"), Hip-Hop, dance-pop, and R&B balladry. "Here I Am" cranked up the electro-R&B and Hip-Hop! Hip-Hop!
* ShesGotLegs: Quite well-known for her lovely legs, Tina Knowles (Mama Bear of Destiny's Child and Fashion Designer) explicitly stated that Rowland was often given shorts or mini skirts to show off her gorgeous legs.
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* TitleTrack: Simply Deep and Talk a Good Game.
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* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: The videos for "Lay It On Me", "Comeback", "Ice", and "Motivation" are Red HOT HOT HOT! Try keeping a clean mind while watching Rowland play this trope straight!
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* SillyLoveSongs: Surprisingly not a big trope with Rowland, especially compared to her contemporaries, but she certainly has them: namely "Keep It Between Us", "This Is Love" (Ms.Kelly) and "This Is Love" (Talk a Good Game).

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* DreamTeam: Collaborates extremely well with Nelly, for singles such as "Dilemma" and "Gone". Most fans believe songs featuring her old bandmates make her ultimate dream team.
**Extremely justified with amazing songs like "You Changed" and "Nuclear".



** A lot of her songs are about sex. "Lay it On Me", "Work", "Kisses Down Low" - Actually most of ''Talk a Good Game'' is about sex.

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** A lot of her songs are about sex. "Lay it On Me", "Work", "Kisses Down Low" - Actually most of ''Talk a Good Game'' is about sex.Low", "Freak", and "Ice".
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* Dark-Skinned Redhead: During the "Survivor" era of Destiny's Child, and prominently during her solo era of "Simply Deep".
* HotterandSexier: While no stranger to sexy outfits and videos during her girl band days, "Here I Am" and "Talk a Good Game" saw her pushing up her sexual image tenfold! It certainly helps to be named "Glamour" Magazine's sexiest woman , and to have an exercise franchise called "Sexy Abs"!

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* Dark-Skinned Redhead: DarkSkinnedRedhead: During the "Survivor" era of Destiny's Child, and prominently during her solo era of "Simply Deep".
* HotterandSexier: HotterAndSexier: While no stranger to sexy outfits and videos during her girl band days, "Here I Am" and "Talk a Good Game" saw her pushing up her sexual image tenfold! It certainly helps to be named "Glamour" Magazine's sexiest woman , and to have an exercise franchise called "Sexy Abs"!
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* Dark-SkinnedRedhead: During the "Survivor" era of Destiny's Child, and prominently during her solo era of "Simply Deep".

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* Dark-SkinnedRedhead: Dark-Skinned Redhead: During the "Survivor" era of Destiny's Child, and prominently during her solo era of "Simply Deep".

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Huge fan of Kelly Rowland!


Rowland scored her first major hit with international smash single "Dilemma" alongside rapper Nelly. Since then, she has managed a string of hits and song features that have kept her recording career buzzing, became a celebrity judge on the UK X-Factor, and earned a sizable fan base (especially amongst the international crowd).

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Rowland scored her first major hit with international smash single "Dilemma" alongside rapper Nelly. Since then, she has managed a string of hits and song features that have kept her recording career buzzing, became was a former celebrity judge on the UK X-Factor,and currently a celebrity judge on the UK US X-Factor, and earned a sizable fan base (especially amongst the international crowd).



* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly succesful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett.

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* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly succesful successful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett.


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* Dark-SkinnedRedhead: During the "Survivor" era of Destiny's Child, and prominently during her solo era of "Simply Deep".
* HotterandSexier: While no stranger to sexy outfits and videos during her girl band days, "Here I Am" and "Talk a Good Game" saw her pushing up her sexual image tenfold! It certainly helps to be named "Glamour" Magazine's sexiest woman , and to have an exercise franchise called "Sexy Abs"!


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* NewSoundAlbum: Solo career wise; "Simply Deep" featured prominent Alternative R&B, "Ms. Kelly" featured a variety of sounds ranging from Go-Go inspired club music ("Like This"), Hip-Hop, dance-pop, and R&B balladry. "Here I Am" cranked up the electro-R&B and Hip-Hop!
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** A lot of her songs are about sex. "Lay it On Me", "Work", "Kisses Down Low" - Actually most of ''Talk a Good Game'' is about sex.

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* BreakupBreakout: Although not as famous as Beyonce, she is still fairly succesful and much more so than her fellow Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, not to mention former members Latavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett.



* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While still a success in the U.S., she has had several more hits in the UK and Australia, has recorded with several European artists, and was a judge on the UK ''X Factor''.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While still a success in the U.S., she has had several more hits in the UK and Australia, has recorded IntercourseWithYou: "Motivation", with several European artists, and was a judge on the UK ''X Factor''.lines such as "And when we're done, I don’t wanna feel my legs."
* YourCheatingHeart: In "Dilemma", it is mentioned that she thinks about Nelly even when she's with her boo.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasslehoff: While still a success in the U.S., she has had several more hits in the UK and Australia, has recorded with several European artists, and was a judge on the UK ''X Factor''.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasslehoff: GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While still a success in the U.S., she has had several more hits in the UK and Australia, has recorded with several European artists, and was a judge on the UK ''X Factor''.
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Kelly Rowland, born Kelendria Rowland, is an R&B songstress (February 11, 1981), occasional actress, model, and TV personality. She started her career as one third of the girl group Music/DestinysChild, before embarking on her own solo career in 2002.

Rowland scored her first major hit with international smash single "Dilemma" alongside rapper Nelly. Since then, she has managed a string of hits and song features that have kept her recording career buzzing, became a celebrity judge on the UK X-Factor, and earned a sizable fan base (especially amongst the international crowd).

Recently, she performed alongside former band mates Michelle Williams and Beyonce at the latter's 2013 Superbowl halftime show, and became a recent judge for the US X-Factor. She also has recently made headlines for the domestic abuse she suffered from an unknown boyfriend and stunning honesty over her initial envy of former band mate Music/{{Beyonce}}'s successful solo career on the song "Dirty Laundry" taken from her Talk a Good Game album.
!!Discography:
* ''Simply Deep'' (2002)
* ''Ms. Kelly'' (2007)
* ''Here I Am'' (2011)
* ''Talk a Good Game'' (2013)
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* CreatorBreakdown: The song "Dirty Laundry",as noted above.
* GermansLoveDavidHasslehoff: While still a success in the U.S., she has had several more hits in the UK and Australia, has recorded with several European artists, and was a judge on the UK ''X Factor''.

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