Kelendria "Kelly" Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American (United States) singer, songwriter, dancer, actress (actor), model (Model (person)) and television host (presenter). Born in Atlanta, Georgia (Georgia (U.S. state)) and raised in Houston, Texas, Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as one of the founding members of the girl group Destinys Child. She has sold more than 50 million records worldwide with the group.

During the hiatus of the group, Rowland collaborated with rapper Nelly on the single "Dilemma (Dilemma (song))," a worldwide number-one hit, and released her rock pop-influenced debut solo album Simply Deep in 2002. It became a commercial success, selling more than two million copies worldwide, and garnered three more or less successful singles, among "Stole (Stole (song))" and "Cant Nobody." Following the formal disbandment of Destinys Child in 2005, Rowlands often-delayed second album, Ms. Kelly, was released in 2007. Moderately successful on the charts, it spawned the hit singles "Like This (Like This (Kelly Rowland song))" and "Work (Work (Kelly Rowland song))." In 2009, she scored another number-one hit with her contribution on French DJ David Guettas single "When Love Takes Over."

In 2002, Rowland branched into acting, which led to guest stints on sitcom series such as The Hughleys and Girlfriends, and leading roles in big-screen movies like Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and The Seat Filler (2004). In 2009, she became the host of the Bravo (Bravo (US TV network)) competition series The Fashion Show (The Fashion Show (U.S. TV series)) alongside Isaac Mizrahi.