Khalid

Khalid Donnel Robinson is a famous American singer. Khalid is famous for getting certified 4x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to release his debut album, American Teen.

Early life

On February 11, 1998, Khalid was born in Fort Stewart, Georgia, United States. His full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson and his nickname is Khalid. As of now, he is 24 years and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. He spent his childhood in various places. It was because his mother and father were in the military. His mother’s name is Linda Wolfe whereas, his father’s name is unknown. Similarly, there is no information about his ethnicity, other family members, and relatives.

He spent his childhood in Kentucky, Fort Drum in Watertown, New York. Likewise also stayed in Heidelberg, Germany for about 6 years. His mother became a member of the Army corps and worked as a supply technician.

Moreover, he went to Carthage Central High School in Carthage, New York, and then after three years, he went to Americans High School after moving to El Paso, Texas. He was more interested in singing and Music Theater so, he studied the same. In the same way, he began his skills in creating music in his early childhood.

Career

At the very beginning of his career in singing, he displayed his effort to Sound card. Soon in 2016, he came in number two on Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists Chart due to which he is featured in any publication. Later, the fader’s website premiered the music video for Location. In 2018, Young Dumb & Broke, one of his second songs, became a hit.

On March 3, 2017, he slowly released his debut on the American Teen album. This album became successful as he got Grammy award nominations for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best R&B Song which was Location. As well as the album became certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 24, 2017. He was able to sell the albums for 1,000,000 in album-equivalent units.

Caption: Khalid Robinson with 75th song location album
Source: (Instagram)

Similarly, he won the VMA award as the best artist in 2017. Also, he collaborated with American DJ Marshmallow. The title of the album was Silence and was released in 2017. Likewise in 2018, his song The Ways with rapper Swae Lee was featured in Black Panther. Similarly, he ranked number one on the US Pop song chart.

Caption: Khalid  while recording Source: (Instagram)

Moreover, he became the biggest global artist on Spotify with 50.4 million monthly listeners beating Ariana Grande. From 2020 to the present, he premiered his single New Normal at America. Furthermore, the song is said to appear on the upcoming album everything is changing. Therefore, he is working hard in this industry to gain further success.

Net Worth

He is one of the best singers, and songwriter and has several platinum-selling records. So, his total net worth is between $6 – $8 million or above.

Personal life

Khalid is single and straight. But he seems to have irrefutable chemistry with one of the female singers. Both of their fans doubted that they were dating and wished to hear more about their life. However, the gossips weren’t true. Likewise, it was said that when he had moved to El Paso and he had been in a 4-year relationship that then ended due to long distance. Nevertheless, there is no information about who the girl was.

Body measurement and Social media

Khalid is a handsome singer with black hair and attractive black eyes. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall. Whereas, his weight is about 75kg.  Likewise, he is active on different social media platforms like on Instagram he is active as @thegr8khalid with 7.5M followers. Similarly, on Twitter, he is active as, @thegreatkhalid with 4.9 M followers.

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