Claude Kelly
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Born | New York City, U.S. | December 27, 1980
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Claude Kelly (born December 27, 1980)
Early life and education
Kelly was born and raised in New York City.[2] His Jamaican-born mother introduced him to a variety of music styles, including jazz, reggae, blues and R&B. Growing up, he studied piano and flute at the Third Street Music School Settlement and sang with the New York Boys Choir.[3] Kelly attended Grace Church School, Riverdale Country School, and then Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating with a degree in music business/management in 2002.[3]
Career
Songwriting
After graduating from Berklee, Kelly worked as a session singer on the East Coast, before starting to write his own songs.
Nicknamed the Studio Beast,
Kelly has written songs for Whitney Houston,[13] R. Kelly,[14] Miley Cyrus,[3] Olly Murs,[6] Jessie J,[1] Britney Spears,[15] Leona Lewis,[3] John Legend,[4] Faith Evans,[4] Joe Jonas,[16] Jason Derulo,[5] Backstreet Boys,[6] Adam Lambert,[6] Martina McBride,[3] Christina Aguilera,[2] One Direction,[2] The Wanted,[3] and the K-pop girl group Wonder Girls.[17] He co-executive produced Karmin's 2012 EP Hello and Tamia's 2012 album Beautiful Surprise, and co-produced Masha's debut rock EP Stupid, Stupid Dreams in 2013.[4]
Louis York
In 2014, Kelly and fellow songwriter and producer
Television
Kelly served as a vocal producer for the US version of
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2011 | Grammy Award
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Best R&B Song | " Fantasia
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2012 | Grammy Award | Song of the Year | "Grenade" by Bruno Mars | Nominated |
Grammy Award | Best R&B Song | "Pieces of Me" by Ledisi | Nominated | |
2013 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Song | "Beautiful Surprise" by Tamia | Nominated |
Discography
Louis York
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Masterpiece Theater – Act I |
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Masterpiece Theater – Act II |
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As songwriter
References
- ^ a b c Shirley Halperin and Bob Love, "THR Names Music's 35 Top Hitmakers," The Hollywood Reporter, February 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Gerrick D. Kennedy, "Hitmakers Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony debut as Louis York," Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Small, Mark. "Claude Kelly '02, Chasin' the Chills". Berklee Today. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Mitchell Peters, "Songwriter Claude Kelly has Eyes on Making Songs That Last," Billboard, August 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Interview with Claude Kelly," Archived November 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Hit Quarters, May 24, 2010.
- ^ National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, May 21, 2013.
- ^ a b Zack O'Malley Greenburg, "Michael Jackson and Akon Song Originally Intended For Whitney Houston," Forbes, February 20, 2012.
- ^ a b Mariel Concepcion, "Claude Kelly Hits Big With Clarkson, Spears," Billboard, January 29, 2009.
- ^ "Circus — Britney Spears". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ^ Jon Caramanica, "Miley Cyrus, Growing Up, Tests Identities," The New York Times, June 29, 2010.
- ^ Elias Leight, "Jessie J on Writing 'Party in the U.S.A.': 'It Paid My Rent for 3 Years'," Billboard, December 29, 2014.
- ^ "Pitbull feat. Claude Kelly - International Love". YouTube. o0EriksMusik0o. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Zack O'Malley Greenburg, "Claude Kelly Talks Grammys, Grenades and Bruno Mars," Forbes, February 11, 2012.
- ^ Janice Brown, "Studio Beast in the Hot Seat: Claude Kelly," Sonic Scoop, February 10, 2010.
- ^ "Claude Kelly Hits Big With Clarkson, Spears". Billboard. September 14, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Jocelyn Vena, "Joe Jonas Playing 'Sex Symbol' on New Solo Album," MTV, March 18, 2011.
- ^ Alan Gonzales, Alan. "Wonder Girls & Claude Kelly's Cambio video feature revealed!". Allkpop.com. Allkpop. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ Robert P. Walzer, "The Apollo Auditions for the Future," The Wall Street Journal, October 24, 2011.
- ^ Kimberly Nordyke, "Hitmaker Claude Kelly, Jenna Hally Rubenstein Developing Reality Show to Find Undiscovered Music Mogul," The Hollywood Reporter, August 21, 2013.
External links
- Claude Kelly at AllMusic
- Weirdo Workshop website