Claude Kelly Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Claude Kelly Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Claude Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer who has been nominated multiple times for a Grammy Award and has written or co-written songs for globally popular musical artists/groups such as , , , , and . He is one half of the R&B duo Louis York and is the co-founder of the independent record label and artist collective named Weirdo Workshop.
Born Name
Claude Kelly
Nick Name
Studio Beast
Claude Kelly as seen in an Instagram Post in May 2017 (Claude Kelly / Instagram)Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
New York City, New York, United States
Residence
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Nationality
Education
Claude studied piano and flute at the Third Street Music School Settlement, a community music school in New York City. For his formal education, he attended Grace Church School and Riverdale Country School, both in New York City.
After his high school graduation, he attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston and graduated in 2002 with a degree in music business/management.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer
Claude Kelly as seen in an Instagram Post in August 2019 (Claude Kelly / Instagram)Genre
Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance, Country
Instruments
Vocals, Piano
Labels
- Weirdo Workshop
- RED Music
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
72 kg or 158.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Black
He is of African-Jamaican descent.
Claude Kelly as seen in an Instagram Post in September 2019 (Claude Kelly / Instagram)Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Affable smile
- Mildly stocky frame
- Often sports a thick beard
- Gleaming face
Claude Kelly as seen in an Instagram Post in April 2017 (Claude Kelly / Instagram)Claude Kelly Facts
- Claude’s first major musical influence was his mother who introduced him to varied styles of music such as jazz, reggae, blues, and R&B.
- During his teenage years, he used to sing with the New York Boys Choir. Post his graduation from Berklee, he first worked as a session singer before writing his own songs.
- One of his very first songs, titled You’re Taking It, was placed in a CD compilation for the Japanese clothing line A Bathing Ape.
- Claude was the co-writer, with , of the song titled Hold My Hand. It was initially meant to be sung by but Akon loved the song so much that he recorded it as a duet with Michael Jackson in 2008. The song was eventually released in 2010, in Jackson’s posthumous album, Michael.
- He was nominated for a Grammy Award for 3 years in succession, from 2011 to 2013, in the category ‘Best R&B Song’.
- He was the vocal producer for the US version of reality TV series, The X Factor in 2011 and 2012.
Featured Image by Claude Kelly / Instagram
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