On 18th May 2009, "Knock You Down" became Hilson's first number one single in the New Zealand Singles chart as lead vocalist and it is currently holding onto the top spot for the fourth consecutive week. The single has been Hilson's most successful solo offering to date as it reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop 100. The video was premiered on Maon Ne-Yo's official YouTube channel. "Knock You Down" (featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo) is the 4th US single from the album as confirmed by Hilson on her Official Album Countdown Video-blog. It was also the first single to chart in Canada although it did only reach number 80. The single peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 2 and 28 on R&B 100 and Pop 100 respectively. "Turnin' Me On" (featuring Lil Wayne) was released as the third North American single (second in New Zealand) on November 25, 2008. "Return the Favour" became a Top 20 hit in the UK, German and Irish Singles chart and a Top 10 hit in the UK R&B Singles Chart. In the UK, Europe and Australia the single was released from April 10, 2009. "Return the Favor" was released officially as the second US single on Octoand the video, premiered on Octobut failed to chart. The single performed best in New Zealand where it charted at number 2 but failed to significantly chart elsewhere. It charted at number 78 on the Billboard Top 100, number 21 and 72 on R&B 100 and Pop 100 respectively. The midtempo ballad "Energy" eventually became the first world single and was released as a digital download on May 27, 2008. debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Later in the year, Hilson performed on Nas' debut single "Hero" from his controversial untitled album it reached number 97 on the Hot 100 and number 82 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts.Īfter many pushbacks, Hilson's debut solo album In a Perfect World. II" remix) appeared as one of the "independent women" in Ne-Yo's music video for "Miss Independent". Hilson also played the lead role in Usher's music video for "Love in This Club", (as well as co-writing its "Pt. Furthermore, she was featured on the track "Lost Girls" on Zone 4-labelmate Rich Boy's debut album and its second single "Good Things" and was credited as a writer and backing vocalist on Britney Spears's album Blackout. "The Way I Are" reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. In 2007, Hilson made several appearances on Timbaland's solo effort Shock Value, including on the singles "The Way I Are" and "Scream". After singing for Timbaland over the phone, they began recording at The Hit Factory the following weekend. While Hilson was working with Polow da Don in a studio, he asked her "What producer do you think could take you where you want to go as an artist?" She replied with Timbaland, who was in search of a black female solo R&B artist. Hilson was also featured on "Help", the second single from Lloyd Banks' Rotten Apple the single peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2006, Hilson signed as an artist with Timbaland's label, Mosley Music Group and appeared on a track on Diddy's Press Play. In 2004, she was featured on Xzibit's single, "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)". Hilson began songwriting in 2001 and would go on to write tracks for Britney Spears, Ciara, Usher, and Ludacris. She became a songwriter and backing vocalist while in high school, and she attended Emory University.Ģ001–2007: Songwriting and backing vocals During her adolescence, Hilson studied piano and singing, and she joined the girl group D'Signe when she was 14. Keri Lynn Hilson was born in 1982 in Decatur, Georgia. O 1.1 2001–2007: Songwriting and backing vocals Her debut album, In a Perfect World., was released in early 2009, spawning singles "Energy", "Return the Favor", " "Turnin' Me On" and "Knock You Down". Hilson has made cameos in Music videos for Usher, Ne-Yo and Nelly, amongst others. In 2007, she guest performed on Timbaland's hits "The Way I Are" and "Scream" and began a solo singing career. Through the early and late 2000s, Hilson wrote songs for multiple rappers and singers, including Britney Spears and Ludacris. She is part of a collective of writers and producers known as The Clutch. Keri Lynn Hilson (born 1982) is an American recording artist signed to Zone 4, Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records.
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