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Born January 8th 1967 in Chicago Illinois, USA
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Robert began singing in his church choir by the age of 8
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Suffered sexual abuse at the hands of an older female relative from age 8 to 14
Was shot in the shoulder while riding a bike, also at age of 8 -
Robert attended Kenwood Academy where he encountered one of his major inspirations and encouragement into music; his music teacher Len McLin
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MGM was formed by Kelly and his friends Marc McWilliams, Vincent Walker and Shawn Brooks and subsequently released "Why You Wanna Play Me" in 1990
The group was subsequently disbanded -
Kelly signed with Jive Records and teamed with a new group called Public Announcement
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"Born into the 90's" was released in 1992 featuring Kelly's current group Public Announcement
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Kelly release his first solo album "12 Play" which produced his first number-one hit "Bump N' Grind"
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Kelly released the album R. Kelly which received acclaim as it was Kelly's transformation from vulgar sex songs to vulnerabilty
He also received a Grammy nomination for writing, producing and composing Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" -
Kelly's inspirational song, first released in 1996, went on to win three Grammy awards in 1998
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As of 2012, Kelly is one of the best selling music artist in the US with 30 million albums sold, earning him titles such as King of R&B and King of of Pop-Soul
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A movement was started against Kelly due to the numerous sex allegations against him influencing individuals and companies to boycott Kelly's music and performances
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On 22 February, 2019, Kelly was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and branded them as lies.
On 6 March, 2019, a CBS This Morning broadcast garnered major attention as R Kelly has an emotional outburst during an interview.
