Kelly Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and occasional television host and actress. Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Houston, Texas, Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as one of the founding members of the girl group Destiny's Child. She has sold more than 50 million records worldwide with the group.

During the hiatus of the group, Rowland collaborated with rapper Nelly on the single "Dilemma", a worldwide number-one hit, and released her rock pop-influenced debut solo album Simply Deep in 2002. It became a commercial success, selling more than two million copies worldwide, and garnered three more or less successful singles, among "Stole" and "Can't Nobody". Following the formal disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005, Rowland's often-delayed second album, Ms. Kelly, was released in 2007. Moderately successful on the charts, it spawned the hit singles "Like This" and "Work".

In early 2009, Rowland ended her professional relationship with both manager Matthew Knowles (father of fellow Destiny's Child member, Béyoncé Knowles) and former label Columbia Records in order to explore other ventures. Although the singer is currently still between labels and doesn't have concrete plans for another solo album, she hinted that her next effort may be affected by her collaboration on "When Love Takes Over", the lead single of David Guetta's upcoming album One Love. The single, which features Rowland's vocals, was released in April 2009 and has seen international success, peaking at number one on the UK and Irish singles charts. On June 8, Rowland announced that she has drafted Jeff Rabham as her new manager. Rabham has also worked for singers Kelis and Michelle Branch.

Kelly Rowland and David Guetta soon in Jakarta...August 2009!