H.E.R. trivia: 40 interesting facts about African – American singer!

H.E.R. recently became a Grammy winner artist and her R&B sound is one of the most interesting things in music right now!

1. Her real name is Gabriella “Gabi” Wilson
2. She was born in June 27, 1997
3. She is better known by her stage name H.E.R.
4. It is pronounced her
5. And it is an acronym for Having Everything Revealed
6. She is a Grammy award winning Filipino and African- American singer and songwriter
7. Before being known as H.E.R., she rose to fame by participating in Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing in 2009
8. She later signed to RCA Records at the age of 14 and released a single
9. The single’s name was “Something To Prove”
10. It was released under her real name in 2014
11. She re- emerged in 2016 with the H.E.R. persona
12. She released her debut EP H.E.R. Volume 1
13. She then released subsequent EPs H.E.R. Volume 2 (2017), H.E.R. Volume 2, The B Sides (2017), I Used To Know Her: The Prelude (2018) and I Used To Know Her: Part 2 (2018)
14. The latter two lead up to her upcoming and highly anticipated debut album
15. Her compilation album, H.E.R., was released in October 2017
16. It is consisting of tracks from the singer’s first two EPs plus six additional songs
17. H.E.R. was nominated for five Grammy Awards at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019
18. She won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance
19. And for Best R&B Album
20. Wilson was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area
21. By a Filipina mother
22. And an African- American father
23. She was initially introduced to the public as a child prodigy
24. She was covering Alicia Keys on piano on the Today Show
25. She competed on Radio Disney’s The Next BIG Thing when she was 12 years old
26. Her musical style is consisting mostly of contemporary R&B ballads
27. H.E.R. ‘s songs have been described as “downcast post-breakup material that sounded vulnerable and assured at once” by Apple Music
28. She has released 8 singles
29. She has collaborated with Khalid and Bryson Tiller
30. Wilson received support from Usher, Tyrese, Pusha T, and Wyclef Jean
31. She also recieved support from labelmates Alicia Keys and Bryson Tiller
32. They helped get the word out through Twitter co- signs, shoutouts, and re- posts
33. The tracks on H.E.R. Vol. 1 have collectively been streamed over 20 million times on Spotify
34. And over 65 million times across all streaming music providers worldwide
35. Forbes named her one of “5 Alternative R&B Artists To Look Out For In 2017”
36. Wilson announced on the 12th of September 2016 that she was going to embark on her first tour
37. Its name was the “I Used to Know H.E.R. Tour”
38. As a featured artist she has participated in 6 singles
39. She knows how to play the guitar, bass, drums and piano
40. H.E.R. ‘s first full album was certified Gold in America