We are huge fans of Khalid’s music and his songs are just amazing!
The singer has a very special voice and with his songs, he creates a very unique atmosphere that you can not resist and you just want to chill and listen.
These are some facts about the singer you should know!
- Khalid was born was born on February 11, 1998.
- He was born in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
- Because of his mothers job – she was in the military- he spent his childhood in various locations including Fort Campbell in Kentucky, Fort Drum in Watertown, New York, and six years in Heidelberg, Germany.
- His last name is Robinson.
- During his junior year of high school, the family moved to El Paso, Texas.
- He started writing music when he was in high school and he posted his early works to SoundCloud.
- In July 2016 he reached number 2 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists charts.
- Khalid’s music is primarily R&B and pop.
- Khalid possesses a two octave vocal range, ranging from the low G2 to the middle B♭
- Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Father John Misty, Frank Ocean, Grizzly Bear, Chance the Rapper, Lorde, India.Arie, and James Blake are some of his musical influences.
- He was the supporting act for Lordes Melodrama World Tour in 2017.
- Khalid sold out every venue on his 21-city January–February 2017 “Location Tour”, inc In 2017, the 1,500-capacity Tricky Falls in El Paso.
- Khalid won a VMA Award for Best New Artistluding.
- He made his television debut performing “Location” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon March 15, 2017, backed by The Roots.
- His song “Angels” was featured on the ABC drama series Grey’s Anatomy in the episode entitled “Don’t Stop Me Now”, which aired April 27, 2017.
