Kimberly Michelle Pate, better known by her stage name as K. Michelle, is an R&B and TV personality.

Her music career began in 2009 when she was signed to Jive Records. She released her single “Fakin' It” that year to minor success on the R&B charts. Her follow-up singles (“Fallin'”, “I Just Can’t Do This” and “How Many Times”) charted in the top fifty of US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
In 2012, Michelle joined the cast of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, which helped boost her music career. Her lead single for her debut album “V.S.O.P.” was released to success on US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and reached #89 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Her debut album Rebellious Soul was released on August 13, 2013 ;It peaked at #2 on the US Billboard 200. She later left the Love & Hip Hop franchise that year. The second single for the album “Can’t Raise A Man” was released in 2014 and is certified Gold.

“Love ‘Em All” is the first single from Michelle’s second studio album released in 2014. It peaked at #86 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Her second album Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? was released on December 9, 2014 and peaked at #6 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Michelle returned in 2016 and released the single “Not a Little Bit” for her third studio album More Issues Than Vogue and became a moderate success on the US
R&B/Hip Hop chart. More Issues Than Vogue was released on March 25, 2016 and did better than the last studio album, peaking at #2 on US Billboard 200. In May 2016, “Ain’t You” was the second single for the 2016 album.

K. Michelle returned to Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta in 2016 and has been there since. In 2017, Michelle released three singles for her fourth album; “Got Me Crazy”, “Birthday”, and “Either Way”. Her fourth album, Kimberly: The People I Used to Know was released on December 7, 2017. The album was a failure on the charts compared to her previous albums, peaking at #56 on the US Billboard 200.

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