Keyshia Cole was born on Octoin Oakland, California to an African-American mother Frankie Lons, and an Italian father Sal who was estranged from the family. Blige, Allure and Brandy as her biggest influences. Cole is currently filming the third season of her BET reality series, The Way It Is, which she confirmed is set to premiere in November of 2008. The lead single "Playa Cardz Right" features the late rapper 2Pac and was offically released on Oct 8, 2008. Keyshia's third studio album "A Different Me" will be released on December 16, 2008. She released her platinum selling debut album The Way It Is in 2005, and her second album Just Like You in 2007, which has gone platinum as well. Keyshia Michelle Cole (born October 15, 1981) is an American Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer known for her soulful voice. Shoulda Let You Go (main version) (Promo Only clean edit)
I Should Have Cheated (The Double Time Remix) I Should Have Cheated (The Double Time Edit) He was the greatest example of love, 51 years of marriage to my mother Yvonne Cole.Playa Cardz Right (No Rap Version) “Taught me and my siblings that knowledge is power!! Our many long talks of love and how a man needs to treat a woman may be the reason a man hasn’t been able to hold on to me too long, (LOL) (JK) (But serious). “My childhood was filled with 40L and 52L rides alongside my father!!! I loved having a bus pass until I was 18 years old. So here we are.” She continued by professing that “he’s the entire reason my last name is COLE, the only father I knew, he did such a great job here on earth!!!!! He made sure (Even tho he wasn’t my biological father) to keep a stable foundation and roof over all of our heads during our upbringing!!!!” When asked about his experience with broadcasting, Leon told Arts East that “the greatest reward was feeling connected to a community of music lovers, right across the country.”Īfter her father’s passing, Keyshia revealed the tragedy in a lengthy Instagram post to her 6.8 million followers, stating that “Unfortunately, my father didn’t make it through his complications, due to COVID-19. Leon studied music at the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto.Īfter his ten years as a CBC host, Cole chronicled his experiences in the 1996 book, Dear RSVP. This is the second time Keyshia has experienced the unforeseen death of a parent this year, with her mother Frankie Lons passing only months prior from an overdose after a lifelong battle with addiction.īorn in December of 1939, Leon Cole was an esteemed Canadian musician and radio broadcaster, who rose to prominence as the host of the music program RSVP on CBC Stereo from 1985 to 1995. Earlier this month, R&B singer Keyshia Cole lost her adoptive father, Leon Cole, who died from Covid-19 complications.