Keri Hilson

Biography

Keri Hilson is an American singer-songwriter and actress born on December 5, 1982, in Decatur, Georgia. At 14, she secured a record deal with girl group D'Signe, which disbanded without releases, before contributing to hits for Britney Spears, Usher, and Mary J. Blige while attending Oxford College of Emory University. Her breakthrough came in 2007 with guest appearances on Xzibit's "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" and Timbaland's "The Way I Are".