Born as Cedric Renard Hailey, American singer and songwriter K-Ci is one half of R&B prodigy duo K-Ci & JoJo and a quarter of the music group sensation of the 90s, Jodeci.
Early Accomplishments
Being born to actively singing parents, K-Ci, his brother and dad had 3 gospel albums recorded and released between 1983 and 1985 under the name Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers.
While the first album was a flop, the other two were huge successes peaking on Billboard at No 4 and 22 respectively.
Best Known For
He and his brother also joined the DeGrate brothers and formed ace group Jodeci and with him as lead vocal, went on to release 3 albums between 1991 and 1995, selling over 6 million copies.
K-Ci & JoJo then became a dynamic duo selling 5 million copies of their 5 albums.
K-Ci also did a cover of If You Think You’re Lonely in 1994 which was widely revered.
Sexual Orientation
K-Ci is straight. He was in a highly publicized relationship with R&B diva Mary J. Blige for about 5 years around the mid-90s.
In 2004, he met and started dating Cassandra (known as Sandy Hailey) and 4 years later, he tied the knots with her.
Family
He is born to gospel singers Cliff and Anita Hailey.
His younger brother and music partner is Joel.
He is the father of 3 grown children and also a cousin to Stephanie Mills, Dave Hollister and Fantasia Barrino.
Religion
K-Ci’s parents are practicing Baptist and he was raised under strict religious guardianship. From all indication, K-Ci does not appear to be religious any longer.
Worth To Know
The 5th album by K-Ci & JoJo titled My Brother’s Keeper in 2013 was produced by R&B icon, R. Kelly.
He was featured on 2Pac's 1997 smash hit How Do You Want It.
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