Editing Kelly Price (section)

== Life and music career ==
Price was born in [[New York City]] in [[Far Rockaway, Queens]], and she sang in church as a youngster. Her first professional engagement was with singer [[George Michael]] at Madison Square Garden in New York City in January 1992. During rehearsals for the 1992 Grammy Awards the next month, Price was overheard singing in the rehearsal hall by [[Mariah Carey]]. Price was later introduced to Carey's then-husband, Sony Columbia's then CEO [[Tommy Mottola]], and was offered a gig as a background singer for Carey, which she did until 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kelly Price on Meeting Mariah Carey|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbr-dMb13Ps |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/gbr-dMb13Ps| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|work=YouTube| date=May 23, 2014 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Her second album, ''[[Mirror Mirror (Kelly Price album)|Mirror Mirror]]'', was released in 2000 on the Def Soul imprint of [[Def Jam Records]]. Island Records and Def Jam Records had merged in 1999, with Price and some other labelmates being reassigned to the Island Def Jam subsidiary Def Soul. ''Mirror Mirror'' featured the singles "You Should've Told Me" and the [[Grammy Award]] nominated "As We Lay".<ref>[http://www.livedaily.com/news/2402.html Livedaily.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315101353/http://www.livedaily.com/news/2402.html |date=March 15, 2006 }}</ref>

In October 2005, Price recorded her first live gospel album. The ''[[This Is Who I Am (Kelly Price album)|This Is Who I Am]]'' album has been released on October 24, 2006, on her own label, EcclecticSounds Records. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Charts and peaked at No. 9 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B album chart]]. Price was inducted as an honorary member of [[Sigma Gamma Rho]] sorority in July 2006. In early 2007, Price kicked off a tour with the 'Sisters in the Spirit 2007'.<ref>[http://www.livedaily.com/news/Sisters_in_the_Spirit_tour_back_in_2007-11192.html?t=1 Live Daily News report on Kelly Price] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061217194826/http://www.livedaily.com/news/Sisters_in_the_Spirit_tour_back_in_2007-11192.html|date=December 17, 2006 }}</ref>

In 2006, she recorded the song "Why?" for the soundtrack ''[[Why Did I Get Married?]]'', the film version of ''Why Did I Get Married? Priceless Secrets from The Soul of A Woman'', in which Price created the role of Sheila alongside [[Tyler Perry]] who used the song titles and lyrical content of Price's hit recordings to develop the story. In early 2009, she was featured on [[Coko]]'s gospel album entitled ''[[The Winner in Me]]'' on the track "Oh Mary". In June 2010, Price promoted her single "Tired" on The Jazz Joy and Roy syndicated radio show as "some of the best work of my career to date."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gail Mitchell|title=Kelly Price Returns to R&B Roots on New Album|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471805/kelly-price-returns-to-rb-roots-on-new-album|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref> The song was also featured in Tyler Perry's 2011 film ''[[Madea's Big Happy Family]]''. On February 9, 2012, in a pre-[[Grammy]] party to celebrate Price's nominations, the singer sang "[[Jesus Loves Me]]" with [[Whitney Houston]] in what turned out to be Houston's last public performance two days before her death. In September 2009, it was announced she would be joining [[Deborah Cox]] and [[Tamia]] to form the group The Queen Project. The women seek to empower women of all ages, races, and backgrounds by doing a number of community service projects.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krista Henry|title='The Queen Project' to debut at Jazz and Blues Fest|date=January 26, 2010|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100126/ent/ent1.html|publisher=The Gleaner|access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>

In 2016, Kelly was included in several songs on rapper [[Kanye West]]'s album, ''[[The Life of Pablo]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theb3.net/2013/watch-kelly-price-defends-saying-im-booked-shades-lil-mo|title=Watch: Kelly Price Defends Saying 'I'm Booked,' Shades Lil Mo?|work=theb3.net}}</ref> Kelly was a co-writer with American R&B singer [[K. Michelle]], on her single Not a Little Bit which was released on January 22, 2016. It is the lead single from the singer's third studio album, ''[[More Issues Than Vogue]]''.<ref name="Not a Little Bit">{{cite web|title=Not a Little Bit – Single by K. Michelle|date=January 22, 2016|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/not-a-little-bit-single/1076718354|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref>

In September 2021, Price was declared missing as reported by [[TMZ]]. Her attorney later stated she was privately recuperating from a severe COVID-19 infection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/28/kelly-price-covid-not-missing|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|title=Kelly Price says she almost died from Covid – and was never missing|date=September 28, 2021}}</ref>

During the [[R. Kelly sexual abuse cases]] Price opened up about witnessing R. Kelly's behaviour, during concerts and events and confirmed the allegations against him. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/403267-kelly-price-speaks-on-r-kelly-ive-seen-mothers-bring-their-daughters-backstage-news | title=Kelly Price Speaks on R. Kelly: "I've Seen Mothers Bring Their Daughters Backstage" | website=HNHH | date=January 22, 2022 }}</ref>