Born Name
Khalid Robinson (Pronounced as KUH-LeeD)
Nick Name
Khalid
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Fort Stewart, Georgia, United States
Residence
El Paso, Texas, United States
Nationality
Education
Khalid went to the Americas High School in El Paso, Texas. He studied singing and musical theater in high school and graduated in 2016.
Occupation
Singer and songwriter
Family
- Father – Unknown
- Mother – Linda Wolfe (Worked as a supply technician with the US army. She also sang with US army chorus)
- Siblings – He has one sibling.
Manager
Khalid is represented by Right Hand Music Group.
Genre
R&B, alternative R&B, soul
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Right Hand, RCA, Columbia Records
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 10½ in or 179 cm
Weight
80 kg or 176 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Khalid has dated –
- Khalid was in a relationship with an unidentified girl before he moved to El Paso. They had been in a relationship for 4 years but the long distance between them (she was living in New York City) made it difficult for them to sustain their relationship.
- Alina Baraz (2018) – It has been speculated that Khalid started dating singer and songwriter, Alina Baraz, in 2018.
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Afro hairdo
- Beard
Measurements
His body specifications like chest, waist and biceps measurements are unknown.
Shoe Size
Unknown
Brand Endorsements
Khalid has appeared in a TV commercial for Spotify. The commercial was titled as Khalid: American Teen.
He was also cast in a TV advert for Apple Music, titled as Discover Khalid.
Religion
His religious views aren’t known.
Best Known For
The popularity of his single, Location, which managed to sneak into top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100. It was also certified as ‘Platinum’.
First Album
In March 2017, Khalid released his debut studio album, American Teen. The album was certified ‘Gold’ and managed to reach the 4th spot in the US music charts.
First Film
Khalid hasn’t been cast in a theatrical movie till date.
First TV Show
In 2017, he made his first TV show appearance on the comedy talk show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Personal Trainer
Khalid’s workout routine and diet plan aren’t available.
Khalid Favorite Things
- Influences – A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, Father John Misty, Chance the Rapper, Grizzly Bear, India.Arie, Lorde, and James Blake
Source – Wikipedia
Khalid Facts
- He got widespread exposure after the reality star and social media sensation Kylie Jenner shared a three-second snap of her Snapchat of her dancing on the tunes of single, Location.
- He spent many years of his early childhood in Germany as his mother was deployed there with US army. Then, he lived in New York for 4 years, before his family moved to El Paso.
- A negative feedback in senior year of high school to his single, Saved spurned him to make a success out of his music career. The most popular kid in the school had said that his song was terrible and Khalid set out to prove him wrong.
- If he hadn’t found success as a recording artist, he would have loved to become a music teacher or an English teacher.
- He started recording his singles out of sheer loneliness after he had moved to El Paso, where he found it bit hard to fit in. He used to upload his singles on Soundcloud, which eventually helped him build following in the local community.
- His mother Linda Wolfe had her own ambitions to become an R&B singer. However, her family responsibilities forced her to go with stable career work in US Army.
- The Vice president of A&R for RCA Records, Tunji Balogun discovered Khalid on Soundcloud and was impressed by some of his early releases, which eventually led to release of his breakthrough single Location in collaboration with RCA.
- While studying in high school, he joined school’s choir as well as started taking voice lessons.
- Originally, he wanted to do musical theatre and eventually work on Broadway. But his love for poetry swayed him towards songwriting, which led to him becoming a singer instead.
- His management team wanted to delay the release of Location. However, Khalid forced them to release it earlier as the Prom was near and he wanted to be crowned as Prom King. Although they didn’t even play it for dance, he still managed to win his desired title.
- He has revealed in his interview with Rolling Stone that not having his own car was one of the inspirations behind Location.
- In July 2016, he was at the #2 spot on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart.
- In February 2017, Khalid was declared as the New Artist of the Week.
- Visit his official website @ khalidofficial.com.
- Follow him on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube VEVO, iTunes, and Twitter.
Featured Image via Khalid / Instagram
