R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly was born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. His mother was a singer in the group known as Six Pack. He started performing as a teenager under the Chicago 'L' trains, then formed a group with his friend Marc McWilliams. The two became a group under the name of MGM, (Musically Gifted Men), in 1989. Mr. Kelly performed solo on a show called Big Break and won the $100,000 prize. After MGM's first single the group broke apart due to disputes between the members. Barry Hankerson helped Kelly to break away from his contract wiht MHM and sign with Jive Records in 1991.
After the deal, Kelly and Andre Boykins and a couple of back up singers and dancers formed the group R. Kelly & Public Announcement. Kelly left the group in 1993 and went solo. Since then he has been a successful artist.