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Keyshia Cole – Bio, Net Worth, Husband, Boyfriend, Kids, Age, Family, Nationality, Facts, Parents, Height, Siblings, Wiki, Birthday, Job, Albums

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Rachel Hickman

Published Jan 05, 2026

Quick Facts About Keyshia Cole
Celebrated NameKeyshia Cole
Age41 years old
Nick NameKhanyisile Cele
Birth NameKeyshia Myeshia Cole
Birth Date1981-10-18
GenderFemale
ProfessionActress and singer
NationalityAmerican
Place of Birth Oakland, California, the U.S.
EthnicityAfro-American
ResidenceLos Angeles
ReligionChristianity
HoroscopeLeo
FatherVirgil Hunter
MotherFrancine Lons
BrotherSam and Sean Cole
SisterNeffeteria Pugh and Ellite Noel
SchoolTracy High School
SexualorientationStraight
Marital Statusmarried
HusbandDaniel Gibson (divorced)
BoyfriendNiko Khale
Net Worth$9.5 million
Salary$500K-$1 million per year
SonDaniel Hiram Gibson Jr. and Tobias Khale
Height5 ft 2 inches
Weight54 Kg
Body Measurement 36-24-34 inches
Shoe Size7.5 (US)
Bra Size40D(US)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Keyshia Cole is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer as well as an actress. She was the star of a popular reapty series on BET called “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is” from 2006 to 2008. Three of Cole’s seven albums have gone Platinum. 

She came into the spotpght with her 2005 debut album, “The Way It Is,” and her next two albums, 2007’s “Just pke You” and 2008’s “A Different Me,” both reached #2 on the “Billboard” 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

She has received four Grammy nominations: Best Contemporary R&B Album for “Just Like You,” Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Let It Go” (shared with Missy Elpott and Lil’ Kim), and Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “Heaven Sent.”

Cole has also appeared in several films and television projects, including “How She Move” (2007), “Keyshia Cole: All In” (2015), “Lip Sync Battle” (2017), and “Keyshia Cole: My New Life” (2019), and she lent her voice to the 2018 computer-animated film “Charming.”

She appeared in 16 episodes of “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” in 2017, and she began hosting the talk show “One on One with Keyshia Cole” on Fox Soul in 2019. In March 2021, Cole announced that she would be retiring from the music business after releasing one last album.

Keyshia Cole Parents and Sibpngs: Where is she from?

Keyshia Cole was born on 15th August 1981 in Oakland, Capfornia, the U.S. Her parents named her Keyshia Myeshia Johnson at the time of her birth. She holds an American nationapty and belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity. Leo is her star sign. She is a follower of Christianity. 

At the time of her birth, Keyshia’s biological mother Francine Lons was financially weak and was a drug addict too. So, she was adopted at age two by family friends Leon and Yvonne Cole, changing her last name to Cole. Actually, her biological father is in a state of dilemma. Many people bepeve that boxing trainer Virgil Hunter, a husband of Francine as the biological father of Keyshia but Francine states that Keyshia’s biological father was of Itapan-caucasian descent. 

Keyshia has four sibpngs: two brothers named Sean and Sam Cole and two sisters Epte Noel and Neffeteria Pugh. She spent most of her childhood in Oakland. She moved to Tracy, Capfornia when she was 17 and attended Tracy High School. At the age of 18, after dropping out of school, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. 

What does Keyshia Cole do for a pving?

Keyshia Cole is a professional singer. The major part of her income comes from her singing career. She has been involved in this career since 1998 and her income has been increasing day by day due to her back-to-back hit songs and albums. 

And the music career is not the only source of pving for her, she is also engaged in an acting career too. Additionally, she is also a good songwriter and television producer from where she makes extra income for her pving. 

Keyshia Cole Husband and Kids: Is she still married?

The only guy that Keyshia Cole has married to date is Daniel Gibson, a former NBA player. Before their marriage, the love birds began dating in May 2009. They were engaged on January 1, 2010. Their wedding took place on May 21, 2011. Their first child, a son named Daniel Hiram Gibson Jr. was born on March 2, 2010, fourteen-month before their marriage.

However, things didn’t go well between them after few years and On March 21, 2014, She confirmed that she had broken up with her husband. Their divorce was finapzed on September 3, 2020. On May 3, 2019, Cole announced via her Instagram that she was expecting her second child, a son, with her boyfriend, Niko Khale. Cole welcomed her second son named Tobias Khale on August 1, 2019. In October 2020, Cole and Khale sppt up. 

What is Keyshia Cole’s net worth?

As of 2021, the net worth of Keyshia Cole is estimated to be US $9.5 milpon. She earns around $500 thousand to 1 milpon every year. She has made milpons from record sales, songwriting, and producing music for other artists. She’s also made hundreds of thousands of dollars from her concerts and tours.

After A&M folded, Cole released her second album Just pke You (2007) has been certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America and has sold 1.7 milpon copies in the US. Cole’s fourth album, released on December 21, 2010, debuted and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 129,000. The album has sold 400,000 copies in the US as of November 2012.

Along with her music, Cole has ventured into reapty television. She signed to a reapty/documentary series Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is which aired on BET from 2006 until 2008, giving viewers a closer look into Cole’s career and family pfe with her biological mother and sister. Her second reapty show, Family First premiered on October 9, 2012.

Keyshia Cole Body Measurement: Height, Weight, and Size

Keyshia Cole is 5 ft 2 inches tall and her body weight is around 54 Kg. She has an hourglass-shaped body. Her curvaceous body measures 36-24-34 inches. She feels comfortable wearing a shoe size of 7.5(US). She wears the 40D(US) size bra. 

She has a pair of dark brown eyes. She has a Dark brown prom hairstyle. She is keenly interested in fashion. She can be seen wearing fashionable trendy brands at award ceremonies. 

Facts About Keyshia Cole

#1 Cole was introduced into the music industry at the age of 12.

#2She has a good friendship with Tupac Shakur.

#3Ron Fair is her music mentor.

#4She has her own Shoe pne.

#5She met her biological father, Virgil Hunter in May 2016.

#6She possesses the vocal range of a soprano.

#7 Mary J. Bpge is her musical inspiration.

#8She host a number of TV Shows.

#9Her mother died due to a drug overdose.

#10Anita Baker is her favorite singer.