Kelly Beckett
Kelly Beckett | |
|---|---|
 Donnelly in 2010 | |
| Born | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Occupations | Singer, television host |
| Spouse | Niall Donnelly |
Kelly Donnelly (formerly Kelly Beckett) is a British singer and television host. She is best known as a member of the musical group Paradiso Girls and more recently as a television host on Style Network, G4 and ENTV - where she is known as "Fuzzy" and covers everything from the Grammys to the Oscars. In June 2018, she announced the launch of her new music project under the stage name A Girl Called She.[1] The first single and video "I AM SHE" was released 30 Oct 2018.
Early life
[edit]Donnelly was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, of Barbadian heritage. She received a musical theatre diploma from Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama and trained at the Actor's Temple in London.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Kelly was signed straight out of college by Simon Fuller and 19 Management to host a kids' TV show S Club TV.[4] In 2007, Donnelly joined the musical group Paradiso Girls, after auditioning in London. The Los Angeles-based girl group was signed to will.i.am Music Group/Interscope Records. The Paradiso Girls released their debut single "Patron Tequila", featuring Lil Jon and Eve in April 2009, which reached number 3 on the Billboard's Hot Dance Club chart.[5] The girls were also featured in a remix of the will.i.am song "I Got It from My Mama".
Donnelly hosted live[6] Attack of the Show! and pre-recorded[7] TV shows for the G4 Network owned by NBC Universal.
References
[edit]- ↑ "A Girl Called She: About". A Girl Called She.
- ↑ "Will Kelly enrap-ture the voters?". BBC.com. February 2004.
- ↑ Florino, Rick (8 July 2009). "Interview: Paradiso Girls". ARTISTdirect. ArtistDirect.com.
- ↑ OK! Magazine (Britain), Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2009
- ↑ Dance/Club Play Songs (25 July 2009). "Paradiso Girls Music News & Info". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Games". G4tv.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Games". G4tv.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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- Living people
- 21st-century Black British women singers
- 21st-century British women singers
- Actresses from Nottingham
- Black British television personalities
- English female dancers
- English people of Barbadian descent
- English television actresses
- English television presenters
- Mass media people from Nottingham
- Musicians from Nottingham
- Paradiso Girls members