
H.E.R., 1997

H.E.R., 1997
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H.E.R. is 28 years old, born June 27, 1997 in Vallejo · Cancer.
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H.E.R. is an American R&B singer-songwriter whose debut extended play and subsequent compilations made her a Grammy-winning force by her early twenties. Born Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson on June 27, 1997, she adopted the stage name H.E.R. ("Having Everything Revealed") in 2016 and signed with RCA Records. Her self-titled compilation album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and won two Grammys, including Best R&B Album. A Cancer native, she became the first Academy Award winner born in Generation Z when "Fight for You"—her song for Judas and the Black Messiah—won Best Original Song in 2021.
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H.E.R. (Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson) broke through as an R&B singer-songwriter after adopting her stage name in 2016 and releasing her debut EP, H.E.R. Volume 1, under RCA Records. Her self-titled compilation album (2017) peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and secured two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance for the single "Best Part" featuring Daniel Caesar. Her second compilation, I Used to Know Her (2019), generated five Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "Hard Place". In 2021, H.E.R. released her debut studio album, Back of My Mind, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and earned critical acclaim. That same year, her George Floyd protest-inspired single "I Can't Breathe" won Song of the Year at the Grammys, and "Fight for You"—recorded for the film Judas and the Black Messiah—won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance, making her the first Academy Award winner born in Generation Z. Born June 27, 1997, H.E.R. is a composer and singer from the United States. In 2022, she expanded her profile beyond music by winning a Children's and Family Emmy Award for her work on Barack and Michelle Obama's animated children's series, We the People.
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Restless and adventurous. H.E.R. reinvent often: new sounds, new platforms, new cities. Expect career pivots over decades.
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