Kimberly Michelle PateĀ is an American singer, television personality and the newest star to take her sexy content to adult only platform.
Kimberly Michelle Pate was born inĀ Memphis, Tennessee. As a child, Michelle learned to play piano and guitar, and took voice lessons. She graduated fromĀ Overton High SchoolĀ in Memphis in 2000.
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She earned a music scholarship toĀ Florida A&M UniversityĀ (FAMU) by yodeling at her audition. She was crowned the Freshman Attendant of theĀ Homecoming CourtĀ at the age of 18.Ā She is a member ofĀ Delta Sigma ThetaĀ sorority having pledged FAMUās Beta Alpha chapter in fall 2001. She reports that she stopped attending classes for a short time to have a son born September 2004, then returned to finish college. She graduated from FAMU with honors and was accepted into severalĀ law schoolsĀ but decided to forgo law school to pursue music full-time.
She rose to fame as the breakout star ofĀ VH1āsĀ Love & Hip Hop: AtlantaĀ after appearing as a regular cast member for two seasons on the reality television series. Michelle subsequently signed withĀ Atlantic Records. Her debut studio album,Ā Rebellious Soul, debuted at number two on the USĀ BillboardĀ 200, and number one on the USĀ Top R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsĀ charts.Ā Her second studio albumĀ Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?Ā was released on December 9, 2014. The album debuted at number six in the US and spawned three singles āLove āEm Allā, āMaybe I Should Callā and āHard to Doā. The album sold 87,000 copies in its first week in sales.
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