"Ain't no reason to celebrate
But you know we gon' have a ball
Champagne spillin' from the wall
And I'll be partying til hella late
But I ain't worried not at all"
-lyrics to "Commander" by Kelly Rowland
You liked that, right? No, it's not my attempt at poetry again. Those are the lyrics to Ms. Kelly's newest song "Commander," and don't they just scream "I'M A SINGLELISTA!"
OK, besides the fact that Kelly and I share the same name (I mean you can't be a Kelly and not be fab!), the ever-resilient, don't-call-it-a-comeback songstress has been on our radar for quite some time, and today we're proud to give her the props she's due!
Ms. Rowland first burst onto the scene as a member of the infamous Destiny's Child. Somehow managing to not get voted off the island, in what sometimes seemed to be more of an installment of Mark Burnett's Survivor, than an R&B singing group, Kelly proved that loyalty and commitment to true sisterhood reaps big rewards.
In 2004, after already having established herself as an entertainment heavyweight, Kelly added a a new title to her bio that would bring her tears of joy in the beginning, and tears of heartbreak in the end.
In what turned out to be a rather short-lived engagement, Kelly was once the fiancee of Dallas Cowboy safety, Roy Williams. The pair, both 23 at the time, decided to make a life-long commitment to one another after dating for roughly six months (Nope...I'm not even going there. Keep reading!). After conducting a battery of interviews about her pre-bridal bliss, including one that landed her on the cover of Modern Bride magazine, Kelly announced that she had called off her engagement, exactly two months before the exchange of vows was to take place.
Not one for pity parties, Ms. Rowland pounced back into her work in both entertainment and philanthropy and has not slowed down since.
Although Destiny's Child officially broke up only months after the split between Kelly and her beau, the starlet has continued to prove that attitude really does determine your altitude. Today Ms. Kelly's career boast three solo albums, with the third being scheduled for release later this year.
Determined to take the world by storm Kelly set her sights overseas and has graduated from American celebrity to global sensation, consistently topping the U.K. charts.
In addition to her work in music, Kelly also has credits as an actress (Freddy vs.Jason, The Seat Filler, Girlfriends, American Dream, Smart Guy and others) and TV host (The Fashion show alongside Isaac Mizrahi). She is also a humanitarian, giving back to those in need through her work with the Survivor Foundation, the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth, the Staying Alive Foundation, and her most recent philanthropic undertaking, the I Love My Girlfriends Foundation (Hey Kelly! We at The Singles' Salon love our girlfriends too! Sweet!!!!)
Ms. Kelly teaches us that there is no limit to our potential once we decide that failure is not an option, and that there is no point in crying over spilled milk.
Kelly Rowland is indeed a survivor, but more importantly, she's a bonafide singlelista!
Love life...every SINGLE moment of it!
-xoxo
