Her, short for “Having Everything Revealed”, is the stage name of American singer and songwriter Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997). She has won numerous accolades throughout her career, including an Academy Award, five Grammys, three American Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards.
After a few gigs and releasing a few singles under her first name, she reappeared as HER in 2016 and released her debut EP HER Volume 1 under RCA, followed by four more EPs.
HER (2017), her debut album, featured songs from her first two EPs and six other songs and was nominated for five Grammys, taking home two. Album of the Year and Song of the Year for “Hard Place” were among five Grammy Award nominations for her second compilation album, I Used to Know Her.
She won the Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Fight for You” from the movie Judas and the Black Messiah the year after it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song from the same movie, “I Can’t Breathe.” She made her first full-length album, titled Back of My Mind, in June 2021.
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Who are Singer HER’s parents?
HER was born Gabriella Wilson to Agnes and Kenny Wilson. A Filipino mother and a black father raised her. Kenny used to play in a California band called Urban Bushmen. On the other hand, Agnes is a nurse who specializes in caring for patients who have undergone rehabilitation.
When the Covid-19 pandemic started, Gabriella gave an interview to ABC Audio discussing her mother. To this day, it’s terrifying to be so far away from her and know she still needs to go to the hospital, the Grammy-winning singer admitted at the time.
If you pray, maybe we can be reunited soon. Just keep her in mind. After a short pause, Gabriella continued, “We’re just thankful [are] some people who go out of their way to volunteer. Thank you for all you do in a field where resources and people are scarce, such as healthcare.
Who is she?
Artist Gabriella Wilson was born on June 27, 1997. She first gained attention in 2009 as a contestant on Radio Disney’s The Next BIG Thing, before becoming known by her stage name, HER. At age 14, she was signed to RCA Recordings.
HER is Gabriella’s new stage name; she returned to the music scene in 2016. Gabriella has been nominated for 21 Grammys and has won four.
What does HER stand for?
When pronounced, HER is pronounced like his acronym, which stands for “her” and refers to the state of revealing one’s secrets to oneself. Gabriel told the LA Times, “I was doing exactly what I wanted to do, which is to get people to focus on the music.”
They don’t come to my shows to see my looks, but to feel connected to my music. She explained, “There’s a lot of pressure on young women, especially black women.” The celebrity continued, “Whether you know who I am or not, you don’t really know who I am.”
