Kris Stephens

About

Grammy nominated songwriter turned solo artist who has written for Shakira, Pitbull, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez and several others. As a vocalist, she has been featured on songs alongside TI, Kendrick Lamar, Iggy Azalea and more.

Before Fame

She left her corporate job as an executive assistant to the asst. superintendent of METRO and her college career at Towson University to move to Atlanta to pursue her dream as an artist.

Trivia

She met singer-songwriter and producer Tank, who would take Kris under his wing as a protégé.

Family Life

She was born in Temple Hills, Maryland. She has been in a relationship with singer Mario Barrett.

Associated With

As a child, she looked up to Mariah Carey for her five octave vocal range, and as a teenager she trained her voice daily listening to Gospel great Kim Burrell's devotionals.