H.E.R.: 5 Things About The Singer Playing Belle In The ‘Beauty & The Beast’ Special

• H.E.R is simply a celebrated R&B singer.
• Her existent sanction is Gabi Wilson.
• She’s won 5 Grammy Awards.
• She’s playing Belle successful the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ ABC special.

H.E.R. had everyone’s attraction aft she performed “America the Beautiful” astatine the 2021 Super Bowl. Now, the 25-year-old singer, who already has 5 Grammys, is going to amusement disconnected her talented vocals again connected Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration. H.E.R is playing Belle successful the ABC special, which airs December 15, and besides features Josh Groban as The Beast. The formed volition travel unneurotic to observe the iconic Disney movie that came retired implicit 30 years ago.

Many whitethorn beryllium asking, ‘Who is H.E.R.?’, since the mysterious vocalist is known for keeping a debased profile. But, we’ve got you covered! HollywoodLife has 5 speedy facts to cognize astir H.E.R.

H.E.R. performing connected stage. (Photo credit: AP Images)

1. H.E.R.’s existent sanction is Gabi Wilson.

She’s an American singer-songwriter from California, who signed to RCA records nether Sony astatine the property of 14. H.E.R. burst onto the R&B country successful September 2016 with her debut EP, H.E.R. Vol. 1, which generated a immense buzz owed to her astonishing dependable and mysterious persona (see No. 2). H.E.R. dropped the follow-up “second half” of her EP, H.E.R. Vol. 2 in June 2017 to rave reviews. The 8-song compilation medium won Best R&B Album and received 4 different nominations astatine the 2019 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist. H.E.R. went connected to person 5 much Grammy nominations astatine the 2020 awards show.

2. In the opening of her career, H.E.R. preferred to support her individuality a secret.

When RCA Records sent retired aboriginal streams of her debut EP, H.E.R. Vol. 1 in 2016, the statement said they couldn’t “tell [people] overmuch astir H.E.R,” successful a one-line property merchandise astatine the time. The second caused disorder amongst fans and critics, who couldn’t recognize wherefore RCA would beforehand an creator with nary biography. But, determination was a method to the madness.

“The enigma is simply a metaphor for who I am, oregon who I was astatine the clip of creating the project,” H.E.R. told the Los Angeles Times in her archetypal interrogation astir Vol. 1. “I consciousness similar oftentimes we don’t similar to beryllium unfastened arsenic radical astir our emotions oregon things that we are going through,” she continued, recalling, “At the clip [of recording], I was precise closed disconnected but for erstwhile I was penning oregon erstwhile I was successful the studio.”

3. H.E.R. really stands for something, which whitethorn astonishment you.

While her sanction is not the easiest to Google, there’s a crushed wherefore she took connected the moniker “H.E.R.”. It’s really an honorable acronym for “Having Everything Revealed.” Wait, a idiosyncratic named “Having Everything Revealed” wanted to support her individuality a secret? “It’s benignant of ironic, right?,” she said during the same LA Times interview.

H.E.R. connected signifier performing. (Photo credit: AP Images)

4. Some euphony legends are immense fans of H.E.R.

When Vol. 1 dropped, immoderate large euphony stars instantly fell successful emotion with H.E.R.’s voice. Alicia Keys absolutely raved astir it online, arsenic did Wyclef Jean and Bryson Tiller. Interestingly enough, H.E.R. joined Bryson connected his “Set It Off” circuit successful August 2017. Other artists and celebs who’ve showed her emotion include Rihanna, Taraji P. Henson and Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Add Adele to the list, particularly aft she had this absorption to H.E.R. joining SNL arsenic the philharmonic impermanent erstwhile she hosted: “I americium too myself that H.E.R volition beryllium the philharmonic guest!! I emotion her SO overmuch I can’t hold to melt into a flaming blistery messiness erstwhile she performs,” Adele wrote connected Instagram astatine the time.

5. H.E.R. participated successful Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing successful 2009.

Radio Disney shared a YouTube video labeled “Home Movies with Gabi Wilson” connected September 22, 2009. She was introduced arsenic Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing creator and took viewers into her home to spot what her beingness is similar down the scenes.

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