{{Short description|American singer (born 1997)}} {{For-multi|the album|H.E.R. (album){{!}}''H.E.R.'' (album)|other uses|Her (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = [[H.E.R.]] | image = H.E.R. Interview.jpg | caption = H.E.R. in 2019 | birth_name = Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson | alias = Gabi Wilson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|6|27}} | birth_place = [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]], [[California]], U.S. | origin = | genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}<!--Aim for generality and use two to four genres: [[Template:Infobox_musical_artist/doc#genre]]--> | years_active = 2011–present | occupations = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} | label = {{hlist|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|MBK}} | website = {{URL|her-official.com}} }} '''Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson''' (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as '''H.E.R.''' (pronounced as "her"; standing for "'''Having Everything Revealed'''") is an American<!-- Per [[MOS:ETHNICITY]], do not change to "Filipino-American". Thank you. --> [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer-songwriter. She has won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], a [[Children's and Family Emmy Awards|Children's and Family Emmy Award]], and five [[Grammy Award]]s, and been nominated for a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]], three [[American Music Awards]], and four [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]].
After initially recording under her birth name, Wilson adopted the [[stage name]] H.E.R. in 2016 and signed with [[RCA Records]] to release her debut [[extended play]] (EP), ''H.E.R. Volume 1'', in September of that year. It was followed by four EPs, the first two of which were part of her [[H.E.R. (album)|self-titled compilation album]] (2017), which peaked at number 23 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and, from five total nominations, won two Grammy Awards for [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]] and [[Best R&B Performance]] for its single, "[[Best Part (song)|Best Part]]" (with [[Daniel Caesar]]).<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=H.E.R. {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/h-e-r/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Her second compilation album, ''[[I Used to Know Her]]'' (2019), met with similar commercial success and also received five Grammy Award nominations, including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for its single, "[[Hard Place]]".<ref name="thatgrapejuice.net">{{Cite web |title=Billboard 200: H.E.R.'s 'Back of My Mind' Opens to Singer's Best First-Week Sales Yet - That Grape Juice |url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2021/06/billboard-200-back-mind-opens-singers-best-first-week-sales-yet/ |date=June 28, 2021|access-date=2024-02-13 |website=thatgrapejuice.net}}</ref>
In 2021, she won her third Grammy Award for Song of the Year with her [[George Floyd protests|George Floyd protest]]-inspired single "[[I Can't Breathe (H.E.R. song)|I Can't Breathe]]". That same year, her song "[[Fight for You (H.E.R. song)|Fight for You]]"—released for the film ''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]''—won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] and won the [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance]]. This makes her the first Academy Award winner born in [[Generation Z]]. Her debut studio album, ''[[Back of My Mind (H.E.R. album)|Back of My Mind]]'' (2021), was met with critical acclaim and peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="thatgrapejuice.net"/> In 2022, she won the [[Children's and Family Emmy Awards|Children's and Family Emmy Award]] for her contributions to [[Barack Obama|Barack]] and [[Michelle Obama]]'s animated children's series, [[We the People (2021 TV series)|''We the People'']].
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==Early life and family== Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson<ref name="necn.com">{{cite web| url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Doing-It-HER-Way-Singer-Gabi-Wilson-Emerges-From-Shadows-499960392.html| title=Doing It H.E.R. Way: Singer Gab Wilson Emerges From Shadows|last1=Fedaku|first1=Mesfin|date=November 7, 2018|publisher=[[KNBC]] | website = nbclosangeles.com |location=Los Angeles| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212012019/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Doing-It-HER-Way-Singer-Gabi-Wilson-Emerges-From-Shadows-499960392.html|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status= dead| access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/14/yes-rb-sensation-h-e-r-is-gabi-wilson/|title=Yes, R&B Sensation H.E.R. Is Gabi Wilson| last1=Robehmed|first1=Natalie|date=November 14, 2017|magazine=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127111516/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/14/yes-rb-sensation-h-e-r-is-gabi-wilson/|archive-date=November 27, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> was born on June 27, 1997, in [[Vallejo, California]],<ref name=AllMusicBio>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/her-mn0002425680|title= H.E.R. Biography |first1=Andy|last1= Kellman|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015005815/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/her-mn0002425680/biography|archive-date=October 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> to a Filipino mother and an African-American father, and raised in California's [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. According to an interview with [[Guitar Center]], Wilson's father was a musician in a cover band, and hosted their practice sessions in the family's living room.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=H.E.R. {{!}} How The Fender Strat Inspires Her Sound |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Ejh9b_RiI&pp=ygUTSC5lLnIuIEd1aXRhciBzb2xvcw%3D%3D |website=Guitar Center (YouTube channel)}}</ref> She appeared on the [[Crossroads Guitar Festival#2023 festival|2023 edition]] of the [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] performing with her father.<ref>[https://bluesrockreview.com/2024/11/watch-h-e-r-perform-with-john-mayer-at-eric-claptons-crossroads-guitar-festival.html Watch H.E.R. perform with John Mayer at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival] ''Blues Rock Review'', November 16, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2026</ref>
Additionally, members of her mother's extended family were guitarists, drummers and bassists, as well as vocalists, often playing for karaoke events.<ref name=":0" /> Wilson states that these were some of her earliest influences, musically.<ref name=":0" />
==Career== ===2007–2011: Career beginnings=== At age ten, performing as Gabi Wilson, she played an [[Alicia Keys]] song on the piano for the ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today Show]]''<ref name="necn.com"/> and at the famed [[Apollo Theater]] ([[Harlem]], New York City) on September 23, 2007, covering [[Aretha Franklin]]'s "[[Freeway of Love]]".<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2007/08/31/showtime-at-the-apollo/| title= Showtime at the Apollo| work=Times Herald|date=August 31, 2007 |accessdate=May 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=10 Year Old H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson) - Showtime at the Apollo| date=February 4, 2008 | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbn-i18cCR0|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2021|via=YouTube}}</ref> She made her acting debut at the age of 9, starring in the [[Nickelodeon]] television film ''[[School Gyrls]],'' created by [[Nick Cannon]].<ref name="BET bio"/> She also performed on ''[[Maury (talk show)|Maury]]'' (2007), and ''[[Good Morning America]]'' and ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'' (both in 2008).<ref name="BET bio"/> At this time, she was managed by [[Will Smith]]'s [[Overbrook Entertainment]].<ref name="BET bio"/> She performed at age 12 at the 2010 [[BET Awards]], covering Keys' 2001 hit "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]", sang a tribute to Keys at the [[ASCAP Awards]], and competed on [[Radio Disney's The Next BIG Thing]] at age 12, with her song "My Music", featured on [[Radio Disney]].<ref name="BET bio">{{cite web| url= https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2014/photos/performers/10-things-you-should-know-about-gabi-wilson.html|title=10 Things You Should Know About Gabi Wilson|publisher=[[BET (TV channel)|BET]]|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109153406/https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2014/photos/performers/10-things-you-should-know-about-gabi-wilson.html|archive-date=November 9, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2011–2016: Signing with RCA=== Wilson signed a record deal with Sony's RCA Records via [[J Records]] in a deal arranged by her manager Jeff Robinson's MBK Entertainment in 2011 when she was 14. In 2014, her debut single "Something to Prove" was released under her real name.<ref name="BET bio"/><ref>{{cite web|first= Natalie |last=Robehmed|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/14/yes-rb-sensation-h-e-r-is-gabi-wilson/ |title=Yes, R&B Sensation H.E.R. Is Gabi Wilson|date=November 14, 2017|work=Forbes| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109154302/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/14/yes-rb-sensation-h-e-r-is-gabi-wilson/| archive-date=November 9, 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=May 1, 2021}}</ref>
=== 2016–2019: Breakthrough and ''I Used to Know Her'' === [[File:H.E.R. Coachella18W1-25 (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|H.E.R. performing in 2018]] Rebranding in 2016 with the new H.E.R. persona, Wilson released her debut EP, ''H.E.R. Vol. 1'' on September 9, 2016, produced by songwriter David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris. She received support from [[Usher (singer)|Usher]], [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]], [[Pusha T]], and [[Wyclef Jean]]; labelmates [[Alicia Keys]] and Bryson Tiller helped get the word out through Twitter co-signs, shoutouts, and re-posts.<ref>"[https://music.apple.com/us/artist/h-e-r/123049323] ", iTunes, (retrieved May 9, 2017)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://saintheron.com/news/icymi-h-e-r-vol-1-gives-us-a-taste-of-mystery-rb-songstress/|title=ICYMI: 'H.E.R. Vol 1.' Gives Us a Taste of Mystery R&B Songstress|website=Saint Heron|date=September 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830005944/http://saintheron.com/news/icymi-h-e-r-vol-1-gives-us-a-taste-of-mystery-rb-songstress/ |archive-date=2017-08-30 }}</ref> In April 2017, Barbadian singer [[Rihanna]] posted an Instagram clip with H.E.R.'s track "Focus" playing in the background. The clip has been viewed over 5 million times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/04/10/rihanna-instagram-video-her-focus|title=H.E.R. on the Surprise of Hearing Her Song In Rihanna's Breezy Instagram Video|website=The Fader|date=April 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516012250/http://www.thefader.com/2017/04/10/rihanna-instagram-video-her-focus |archive-date=2017-05-16 }}</ref> Additional industry support came from [[Issa Rae]] of HBO's ''[[Insecure (TV series)|Insecure]]'', [[Taraji P. Henson]] of ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'', [[Kylie Jenner]], and [[Kendall Jenner]].{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
[[NPR]] listed ''H.E.R. Vol. 1'' as the first selection in its "5 Essential R&B Albums You Slept On".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505731016/5-essential-r-b-albums-you-slept-on-in-2016|title=5 Essential R&B Albums You Slept On In 2016|website=NPR|date=December 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406181537/https://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505731016/5-essential-r-b-albums-you-slept-on-in-2016 |archive-date=2018-04-06 }}</ref> Calling the music "Slow-burning R&B that zooms in on emotional highs and lows," ''Rolling Stone'' included H.E.R. in its March 2017 "10 Artists You Need To Know" roundup.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-march-2017-w471328|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know: March 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830013413/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-march-2017-w471328 |archive-date=2017-08-30 }}</ref> ''Forbes'' named her one of "5 Alternative R&B Artists to Look Out for in 2017", reporting: "In the same vein as [[The Weeknd]]'s enigmatic introduction to the world, H.E.R.'s image remains a mystery. The irony, though, is that her moniker is an acronym for Having Everything Revealed."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ogdenpayne/2017/01/09/5-alternative-rb-artists-to-look-out-for-in-2017/|title=5 Alternative R&B Artists To Look Out For In 2017|website=Forbes|date=January 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807030844/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ogdenpayne/2017/01/09/5-alternative-rb-artists-to-look-out-for-in-2017/ |archive-date=2017-08-07 }}</ref>
Wilson's follow-up EP, ''H.E.R. Vol. 2'' (2017) also produced by Harris, was released on June 16, 2017, and includes the single "Say It Again". She went on tour with Bryson Tiller for the Set It Off tour, and concluded her first headlining tour, the Lights On Tour, in support of ''H.E.R. Vol. 2''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/her-the-lights-on-headlining-tour-dates/|title=H.E.R. Announces First-Ever Headlining Tour|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063553/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7989234/her-the-lights-on-headlining-tour-dates|archive-date=July 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She released ''H.E.R. Vol. 2, The B Sides'' (2017), produced by Harris, on October 20, 2017, and the single "2" on October 13, 2017. The compilation album ''H.E.R.'' was released on October 20, 2017, comprising the songs from each of the three EP's in this series. The album won Best R&B Album and received four other nominations at the [[61st Grammy Awards]], including Album of the Year and [[Best New Artist]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Velez |first1=Jennifer |title=H.E.R. Wins Best R&B Album For 'H.E.R.'| 2019 GRAMMYs |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/her-wins-best-rb-album-her-2019-grammys |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104192458/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/her-wins-best-rb-album-her-2019-grammys |archive-date=November 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Wilson announced in September 2018 the I Used to Know H.E.R. Tour in support of her EP series ''[[I Used to Know Her: The Prelude]]'' and ''[[I Used to Know Her: Part 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2018/09/12/her-i-used-to-know-her-tour-dates/|title=H.E.R. Announces 'I Used to Know HER Tour'|publisher=Rap-up.com|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105356/https://www.rap-up.com/2018/09/12/her-i-used-to-know-her-tour-dates/|archive-date=September 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/08/03/635296881/h-e-r-prepares-for-debut-album-with-i-used-to-know-her-the-prelude-ep|title=H.E.R. Prepares For Debut Album With 'I Used To Know Her: The Prelude' EP|website=NPR|date=August 3, 2018|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223192959/https://www.npr.org/2018/08/03/635296881/h-e-r-prepares-for-debut-album-with-i-used-to-know-her-the-prelude-ep|archive-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=live|last1=Holmes|first1=Summer}}</ref> Her second compilation album ''I Used to Know Her'' was released on August 30, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=H.E.R. – I Used To Know Her [Album Stream] |url=http://onsmash.com/music/her-i-used-know-her-album-stream/ |publisher=OnSmash |access-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830212639/http://onsmash.com/music/her-i-used-know-her-album-stream/ |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She performed as one of the headliners of the 2019 [[Global Citizen Festival]] in [[Central Park]], New York on September 28.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/global-citizen-festival-2019-alicia-keys-queen-pharrell-headliners-1227769|title=Queen, Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys Among Headliners at 2019 Global Citizen Festival|last1=Perez|first1=Lexy|date=July 30, 2019|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8531662/global-citizen-festival-2019-recap|title=The 7 Best Moments From Global Citizen Festival 2019|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 29, 2019|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref> On October 5, she participated in the 2019 edition of the [[Rock in Rio]] festival located in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil. Among the headliners were [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] and [[Muse (band)|Muse]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockinrio.com/rio/pt-BR/por-um-mundo-melhor|title=Rock in Rio Brasil|publisher=[[Rock in Rio]]|language=pt-br|access-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007200325/https://rockinrio.com/rio/pt-BR/por-um-mundo-melhor/|archive-date=October 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== 2020–present: ''Back of My Mind'' and acting debut === [[File:H.E.R performing with Coldplay at MOTS World Tour Press Release Photo 2 (cropped).png|thumb|left|180px|H.E.R performing as opening act for [[Coldplay]]'s [[Music of the Spheres World Tour]] in 2022.]] On September 20, 2020, she sang [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s song "[[Nothing Compares 2 U]]" for the In Memoriam segment of the [[Primetime Emmy Awards|72nd Primetime Emmy Awards]]. In February 2021, during the pre-game festivities for [[Super Bowl LV]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Abbo of St. Germain's Sermo de Cena Domini from MS CCCC 190|date=January 1, 1957|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oseo/instance.00257657|work=The Homilies of Wulfstan|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/oseo/instance.00257657|isbn=978-0-19-811101-6|access-date=February 12, 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> she performed "[[America the Beautiful]]", singing and playing guitar. On June 17, 2021, her single "[[Damage (H.E.R. song)|Damage]]" topped the US R&B radio chart.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2021|title=H.E.R.'s 'Damage' Hits No. 1 on R&B Radio|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2021/06/h-e-r-damage-hits-number-one-on-rnb-radio/|access-date=June 23, 2021|website=Rated R&B|language=en-US}}</ref> The song is from her debut full-length album ''[[Back of My Mind (H.E.R. album)|Back of My Mind]]'', which was released on June 18, 2021, receiving two nominations for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]] at the [[64th Annual Grammy Awards]].
In 2021 she also duet with [[Tauren Wells]] on the song called "Hold Us Together".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple announces third annual Apple Music Award winners|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-announces-third-annual-apple-music-award-winners/|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=Apple Newsroom|language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2021 she performed a song about [[Citizenship of the United States|citizenship]] on [[Netflix]] TV series ''[[We the People (2021 TV series)|We the People]]'', making her winner of the [[Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Program]].
H.E.R. made her acting debut as [[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]] on [[Disney]] musical television special [[Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration|''Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Behzadi|first=Sofia|date=2022-07-20|title=H.E.R. To Star As Belle In ABC’s "Beauty And the Beast’ Hybrid Live-Action & Animation Special|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/h-e-r-cast-belle-beauty-and-the-beast-hybrid-live-action-animation-special-1235073135/|access-date=2022-07-20|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en-US}}</ref> while she starred as Mary "Squeak" Agnes on 2023 film adaptation of [[The Color Purple (2023 film)|''The Color Purple'']], directed by [[Blitz the Ambassador|Blitz Bazawule]], being nominated with the cast at the [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] and winning a [[NAACP Image Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=H.E.R. to Make Acting Debut in ''The Color Purple'' Movie Musical (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/h-e-r-to-make-acting-debut-in-the-color-purple-movie-musical-exclusive-1235004336/|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 27, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827233519/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/h-e-r-to-make-acting-debut-in-the-color-purple-movie-musical-exclusive-1235004336/|url-status=live}}</ref>
H.E.R. joined Usher's performance at Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, 2024, playing electric guitar during "U Got It Bad" and "Bad Girl."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/super-bowl-2024-her-recalls-singing-at-49ers-games-after-joining-usher-8576050|title=H.E.R. Posts 'How It Started vs How It's Going' from Singing at 49ers Games as a Kid to 2024 Super Bowl|website=People.com}}</ref> On February 13, 2024, H.E.R. announced a new management deal with [[Lighthouse Management + Media]], whose founder [[Aleen Keshishian]] also represents singers [[Olivia Rodrigo]] and [[Selena Gomez]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2024-02-13 |title=H.E.R. Signs With Lighthouse Management and Media |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/her-signs-with-lighthouse-management-1235908799/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The move came after legal disputes with Wilson's previous management, MBK Entertainment, which included Wilson filing a lawsuit to be released from the MBK label.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |date=2024-02-14 |title=H.E.R. Inks Management Deal with Lighthouse Management + Media |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/h-e-r-signs-new-management-deal-1235607139/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2022-06-20 |title=H.E.R. Files Lawsuit to Be Released From Her Label, MBK Entertainment |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/her-lawsuit-label-mbk-entertainment-jeff-robinson-1235298898/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
On October 29, 2025, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' announced that H.E.R. would voice Jo, one of the main characters in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] animated film ''[[Forgotten Island]]'', which will be released on September 25, 2026.<ref name="island1">{{Cite news | first=Ryan | last=Gajewski | date=October 29, 2025 | title=H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Lea Salonga to Lead Voice Cast for DreamWorks Animation's 'Forgotten Island' | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/forgotten-island-her-liza-soberano-lea-salonga-dreamworks-1236413061/ | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | language=en-us | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/ps30x | archive-date=October 31, 2025 | url-status=live}}</ref>
==Musical style== Consisting mostly of [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] ballads, H.E.R.'s songs have been described as "downcast post-breakup material that sounded vulnerable and assured at once".<ref name=AllMusicBio /> In an interview, H.E.R. mentioned that she grew up listening to Filipino ballad singers such as [[Sharon Cuneta]] and [[Jay R]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2021/1/23/fresh-scoops/fil-am-singer-her-listened-to-a-lot-of-sharon-191238|title=Fil-Am singer H.E.R. 'listened to a lot of Sharon Cuneta' growing up|work=|access-date=January 23, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> H.E.R. has also openly credited the singer [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] as one of her biggest influences.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/arts/music/her-back-of-my-mind.html|title=H.E.R. Still Finds Inspiration in Prince and 'Martin'|first=Kathryn|last=Shattuck|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 6, 2021|accessdate=December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/her-celebrates-prince-lets-go-crazy-tribute-its-gonna-be-party|title=H.E.R. Celebrates Prince At "Let's Go Crazy" Tribute: "It's Gonna Be A Party!|first=Ana Monroy|last=Yglesias|publisher=grammy.com|date=April 9, 2020|accessdate=December 26, 2023}}</ref> She has also cited artists such as [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[John Mayer]], and [[B.B. King]] as influences.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vibe.com/lists/h-e-r-musical-influences/alicia-keys-2/|title=7 Of H.E.R.’s Biggest Musical Influences|magazine=Vibe|date=June 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Ejh9b_RiI |title=H.E.R. {{!}} How The Fender Strat Inspires Her Sound |date=2020-11-05 |last=Guitar Center |access-date=2026-04-14 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
Addressing the secrecy over her identity, she has said: "The mystery is a metaphor for who I am, or who I was at the time of creating the project... I feel like oftentimes we don't like to be open as people about our emotions or things that we are going through. At the time [of recording], I was very closed off except for when I was writing or when I was in the studio."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-her-mystery-20160921-snap-story.html|title=So who is she? Mysterious R&B singer H.E.R. wants the focus to stay on the music — and the mystery|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513171157/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-her-mystery-20160921-snap-story.html |archive-date=2017-05-13}}</ref>
She explained further: "I am a voice for women who feel like they're alone in these situations. This project came from emotion, and that's what I want it to be about – not what I look like or who I'm with, but the raw emotion and support for women."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-march-2017-w471328|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know: March 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830013413/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-march-2017-w471328 |archive-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> To NPR she said, "I feel like this is the era of the anti-star. I really just wanted it to be about the music, and get away from, 'Who is she with?' and 'What is she wearing?{{' "}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505911176/meet-h-e-r-a-rising-voice-whose-face-remains-a-mystery|title=Meet H.E.R., a Rising Voice Whose Face Remains a Mystery|website=NPR|date=December 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804122938/https://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505911176/meet-h-e-r-a-rising-voice-whose-face-remains-a-mystery |archive-date=2018-08-04 }}</ref>
==Media appearances== H.E.R. appeared as herself in the movie ''[[Yes Day]]'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web| title=H.E.R. says 'it's time to go full throttle' with acting career as she plots Hollywood takeover|first=Rosy |last= Cordero|date=March 15, 2021| url= https://ew.com/movies/her-yes-day-interview/|work=EW}}</ref> She performed her original song "Change" on the episode "Active Citizenship" of the 2021 [[Netflix]] educational animated series ''[[We the People (2021 TV series)|We the People]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine| url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9596678/we-the-people-netflix-her-active-citizenship/|title=H.E.R. Among Artists Educating Kids on Civics in Netflix Series 'We the People'|date=July 3, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 4, 2021}}</ref> On July 20, 2022, it was announced H.E.R. would be singing the role of [[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]] for ABC's ''[[Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://tvline.com/2022/07/20/beauty-and-the-beast-her-belle-abc-musical/#comment-list-wrapper| title= ''Beauty and the Beast'': H.E.R. to Star as Belle in ABC's Live-Action Production| first= Rebecca| last= Ianucci| work=TVLine.com |date=July 20, 2022}}</ref> The television special aired on December 15, 2022. She sang the National Anthem at Game 1 of the [[2023 World Series]] between the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] and [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]. On October 28, 2023, she made a surprise appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', performing “The Glass” with Foo Fighters. She made her big-screen acting debut in ''[[The Color Purple (2023 film)|The Color Purple]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/movies/h-e-r-acting-debut-the-color-purple-movie-musical/|title=H.E.R. will make acting debut in The Color Purple movie musical|first=Tyler|last=Aquilina|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 28, 2023|accessdate=December 26, 2023}}</ref> which was released in theaters on December 25, 2023.
On August 11, 2024, she sang the national anthem of the United States of America, "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]", during the [[2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]] of the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Olympic Games]] in Paris, France as part of the handover ceremony from Paris to Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=2024-08-09 |title=H.E.R. Will Perform U.S. National Anthem at Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony |url=https://variety.com/2024/global/news/her-national-anthem-olympics-closing-ceremony-1236101426/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Discography== {{Main|H.E.R. discography}}
===Studio albums=== * ''[[Back of My Mind (H.E.R. album)|Back of My Mind]]'' (2021)
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes !Ref |- | 2017 | ''Erma'' | Erma | Short film | |- | 2021 | ''[[Yes Day]]'' | Herself | Film debut | |- | 2023 | ''[[The Color Purple (2023 film)|The Color Purple]]'' | Mary "Squeak" Agnes | | |- |2026 |{{Pending film|[[Forgotten Island]]}} |Jo |Voice role | align="center" |<ref name="island1"/> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |- |2009 |''School Gyrls'' |Gabi |Television film |- |2020 |''Saturday Night Live'' |Herself |Episode: "Adele/H.E.R." |- |2021 |''[[We the People (2021 TV series)|We the People]]'' |Performer |Episode: "Active Citizenship" |- |rowspan="3"|2022 |''[[Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration]]'' |[[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]] |Special |- |''[[Blue's Clues & You!]]'' |T.Rex (voice) |Episode: "Blue's Dino Clues" |- |''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' |Aliah (voice) |Episode: "[[The Plight Before Christmas]]" |}
== Tours ==
=== Headlining tours ===
* Lights on Tour (2017)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2017/10/04/her-the-lights-on-tour-dates/|title=H.E.R. Announces 'The Lights On Tour'|work=Rap-Up|access-date=November 19, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132510/https://www.rap-up.com/2017/10/04/her-the-lights-on-tour-dates/|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * I Used to Know Her Tour (2018)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/137640-her-announces-north-american-i-used-to-know-her-tour-news|title=H.E.R. Announces North American "I Used To Know Her" Tour|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132509/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/her-announces-north-american-i-used-to-know-her-tour-news.59593.html|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * Back of My Mind Tour (2021)
=== Supporting ===
* [[Bryson Tiller]] – Set It Off Tour (2017)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/bryson-tiller-set-it-off-tour-her-metro-boomin-7809769/|title=Bryson Tiller Reveals Set It Off Tour With H.E.R. & Metro Boomin'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119105040/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7809769/bryson-tiller-set-it-off-tour-her-metro-boomin|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Chris Brown]] – [[Heartbreak on a Full Moon Tour]] (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investors.livenationentertainment.com/news-center/news-center-details/2018/Chris-Brown-Announces-Heartbreak-On-A-Full-Moon-Tour-With-6lack-HER-And-Rich-The-Kid/default.aspx|title=Chris Brown Announces 'Heartbreak On A Full Moon Tour' With 6lack, H.E.R. And Rich The Kid|publisher=[[LiveNation]]|language=en-CA|access-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119092121/http://investors.livenationentertainment.com/news-center/news-center-details/2018/Chris-Brown-Announces-Heartbreak-On-A-Full-Moon-Tour-With-6lack-HER-And-Rich-The-Kid/default.aspx|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]] – [[This Is America Tour]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/childish-gambino|title=Childish Gambino|publisher=[[The O2]]|language= en|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326095611/https://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/childish-gambino|archive-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Coldplay]] – [[Music of the Spheres World Tour]] (2022)<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2021|title=Coldplay brings eco-friendly tour with H.E.R. to Levi's Stadium|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/10/14/coldplay-brings-eco-friendly-tour-with-h-e-r-to-levis-stadium|access-date=October 26, 2021|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by H.E.R.}}
==See also== {{Portal|Rhythm and blues}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category}} *{{Official website}} *{{allMusic}}
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