Tori Kelly is an American singer-songwriter who slowly gained recognition after starting to post videos on YouTube at the age of 14. When she was 16, Kelly auditioned for the singing competition television series American Idol. After being eliminated from the show, Kelly began to work on her own music. In 2012, she independently released her first EP that she produced, wrote, and mixed herself, titled Handmade Songs By Tori Kelly. The following year, Scooter Braun became her manager after seeing her videos on YouTube and introduced her to Capitol Records, with whom she signed in September. Kelly's second EP Foreword came out in October 2013 as her first major label release. On June 23, 2015, Kelly's debut album, Unbreakable Smile, was released. The lead single, "Nobody Love", was released in the spring and became her first US Billboard Hot 100 appearance. Kelly was nominated for Best New Artist at the 58th Grammy Awards. She voiced a shy teenage elephant named Meena in the 2016 movie, Sing.
Her second studio album Hiding Place (2018) peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200 chart and received two Grammy Awards, for Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance/Song, respectively. In 2019, Kelly released her third studio album Inspired by True Events and her fourth, A Tori Kelly Christmas, in 2020. Her fifth, Tori., was released in 2024.
Released songs
+Key Indicates single release Indicates song included on an alternative version of the albumIndicates song written solely by Tori Kelly Title Artist(s) Writer(s) Album Year Ref "25th" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly Wendy Wang Casey Cathleen Smith A Tori Kelly Christmas 2020 "2 Places" Tori Kelly Tori KellyTaylor Parks Nathaniel Campany Noel Zancanella Inspired by True Events 2019 "Actress" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly Inspired by True Events 2019 "All in my Head" Tori KellyTori Kelly Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 "All I Want (from the Netflix Series "Bridgerton")" Tori Kelly Rogét ChahayedWesley SingermanTaylor DexterNicole Cohen 2024 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Tori Kelly Mariah CareyWalter Afanasieff A Tori Kelly Christmas ‡ 2020 "Anyway" Tori Kelly Tori KellyClaude KellyChuck Harmony Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Art of Letting You Go" Tori Kelly Tori KellyOren Yoel Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Baby Baby" Amy Grant featuring Tori Kelly Keith ThomasAmy Grant 2016 "Beautiful Things" Tori Kelly Tori KellyChuck Harmony Unbreakable Smile ‡ 2015 "Before The Dawn" Tori Kelly Tori KellyBenjamin EdwardsJames Napier Inspired by True Events 2019 "Blink of an Eye" Tori Kelly Tori KellyZac Poor 2016 "Bottled Up" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJenna Andrews Unbreakable Smile ‡ 2015 "Bring Me Home" Tori KellyTori Kelly 2011 "California Lovers" Tori Kelly featuring LL Cool J Tori KellyMax MartinSavan KotechaRickard GöranssonAli PayamiJames Todd Smith Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Celestial" Tori KellyTori Kelly Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 "Change Your Mind" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJames Napier Inspired by True Events 2019 "Christmas Time Is Here" Tori Kelly Vince GuaraldiLee Mendelson A Tori Kelly Christmas 2020 "City Dove" Tori Kelly Tori KellyIlya SalmanzadehLaleh Pourkarim Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Coffee" Tori Kelly Tori KellyTaylor ParksNathaniel Campany James Napier Inspired by True Events 2019 "Colors of the Wind" Tori Kelly Alan Menken We Love Disney 2015 "Confetti" Tori KellyTori Kelly Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 "Daydream" Tori KellyTori Kelly Foreword - EP 2013 "Dear No One" Tori KellyTori Kelly Foreword - EP 2013 "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" Tori Kelly Stevie Wonder Sing – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2016 "Elf Interlude" Tori Kelly John Debney A Tori Kelly Christmas 2020 "Expensive" Tori Kelly featuring Daye Jack Tori KellySavan KotechaAlexander KronlundJoleen BelleLukas LoulesTashDaye Jack Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Eyelashes" Tori KellyTori Kelly Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 "Falling Slow" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJohan CarlssonMax Martin Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Favorite Time of Year" India Arie featuring Tori Kelly Christmas with Friends 2015 "Fill a Heart (Child Hunger Ends Here)" Tori Kelly 2013 "First Heartbreak" Tori Kelly Tori KellyToby Gad Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Hallelujah" Tori Kelly Leonard Cohen Sing – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2016 "Help Us To Love" Tori Kelly featuring The HamilTones Kirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 "I'll Find You" Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly Johnny Yukon DJ Frank EDanny MajicSasha SloanNatalie LaurenTori KellyLecrae All Things Work Together 2017 "I Was Made For Loving You" Tori Kelly featuring Ed Sheeran Tori KellyEd Sheeran Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Just As Sure" Tori Kelly featuring Jonathan McReynolds Kirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 "Kid I Used To Know" Tori Kelly Tori KellyAshley GorleyMike Elizondo Inspired by True Events 2019 "Language" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJustin TranterAudra Mae Inspired by True Events 2019 "Lullaby" Professor Green featuring Tori Kelly Stephen MandersonChris CrowhurstIna Wroldsen Growing Up in Public 2014 "Masterpiece" Tori Kelly featuring Lecrae Kirk FranklinLecrae Hiding Place 2018 "Minute To Myself" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJames NapierBenjamin Jones Inspired by True Events ‡ 2019 Move like a emu Tori KellyTori KellyClyde LawrenceJordan CohenJason CornetJonathan BellionCraig DavidMark HillTori2002 2006 2024 "Mr. Music" Tori KellyTori Kelly 2011 "Never Alone" Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin Tori KellyKirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 "Nobody Love" Tori Kelly Tori KellyMax MartinSavan KotechaRickard Göransson Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Paper Hearts" Tori KellyTori Kelly Foreword - EP 2013 "Personal" Tori Kelly Tori KellyClaude KellyChuck Harmony Unbreakable Smile ‡ 2015 "Pretty Fades" Tori Kelly Tori KellyHayley Warner Britten Newbill Inspired by True Events 2019 "Psalm 42" Tori Kelly Tori KellyKirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 "Questions" Tori Kelly Kirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 "Rocket" Tori KellyTori Kelly Foreword - EP 2013 "Silent" Tori Kelly The Giver – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2014 "Should've Been Us" Tori Kelly Tori KellyMax MartinSavan KotechaRickard Göransson Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Something Beautiful" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJustin FranksJacob LuttrellJeanette Steiner Unbreakable Smile ‡ 2016 "Sorry Would Go A Long Way" Tori Kelly Tori KellyBenjamin EdwardsJames Napier Inspired by True Events 2019 "Soul’s Anthem (It Is Well)" Tori Kelly Tori KellyKirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 there nothing home me back Taron Esteron & tori Kelly "Stained" Tori KellyTori Kelly Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 "Sunday" Tori Kelly Tori KellyKirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 "Take Back Home Girl" Chris Lane featuring Tori Kelly Josh MillerHillary LindseyDavid Garcia Laps Around the Sun 2017 "Talk" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJames Ryan Ho Unbreakable Smile 2015 "The Lie" Tori Kelly Tori KellyDante JonesDrew Love Inspired by True Events 2019 "Treasure" Tori KellyTori Kelly Foreword - EP 2013 "Unbreakable Smile" Tori KellyTori Kelly Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Until Forever" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJames NapierBenjamin Jones Inspired by True Events ‡ 2019 "Until I Think Of You" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJames Napier Inspired by True Events 2019 "Upside Down" Tori KellyTori Kelly Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 "Where I Belong" Tori Kelly Tori KellyClaude Kelly Unbreakable Smile 2015 "Where Is the Love?" Black Eyed Peas featuring Various Artists William AdamsAllan LindoJaime GomezJustin TimberlakeJayceon TaylorRakim MayersKhaled KhaledGiorgio Tuinfort 2016 "Winter Wonderland" / "Don't Worry Be Happy" Pentatonix featuring Tori Kelly Felix BernardBobby McFerrin That's Christmas to Me 2014 "Your Words" Tori Kelly Tori KellyJames Napier Inspired by True Events 2019
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