BIOGRAPHy

Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, better known professionally as H.E.R. is an American singer and songwriter. After initial music appearances and singles under her real name, Wilson re-emerged in 2016 with the H.E.R. persona, releasing her debut EP H.E.R. Volume 1. She then released subsequent EPs H.E.R. Volume 2 (2017), The B Sides (2017), I Used to Know Her: The Prelude (2018) and I Used to Know Her: Part 2 (2018). Her first compilation album H.E.R. was released in October 2017, consisting of tracks from the singer’s first two EPs plus six additional songs. H.E.R. was nominated for five Grammy Awards at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019, winning Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Album. In 2020, she was nominated for five awards at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for I Used to Know Her and Song of the Year for “Hard Place”. On September 20, 2020, she sang Prince’s song “Nothing Compares 2 U”, for the In Memoriam segment of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. During the pre-game festivities for Super Bowl LV, she performed “America the Beautiful”, singing and playing guitar. In 2021, she was awarded the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for “I Can’t Breathe”, and she is nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards for the song “Fight For You” from the 2021 movie Judas and the Black Messiah.”

Career Path

2016Re-emerged under the mystery-shrouded H.E.R. persona with the debut EP 'H.E.R. Volume 1', building critical buzz while concealing her identity.
2017Compiled her first two EPs plus six new tracks into the self-titled album 'H.E.R.', expanding her catalog and introducing her guitar-driven R&B sound to a wider audience.
2018Deepened her narrative across 'I Used to Know Her: The Prelude' and 'I Used to Know Her: Part 2', earning five Grammy nominations heading into the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
2019Won Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Album at the 61st Grammy Awards, establishing her as the defining voice in contemporary R&B.
2019Received five nominations at the 62nd Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for 'I Used to Know Her' and Song of the Year for 'Hard Place', and performed Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' during the In Memoriam segment of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
2021Won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for 'I Can't Breathe' and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'Fight for You' from 'Judas and the Black Messiah', becoming one of the few artists to hold both honors in the same year.
2021Released debut full-length studio album 'Back of My Mind' featuring collaborations with Lil Baby, Bryson Tiller, and DJ Khaled, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200.
2022Won a Children's and Family Emmy Award for her contributions to Barack and Michelle Obama's animated series 'We the People' and performed a medley with Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and Lenny Kravitz at the Grammy Awards.
2023Starred as Mary 'Squeak' Agnes in the blockbuster musical film 'The Color Purple', earning a NAACP Image Award alongside the ensemble cast.
2024Joined Usher's Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show performance, playing electric guitar on 'U Got It Bad' and 'Bad Girl' in front of a global audience.
2025Announced as the voice of Jo in DreamWorks' animated feature 'Forgotten Island', marking her first leading role in an animated film.

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