Keith Sweat

In 1992, he married Lisa Wu-Hartwell and the couple had two sons. Unfortunately the marriage came to an end in the year 2002 and he got full custody of both the children.

Keith Douglas Sweat was born in Harlem, New York City, to Charles, a factory worker and Juanita Sweat, a hairdresser.

He was raised in the neighbourhood of Harlem and by the time he was 14 he had performed at various nightclubs in and around New York City.

All through his adolescent and later teenage years, he balanced life between school and singing and performing at various venues across the city of New York.

He graduated from the City College of New York with a BS degree in ‘communications’, after which he worked for a brief period as a successful brokerage assistant in a Wall Street firm.

Despite a prosperous career at the Wall Street, he chose to pursue his passion for music and began writing songs and tried selling them to various record labels.

In 1975, he began his career in music as a member of the Harlem based band called the ‘Jamilah’. As the lead singer of the band he performed in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

In 1984, he left ‘Jamilah’ in order to begin a solo career and subsequently sang at various nightclubs in New York. He was quickly noticed and given an opportunity to record an independent album for ‘Stadium Records’.

He recorded ‘My Mind Is Made Up’ for the ‘Stadium Records’ and he was also credited as the co-writer and co-producer of ‘You Are the One for Me’.

On November 25, 1987 his debut solo album ‘Make It Last Forever’ was released. It was a major success and the biggest hit from the album was ‘I Want Her’.

In 1990, he topped the charts again with his second album ‘I’ll Give All My Love to You’, which boosted his fan following.

Released in 1987, his debut album ‘Make It Last Forever’ peaked at the number one position on the ‘Top R&B Albums’ chart for three weeks. The album sold three million copies in the U.S. and received a triple platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.

His hit single ‘Twisted’ from the 1996 self-titled album peaked at the number one position on the U.S. R&B chart and featured at number two spot on the Billboard Hot 100, the American music industry popularity chart.

His second album, ‘I’ll Give All My Love to You’ reached the number one position on the ‘Top R&B Albums’ chart and also peaked at the number 6 position on the Billboard 200, which featured the highest selling albums. The album sold two million copies and received a double platinum certification.