Actress and singer Keke Palmer is a multi-talented performer who first came to fame as a child actor starring in the acclaimed 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. Only 13 at the time, Palmer quickly built upon her success, signing a recording contract and issuing her 2007 debut album, the pop- and R&B-steeped So Uncool. She has continued to broaden her career, acting in films and TV shows, including the Fox series Scream Queens, and authoring the inspirational nonfiction book I Don't Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice. Along with acting, music remains a focus for Palmer, and in 2016 she issued the Lauren EP.

Born in 1993 and raised just outside of Chicago, Palmer had known she wanted to perform since the age of five