

He has the poise and development of an artist that has been doing this much longer than he has, evidenced by the regularity with which he has been putting out music over the course of the past 10 months. Khalid’s vocals - as well as his growing presence in the music industry - show that he is a talent that should be recognized, even at 19. He has a gentle voice that possess an underlying power, making his words sharp while maintaining their melodic quality, which is apparent in every song on American Teen.

Tying the entire thing together are Khalid’s vocals. There are themes that connect the songs, giving the project a narrative to follow. Khalid was named one of Time’s Most Influential People of 2019.As an album, American Teen flows well.Did you know? During the 2016–2017 school year, Khalid participated in multiple GRAMMY U SoundChecks installments, during which student members of the Recording Academy's college outreach program attended an intimate Q&A session with the singer prior to several of his tour stops around the U.S.Khalid's sophomore album, Free Spirit, has been certified platinum by the RIAA, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and features the multi-format #1 single "Talk.".Logic's "1-80," which features Khalid alongside Alessia Cara, hit No. 1, respectively, on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, and both climbed into the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Khalid's singles "Location" and "Young Dumb & Broke" climbed to No.Khalid received his first five career nominations at the 60th GRAMMY Awards: Best New Artist, Best R&B Song ("Location"), and Best Urban Contemporary Album ( American Teen), as well as Song Of The Year and Best Music Video for his contribution to Logic's "1-80.".Khalid burst onto the scene with his smash-hit debut single, "Location." He self-released the song during his senior year of high school.

But who says you can’t take care of that stuff and still be young?" "A lot of people feel pressured by the outside influences, whether it’s your job, whether it’s school.
