Keke Wyatt is an American personality who is a songwriter, actress, and television worker by profession. She has performed several songs while being in the girl bands and working as a songwriter during her teenage years. Keke came to the limelight when she first made a successful collaboration with fellow R & B singer Avant. After several collaborations and successful solo releases, she starred as the cast member of TV One’s R&B Divas: Atlanta. Along with this, she has also performed in all three seasons of the show R&B Divas. She performed with her group at various events including the Essence Music Festival. Keke is currently in the news because she recently announced her pregnancy with her 11th child on 20th February 2022.
Early Life
Ke’Tara Shavon “Keke” Wyatt was born on 10th March 1982 and as of 2022, she is merely 40 years old. Keke was born to her loving and caring parents Lorna Wyatt and Keever Wyatt II. She belongs to a family of musicians and singers (as both of her parents were vocalists), so it was not a new thing for her as she was raised in such circumstances only. Keke ain’t the only one in her family because she was raised along with four brothers. She was brought up in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she spent her whole life along with her family of four brothers and both of her parents. Wyatt was exposed to Contemporary R&B and secular music and also she started performing in the genres of gospel, pop, and opera.
Keke belongs to mixed ethnicity including both white and black heritage. She along with her four brothers were brought up in a predominantly African-American household and community setting. She went to a high school in Indianapolis, where she also pursued her career in varsity wrestling. While growing up, she was majorly influenced by the likes of R&B greats including Ella Fitzgerald. She was highly inspired by the musical greats and found herself performing in the various girl groups as a teen. She started gaining recognition because of her singing style while growing up or majorly in her teenage years.
Keke Wyatt Career
Wyatt began singing at the age of 2 and she had her first live show at the age of 5. Keke started her professional career at the age of 10 when she first recorded the song “What If”. During her mid-teen years, she started performing demo songs for various gospel labels and became known to the world of music. She gained at least $1,500 per recording.
During the time, Keke started exploring the field of music by writing the music and while she was working on her songs or writing, she first faced her coldly dealt disappointment as a professional. She started writing numerous songs and got some of them as a major hit but received no limelight in return. At the age of 15, Keke recorded the song called “My First Love” along with Avant. The song was later released after two years and eventually became a single hit within no time.
Keke Wyatt Biography |
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Real Name | Ke’Tara Shavon Wyatt |
Birth Date | 10 March 1982 |
Age (as of 2022) | 39 Years |
Birth Place | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Singer, Songwriter |
Religion | Christianity |
Sun sign | Pisces |
Physical Statistics |
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Height | in feet inches – 5’ 5” – in Centimeters – 165 cm |
Weight | in Kilograms – 68 kg – in Pounds – 150 lbs |
Shoe Size | 7 (U.S.) |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Body Type | Voluptuous |
Family |
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Father | Keever Wyatt II |
Mother | Lorna Wyatt |
Sister | – |
Brother | (Four) Kendall Wyatt, Keever Wyatt III |
Qualification/Education |
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School | – |
College | – |
Relationship Status |
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Marital Status | Married |
Affair | No |
Is she a Lesbian? | No |
Husband | Zachariah Darring |
Children | Ke’Riah David Darring, Kendall Miguel Ford |
Personal Life
Keke Wyatt married three men in her life and gave birth to 10 children till now. In February 2022, she announced her pregnancy with the 11th child that she shares with her third husband, and her childhood ex-boyfriend, Zackariah Darring. Keke first married at the age of 18 to Rahmat Morton, who was her road manager. Because of the domestic violence, Keke filed for divorce in 2009 (the marriage could barely run for 10 years). By then she was having three children (two sons and one daughter). By the end of her first marriage, Keke discovered that she was pregnant with her fourth child, who was later born still.
Controversial Life
Keke remarried in 2010 to Michael Jamar Ford, who was a known ordained minister and who appeared to perform a role along with Wyatt in the reality TV show R&B Divas. Ford had one daughter before marrying Wyatt. The pair together share three sons and one daughter. In early September 2017, the couple announced that they are breaking up. Meanwhile, Wyatt became pregnant with her eight children and her second husband, Ford’s fifth child in October 2017. The divorce was confirmed in August 2018.
Later in October 2018, Keke married again with her childhood ex-boyfriend Zackariah Darring. Nearly after a year, she announced that she was pregnant with her ninth and their first child together. She gave birth to the first baby with her third husband on 14th October 2019. Later, she announced her tenth pregnancy and gave birth to another son on 6th January 2020. Now, on 20th February 2022, she announced that she is pregnant again with her 11th child.
Keke Wyatt Net Worth
Keke Wyatt is one of the leading personalities in the industry of music. At the age of 27 in 2009, Keke started playing the leading role in the United States-based nationally touring production called Love OverBoard. She was given the featured role alongside the actress Jaren Malina White, the singer Avant and the actor Khalil Kain. In July 2017, Keke released her single called Summertime, which came to be known as the lead single from her upcoming fifth studio album called Country Fried Soul. She has probably gathered a net worth of around $4 million.