Keyondra Lockett Biography
Keyondra Lockett wears many hats. As she journeys on this life, she becomes more of who God meant her to be. She identifies as a gospel singer and songwriter. In recent years, Locket has identified more as a businesswoman running Jolie Noire. Her success as a businesswoman and musician can be attributed to her sheer determination to give the best of herself.
Keyondra Lockett Age, Family, and Relationship
She was born on 30th November 1984. The 38-year-old comes from a Christian family, which has also leaned to business and fashion. Keyondra is a sibling to Kimberly Lockett the co-founder of Jolie Noire. On matters concerning relationships, we found that Keyondra is single and is yet to have children. Her business and career have been of priority in her life.
Music Career
Before becoming a big entrepreneur, Keyondra was deep into music. By the time she was 14 years old, she had displayed talent as a singer and songwriter. She also had the confidence of performing on big stages. Her music career kicked off well when she founded the group Zie’l made up of Aphten Jones, Andrea Northcutt, Christina, and Crystal Bell.
They signed to their first record label, Light Records, where they released their debut album, Genesis. They sang and performed in the country for 6 years until they went on Hiatus in 2012.
The end of Zie’l ushered the beginning of Keyondra’s solo career. In 2012, she did her mixtape called the Soul Couture Mixtape. Zie’l made a re-emergence in 2014 by releasing State of Emergency written by Lockett and produced by Drathoven. The song was so big it went on Billboard’s top 25 Gospel Album Charts in 2014. This achievement earned Keyondra celebrity status.
In 2015, she released a second version of Soul Couture and her debut EP called Bring Me To. The success of her music was followed by other big singles. She traveled and shared the stage with popular acts such as Jor’dan Armstrong, Ted Williams, and Mary Mary.
Jolie Noire’s Journey
As her music career was growing, Keyondra and her sister started to launch Red Glasses Sister, an apparel business that complemented Keyondra’s music career. The business took a hard hit because it was funded from their pockets and few people could identify with their products. They failed but picked up after encouragement from their mother, who is also part of the business. In 2018, they changed the name of the business to Jolie Noire which means pretty black in french.
The aim of the brand was to promote black women across the world. Although being plus all their lives, Keyondra and Kimberly, offered all sizes because they knew the difficulties they had experienced looking for clothes their size.
The business has been almost an immediate success as it was endorsed by celebrities like Tabitha Brown and Naturi Naughton. Popular online retail megabusiness, Target, also included Jolie Noire as the newest black-owned athleisure brand.
Lockett has thrived both as a musician and a businesswoman. As a musician, she has won 2 Stella awards. As a business, she has been recognized as one of the leading brands in the United States. The story of Jolie Noire has been featured on Essence, Sheen, Edition Modern Luxury, and Marie Claire.
Outside work, Keyondra is passionate about uplifting people from the black community. In 2022, she was honored as a recipient of a doctorate in Humanitarianism and the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. Her accomplishment and success as a musician and businessperson are a depiction of the wealth behind her.
We can say she is a wealthy woman. From her Instagram, Keyondra shows off her G-wagon Mercedes and luxurious home. Her net worth according to our estimations could be not less than $40 million. Other gospel musicians, we would encourage you to read about are Naomi Raine and Cristable Clack.
