Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her", also an acronym for "Having Everything Revealed"), is an American R&B singer and songwriter. She has received an Academy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and five Grammy Awards, along with nominations for a Golden Globe Award, three American Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards.
After initially recording under her birth name, she adopted the stage name H.E.R. in 2016, and released her debut extended play (EP) H.E.R. Volume 1 the same year through RCA Records, followed up with four subsequent EPs. Her first self-titled compilation album (2017) consisted of tracks from her first two EPs, and received five nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, including her first wins for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance for its single, "Best Part" (with Daniel Caesar). Her second compilation album, I Used to Know Her (2019), also received five Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for its single "Hard Place".
Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her", also an acronym for "Having Everything Revealed"), is an American R&B singer and songwriter. She has received an Academy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and five Grammy Awards, along with nominations for a Golden Globe Award, three American Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards.
After initially recording under her birth name, she adopted the stage name H.E.R. in 2016, and released her debut extended play (EP) H.E.R. Volume 1 the same year through RCA Records, followed up with four subsequent EPs. Her first self-titled compilation album (2017) consisted of tracks from her first two EPs, and received five nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, including her first wins for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance for its single, "Best Part" (with Daniel Caesar). Her second compilation album, I Used to Know Her (2019), also received five Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for its single "Hard Place".