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There are at least three artists known as Khalil.

1.) Khalil Sharieff (born November 22, 1994), better known by his first name, Khalil, is an R&B singer and rapper. In 2009, Khalil was signed with L.A. Reid and Island Def Jam Music Group and his debut album is set for release tentatively in the first quarter of 2011, under Worldwide Entertainment and Island Def Jam Music Group.

He was first in the spotlight when he was featured in the pilot episode for the reality show, So You Want To Be A Star, however it was not picked up. Soon later, at the age of fourteen, he was signed in 2008 by L.A. Reid under the Island Def Jam Music Group, to the Def Jam label.[1] Khalil appeared on the track "We Have A Problem" of his good friend, Diggy Simmons 2009 debut mixtape, The First Flight. The duo followed up the release, to a freestyle over 50 Cent and Ne-Yo's "Baby by Me" with Simmons rapping and Khalil singing the vocal hook.[1] His debut album, is scheduled for a 2011 release, Khalil working with producers such as Dapo Torimiro, Sean Garrett, and Rico Love.[1][2] He was serving as an opening act on Usher's OMG Tour with Trey Songz and Miguel. Khalil was on Teen Island Fan Fest Tour. The tour also included the following teen stars: Aaron Fresh, Jessica Jarrell, also known as (JJ), and Burnham. Khalil made his first television appearance on "106 and Park."

2.) Khalil is an electronic music project from Ryan Stanley and Dylan Tietze.

3.) Khalil is the new project of Nikolaj Manuel Vonsild, best known for his pop endeavours in the synth quartet When Saints Go Machine, as well as his acoustic duo Cancer, Khalil is his strongest vision to date. The collaborative platform for Vonsild's searing angelic/alien vocals is produced with Simon Formann, better know as Yen Towers and formerly of Lower, along with Villas Klint. Their first LP, The Water We Drink, was released in 2017 on Posh Isolation.

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