How old is Nelly?

Nelly is a hip hop singer and rapper known for his hits like "Dilemma", "Hot In Here" and some others. Born Cornell Iran Hayness Jr in 1974 in Austin, he was the only child of his parents. When Cornell was 7, his parents got divorced and he moved with his mom to St.Louis in Missouri where he started making his first steps as a musician, as well as developed high interest in baseball. When he was 16 Hayness formed a band named St.Lunatics which later on managed to obtain some popularity on local level and pave Nelly a way to embarking on his solo career. In the late 1990s he signed up with Universal recording company and in 2000 released his first studio album named Country Grammar which was a great success and remains is best selling album. The next album of his titled Nellyville had plenty of the hits like "Dilemma" and others which became No 1 on the Billboard 200. During the 2000s Nelly released three more albums and received two Grammy awards, as well as tried himself as an actor and producer. The next decade was marked by releasing two more studio albums, setting up some businesses like releasing his clothing lines, as well as taking part in many TV projects like Nellyville, Real Husbands of Hollywood, etc. As of the early 2020s he is going to compete in a cult reality TV show Dancing With The Stars. Nelly is a philanthropist and involved in a few projects linked to raising money to fight against children's diseases,

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