Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer
Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000), known mononymously as WILLOW, is an American singer and actress. Smith made her acting debut in 2007 in the film I Am Legend along with her father Will Smith, and later appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl alongside Abigail Breslin. In 2010, Smith launched her music career with the single "Whip My Hair", which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Video of the Year at the BET Awards of 2011.Smith later signed to her mentor Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation, becoming the youngest artist signed to the label, and released the single "21st Century Girl", the following year. In 2015, Smith released her debut album, Ardipithecus, including the single "Wait a Minute!", which was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Smith would later release her second album The 1st (2017), and her third album Willow (2019).
In 2018, Smith began co-hosting the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, which has earned her two NAACP Image Awards and two Daytime Emmy Award nominations. In 2021, Smith released her fourth album Lately I Feel Everything, which spawned the single "Transparent Soul" featuring Travis Barker. Later that year, she earned a US top 40 entry with the single "Meet Me at Our Spot" with Tyler Cole. In 2022, she released the single "Emo Girl" alongside Machine Gun Kelly.
Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. That same year, she won Entertainer of the Year for her work on Red Table Talk at the EBONY Power 100 awards; and was placed on Billboard's 'Greatest Pop Stars of 2021' list, being named the 'Comeback Artist of the Year'. Smith was also placed on the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.