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kelis
Millionaire

Born Kelis Rogers,on 21 August 1980, in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. American vocalist Kelis (pronounced Kuh-Lease) made a dramatic impact on the European market in 1999 with her debut single, "Caught Out There".
Source: BBC

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affection
bitch (animal)
bum
cap (cover)
computer
country (natural land)
dime
direction
funky
glitch
greed
instead
kneel
lie (speak falsely)
millionaire
paw
pop (put)
pray
reboot
spoil
witty

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1. The video that accompanied "Caught Out There" showed the singer bruised, bloodied and hospitalised. True/False?

2. According to The Guardian, Kelis’s type of music is not genuinely feminist pop. True/False?

3. Kelis’s second album was not as big as her first one. True/False?

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