Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Biography

Fast Facts

• Wrote first song ("Here I Go Falling in Love") at age 11 for a girl he had a crush on but was too shy to play it for her
• Nicknamed "Babyface" by funk musician Bootsie Collins because of his youthful appearance
• Co-founded LaFace Records in 1989 with L
• A
• Reid
• Has nurtured the careers of such artists as TLC, OutKast, Usher and Toni Braxton
• Breakthrough album "Tender Lover" went triple platinum in 1989
• Has written or co-written songs for dozens of artists, including Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Pink and Beyoncé
• Has amassed more than 125 top R&B and pop hits, including 42 No
• 1 R&B singles and 16 No
• 1 pop songs that have generated cumulative single and album sales of over 500 million units
• In 1999 a 25-mile stretch of I-65 that runs through Indianapolis was renamed "Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds Highway" in his honor
• Received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2013
• Is a devoted philanthropist involved with several charities, including the Children's Diabetes Foundation, the Mike Milken Prostate Cancer Foundation and Keep Memory Alive