Kiely Alexis Williams is a singer, songwriter, and actress best known as a member of 3LW and the massively popular Disney group The Cheetah Girls.

Although she was born in Alexandria, Virginia on July 9, 1986, Williams was raised in New Jersey, where she spent her childhood developing her musical abilities. She would also get involved in acting as well, making her debut in the pilot episode of the short-lived TV series TriBeCa in 1993. During an audition in April 1999, she would meet Adrienne Bailon and Naturi Naughton, sparking a bond that resulted in the three of them becoming 3LW not long after.

In 2003, as 3LW was going through a transitional period following the departure of Naughton and the additon of Jessica Benson, Williams would join forces with Bailon along with Raven-Symoné and Sabrina Bryan for Disney’s The Cheetah Girls movie series, where she portray the character Aquanette “Aqua” Walker and be involved in the group of the same name’s music recordings until its conclusion with The Cheetah Girls: One World and its soundtrack in 2008.

Williams began working on her own music following the disbandment of 3LW and as The Cheetah Girls was coming to an end. After her first song choice “Make Me a Drink” was cancelled, her official debut single “Spectacular” was released on January 15, 2010 to tons of disproval for its subject matter and for its music video upon its release a few months later. She has since focused more on acting and working behind the scenes.