Victoria Loren Kelly was born on December 14th, 1992 in Wildomar, California.

She began making and posting music videos to YouTube when she was 14 and even auditioned for American Idol when she was 16 – later being disqualified.

In 2012 she released her first EP entitled Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly. In 2013 she was signed to Capitol Records and shortly after released her second EP, Foreword.

Her debut album, entitled Unbreakable Smile, was released on June 23rd, 2015, then re-released on January 29, 2016, with two new tracks. It reached number 2 on the Billboard 200.

On September 14, 2018, she released her sophomore album Hiding Place, which received two Grammys for Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance/Song at the 61st Grammy Awards.

Her Acoustic Sessions Tour was announced on January 28, 2019, to promote her album, Inspired by True Events along with the lead single, Change Your Mind which was released January 25th. The second single, Sorry Would Go a Long Way, was released on June 28th, 2019. The album itself was released on August 9th, 2019.