Tori Kelly, Zinadelphia

Singer Tori Kelly has certainly packed more variety into her career than your typical performer in her early 30s. She appeared on Star Search as a kid, became a hit on YouTube as a teen, made it to Hollywood on American Idol, reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts with debut album (2015’s Unbreakable Smile), earned a Grammy nomination for best new artist only to shift genres and win the Best Gospel Album Grammy for 2018’s Hiding Place, and has sung alongside legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. Heck, if you have kids, they may even recognize her as the voice of Meena the elephant from the movie Sing. Kelly’s now leaning into a swagger befitting her impressive pipes with the throwback late ’90s R&B sound of her brand new album, Tori..

Tori Kelly, Zinadelphia • Wed, April 17 at 8 pm • $30-$200 • All Ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague Ave. • sp.knittingfactory.com