Eveliss Rogers is a fashion designer and the mother of singer, songwriter, chef, and restaurateur Kelis Rogers. Eveliss’ daughter Kelis’ musical output, both as a lead and featured artist, encompasses various genres. She has sold 6 million records worldwide and has had particular success in the United Kingdom, where ten of her singles have peaked within the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. She is the ex-wife of American rapper Nas.

Eveliss Rogers: Bio Summary

Who Is Eveliss Rogers, Mother Of Kelis?

Eveliss Rogers is famous as the mother of singer-songwriter Kelis. Eveliss has not shared details of her early life and her family. Eveliss is a Chinese-Puerto Rican fashion designer. She married an African-American man named Kenneth Rogers (1944–2000). Kenneth was a jazz musician and Pentecostal minister.

Kenneth was formerly a professor at Wesleyan University and one of the directors of Jazzmobile in Harlem. How Eveliss Rogers met her husband Kenneth Rogers is unknown. Even their wedding date and venue are unknown. They gave birth to four children, all girls. Most of their daughters are not in the spotlight.

One of their children is Kelis Rogers. Kelis was born on August 21, 1979, in New York City, U.S. As of 2023, she is 44 years old. She is a successful singer-songwriter, restaurateur, and chef. She started singing at a young age. She sang in church choirs and played violin, piano, and saxophone as a child.

Kelis’ name is a combination of her parents, Kenneth and Eveliss’ names. Growing up, Kelis sometimes clashed with her mother, Eveliss. At 16, she was even kicked out of her parent’s home for clashing with Eveliss. However, both Eveliss and her partner Kenneth have made a great impact on the life of their daughter Kelis.

Eveliss Rogers inspired Kelis to pursue her singing career. Eveliss was also a cook and she taught her daughter Kelis how to cook. Kelis, a chef and restaurateur who went to culinary school and studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu said she “first learned how to cook” growing up with her mother.

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Kelis said, “Food has always been something that I’ve grown up around.” According to Kelis, her mother, Eveliss “ran a catering company, and everything she would serve us would always be presented in a visually pleasing manner.” Kelis has followed in her parents’ footsteps.

Kelis said, “Growing up, my father was a jazz musician, and my mother was a cook, so my childhood was very fulfilling in both music and food.” Kelis added “As an adult today I can see a lot of both of my parents’ impact in my music and food. For differences, I am not too sure here, as they have both been very fulfilling.”

Kelis made it known that being “Puerto Rican and of Chinese decent, a lot of my mother’s cooking was strongly influenced by her roots, and I would say that that’s also shown in the way I cook.” Kelis has praised her mother’s cooking saying that her “mother is the best cook” she knows. Thanks to Eveliss, cooking is a passion for Kelis.

Speaking of music and food, Kelis has confessed that music is a very selfish thing whereas food is a choice. “It is totally different. I really do feel that music is a very selfish thing. I’ve always made music very specifically for myself. The fact that it has been a success for me is really God-given because I could not care less what people like,” she said.

She adds: “There’s also something aggressive about music – it attacks your ears even when you don’t want to listen – whereas food is the total opposite. Food is a choice and I think because of that, there’s a certain level of respect that has to go into it.”

Kelis has debuted her sauce line, Feast, at the Beverly Hills Food & Wine Festival, in 2013. Her first cookbook, My Life on a Plate, was released in 2015. In 2014, she set up a food truck to cook for attendees of the American music festival SXSW. In 2019, she developed an exclusive menu with a local street food vendor for the Jam on Rye Festival in London.

Where Is Kelis’ Mother Now?

Kelis’ mother Eveliss is a very private person. Her whereabouts are unknown. She has kept her personal life away from the public domain. However, Eveliss lost her husband Kenneth Rogers in the year 2000. The cause of Kenneth’s death is unknown. After her husband passed away, it is unknown if she has remarried or remained single.

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