Keri is an American singer and songwriter and part of the R&B band Mint Condition. He is more famous as the ex-husband to Toni Braxton, an American singer, songwriter, actress, producer, and television personality.
He was born in Minnesota, United States, on February 12, 1971. He attended Saint Paul's Central High School. Keri keeps a low profile when it comes to his personal life. He hasn't shared any information about his parents. There is also no information regarding his family members or siblings.
Keri went to Saint Paul's Central High School, and his educational history is largely unknown. Keri joined Mint Condition as a keyboard player in 1980. However, after a while, the band disbanded, and Keri embarked on a solo career. Love was his debut solo album, and it featured songs like You Love Me, Breaking My Heart, and Send Me Nothing.
In his music career, Keri Lewis was a keyboardist of an R&B group called Mint Condition. The group did not have a solitary music style, and they played anything from Jazz, R&B, Rock, funk grooves, and rhythms from Jamaica and Latin America. Keri Lewis, with other members, formed the band in the city of Saint Paul in Minnesota. The group's origins started in the 1980s while the members were students together at Central High School. The original group members were Stokley Williams, the lead vocalist who played percussions and drums, Larry Waddell on piano and keyboard, and Homer O'Dell on the guitar. They also had other members named Roger Lynch, Kenny Young, and Ray Coleman. Young, Coleman, and Lynch had to leave the group, but the schoolmates replaced them. Jeffrey Allen came to play on the keyboards and saxophone while Keri Lewis came to play on the keyboard synthesizer. On the bass, there was Ricky Kinchen, who is a Chicago native.
Their biggest hits were What Kind of Man Would I Be and If You Love Me. Keri Lewis had to leave the group to focus more on his marriage with Toni Braxton. He also became her producer and producer for other singers.
Keri Lewis has an estimated net worth of over $50 million.
Keri Lewis met with his future wife, Toni Braxton when Mint Condition opened for her on tour. They got married in the year 2001, and this is the same year that Toni gave birth to their son named Denim Cole Braxton-Lewis. In the year 2003, she gave birth to their second son named Diezel Key Braxton-Lewis. In the year 2008, Braxton filed for bankruptcy. Relationship issues for the couple reached a climax when they decided to separate in the year 2009. The divorce got finalized in the year 2013.
Toni Braxton filed a suit against Keri in Georgia for unpaid child support. He had to auction some of the royalties off for the songs he had written, hoping that he could fight against the claim. Since Toni Braxton had filed for bankruptcy, Keri Lewis had to pay $2,000 per month to support his children. However, Keri was in contempt and refused to pay, so Toni Braxton sued for the back pay using the court order.
After selling his royalties, the buyers had the opportunity of getting the royalty fees of 78 songs that he had written. Some of his most expensive works were for the shows and Everybody Hates Chris, Braxton Family Values, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. They were highly valued because of the success of the shows.
| Net Worth 2021: | 3 million |
