She has two brothers, Timothy, and Tazmyn Michael Soares (June 23, 1989 - December 21, 2007), and a sister, Tay'le Rudolph (born 1992).
[7] In 1999, Keli met Scott Ross (alias Scottie Gee), a former member of the platinum hip-hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, who agreed to assist her career.
Soon he landed her a gig at the Strand Theatre in Boston, where she performed "Never Can Say Goodbye", the Jackson 5 classic, in front of an all-black audience.
She moved to Los Angeles a year later and landed a spot in a pop girl group, Gyrlz Society.
[8] Gyrlz Society was an American girl group comprising four members: Amy Correa, Melissa Tessmer, Tynisha Keli, and Katy Scanlan.
It debuted at number 12 at Japan Oricon Albums Chart and sold over 600,000 copies to date, which was a commercial success for Keli.
The second single "Shatter'd", released a few months later, is her first Top 10 song which peaked at number 5 in Japan.
[3] In 2009, she covered the song "The Boy Is Mine" (originally sung by Brandy with singer Beni Arashiro.
[9] She co-wrote the song "Powerless", which was featured on the debut album Exposed by R&B-Singer and Def Jam signed Kristinia DeBarge.
In late 2009, Keli announced on Twitter,[10] that she would leave her record label Warner Bros., without giving a reason.
[11] In January 2010, Keli announced on Ustream[12] that she was working on her second album The 5th Element[13] and all vocal orders would be managed by Pierre Medor.
[16] A video for the record "Love Hurts" featuring Coma Chi was shot in Yokohama, Japan.
Keli signed an endorsement deal with eyewear designer K.Michael and was one of the faces of the 2010 "Forever K. Michael" Designer Eye-ware Campaign, with other artists including Nappy Roots, Cupid, Donnie Klang, and dance crew Fanny Pak.
[21] In August 2011, Keli recorded a track with singer-songwriter Atozzio called "Reasons", which appeared on his album The Imprint.
[23] Later, Keli was dropped from Warner Japan, so she decided to take a break from the music business to focus on her personal life.
In August 2013, Keli revealed what she alleged to be the truth about her ex-manager Tyrrell Bing (CEO of Eight72).
Keli stated in an interview with the Music Daily Show that her mixtape was scheduled for a January 2016 release.