Khalid Donnel Robinson was born on February 11, 1998, in Fort Stewart, Georgia. He is of African-American and Mexican descent. His family moved to El Paso, Texas, when he was small, and he attended high school there. He began making music at an early age, writing his first song at the age of 15 and posting it on SoundCloud.
In July 2016, Khalid released his debut single, "Location". The song was an immediate success, peaking at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. It also peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. The song has received over 645 million streams on Spotify.
Khalid's debut studio album, American Teen, was released on March 3, 2017. The album peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. It was also certified gold in the UK and Australia. The album was nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Best Urban Contemporary Album.
In 2018, Khalid released his second studio album, Suncity, which debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA. His third studio album, Free Spirit, was released in April 2019 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. He also released his fourth studio album, Up All Night, in October 2019.
Throughout his career, Khalid has collaborated with numerous artists, including Normani, H.E.R., Calvin Harris, and Disclosure. He has appeared on television shows like Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He has also appeared in commercials for the video game Just Dance 2020 and the streaming service Hulu.
In 2020, Khalid won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for his song "Talk". He also became the youngest artist ever to have three albums certified platinum by the RIAA.
Khalid is an advocate for mental health awareness, and has spoken openly about his struggles with anxiety and depression. He has also been involved in numerous charity initiatives, including the El Paso Shooting Victims' Fund and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Suncity
Khalid Lyrics
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Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Two days til' I'm back on the road
I hear you calling me, so come on to me tonight
No time to be worried about what we wanna do
Just take care of me, I'll let you take the lead
Feel it coming over me (tonight)
Solo así junto a ti
Don't let the city break your heart
Conmigo no tienes que llorar
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
No room to be falling for you without honesty
Don't be scared of me
It's where you wanna be, tonight
It's alright, alright for the meantime
If I have to wait, I'll be patient babe
Feel it coming over me (tonight)
Solo así junto a ti
Don't let the city break your heart
Conmigo no tienes que llorar
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
I send you a lot of, a lot of hugs
And, hope to see you very soon
The lyrics to Khalid's song Suncity express the desire to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and into a place of warmth, light, and freedom. The chorus is repetitive, with Khalid asking to be taken to a city of sun where he left his heart. The verse describes Khalid's two-day break from touring, and he is calling out to his lover to spend time together. He wants to be in the moment with her, not worrying about future plans or expectations. Khalid doesn't want to be in a relationship without honesty, and he reassures his partner that they don't have to be scared of being together.
Line by Line Meaning
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Take me to the city of sun
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Take me, take me, where I left my heart (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Take me, take me, take me, oh
Solo a ciudad de sol
Only to the city of sun
Two days til' I'm back on the road
Only two days until I'm back on the road
And I'm wantin' you
And I want you
I hear you calling me, so come on to me tonight
I hear you calling me, so come to me tonight
No time to be worried about what we wanna do
There's no time to be worried about what we want to do
Just take care of me, I'll let you take the lead
Just take care of me, and I'll let you take the lead
Feel it coming over me (tonight)
I feel it coming over me (tonight)
Don't let the city break your heart
Don't let the city break your heart
Conmigo no tienes que llorar
You don't have to cry with me
No room to be falling for you without honesty
There's no room to be falling for you without honesty
Don't be scared of me
Don't be scared of me
It's where you wanna be, tonight
It's where you want to be, tonight
It's alright, alright for the meantime
It's alright, alright for the meantime
If I have to wait, I'll be patient babe
If I have to wait, I'll be patient, babe
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
I send you a lot of, a lot of hugs
I send you a lot of hugs
And, hope to see you very soon
And I hope to see you very soon
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jamil Chammas, Jerome Christophe Potter, Khalid Robinson, Lorely Rodriguez, Ryan Vojtesak, Samuel Zadoc Griesemer
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@breannamartinez6556
For people who are listening to this song ur a legend. And the first part of the song means Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Take me to sun city
Take me, take me, where I left my heart (yeah, yeah)
Take me, take me, take me oh
Alone to the sun city
Take me, take me, where I left my heart (yeah, yeah)
Take me, take me, take me oh
I hope this helps someone who does not know what it means hope you are all are doing well❤️
@DysfunctionalDomo
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Two days til' I'm back on the road
And I'm wantin' you
I hear you calling me, so come on to me tonight
No time to be worried about what we wanna do
Just take care of me, I'll let you take the lead
Feel it coming over me (tonight)
Solo así junto a ti
Don't let the city break your heart
Conmigo no tienes que llorar
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
No room to be falling for you without honesty
Don't be scared of me
It's where you wanna be, tonight
It's alright, alright for the meantime
If I have to wait, I'll be patient babe
Feel it coming over me (tonight)
Solo así junto a ti
Don't let the city break your heart
Conmigo no tienes que llorar
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
I send you a lot of, a lot of hugs
And, hope to see you very soon
@OhThatSoundsofficial
LYRICS:
[Chorus: Khalid & Empress Of]
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame
Donde deje mi corazón
Llévame, llévame
Llévamelo
Solo la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame
Donde deje mi corazón
Llévame, llévame
Llévamelo
[Verse 1: Khalid]
Two days 'til I'm back on the road
And I'm onto you
I hear you calling me, so come onto me tonight
No time to be worried about what we wanna do
Just take care of me, I'll let you take the lead
[Pre-Chorus: Khalid & Empress Of]
Come overnight
Solo así junto a ti
Don't let the city break your heart
Conmigo no tienes que llorar
[Chorus: Khalid & Empress Of]
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame
Donde deje mi corazón
Llévame, llévame
Llévamelo
Solo la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame
Donde deje mi corazón
Llévame, llévame
Llévamelo
[Verse 2: Khalid]
No room to be falling for you without honesty
Don't be scared of me
So where you wanna be, tonight?
It's alright, alright for the meantime
If I have to wait, I'll be patient babe
Coming on tonight
[Pre-Chorus: Khalid & Empress Of]
Come overnight
Solo así junto a ti
Don't let the city break your heart (your heart)
Conmigo no tienes que llorar
[Chorus: Khalid & Empress Of]
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame
Donde deje mi corazón
Llévame, llévame
Llévamelo
Solo la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame
Donde deje mi corazón
Llévame, llévame
Llévamelo
[Bridge: Khalid]
Why you are so for me? Pick it up, pick it up
Why you are so for me? Pick it up, pick it up
Why you are so for me? Pick it up, pick it up
Why you are so for me? Pick it up, pick it up
[Chorus: Khalid & Empress Of]
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame
Donde deje mi corazón
Llévame, llévame
Llévamelo
Solo la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame
Donde deje mi corazón
Llévame, llévame
Llévamelo
[Outro]
I-I send you a lot of hugs
And, hope to see you very soon
@anilasz
Lyrics-
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Two days til' I'm back on the road
And I'm wantin' you
I hear you calling me, so come on to me tonight
No time to be worried about what we wanna do
Just take care of me, I'll let you take the lead
Feel it coming over me (tonight)
Solo así junto a ti
Don't let the city break your heart
Conmigo no tienes que llorar
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
No room to be falling for you without honesty
Don't be scared of me
It's where you wanna be, tonight
It's alright, alright for the meantime
If I have to wait, I'll be patient babe
Feel it coming over me (tonight)
Solo así junto a ti
Don't let the city break your heart
Conmigo no tienes que llorar
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Wind it up slow for me, pick it up, pick it up
Llévame a ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
Solo a la ciudad de sol
Llévame, llévame, donde dejé mi corazón (yeah, yeah)
Llévame, llévame, llévame oh
I send you a lot of, a lot of hugs
And, hope to see you very soon
@HarmonyLaskoCoolChicVids14
Khalid speaking Spanish was something I didn't know i needed
@Sanjistealthblc
same, I feel kinda addicted now
@larrysimpson5414
Harmony Lasko portugués*
@ooof.u4487
@@larrysimpson5414 Spanish*
@alondramedrano6877
La perra que sabe que canto español
@yvngwaxxar
Kyree Taylor bitch you dumb
@iam_ian6305
The number of people who think this song is awesome
↓
@jannahahad7
x10,000,000 +
@kennedyngunyi8528
This song gets me😻😻😻
@jannahahad7
everytime I hear this song I get summer feels 🌞❤