10 things you didn't know about Kelis

Artist of the Month Kelis' 6th studio album Food drops this Monday but there are some pretty interesting things you may not know about the tasty treats lady!

1. The name Kelis is combination of her parents' names: Kenneth and Evelis!

2. At the age of 13 Kelis shaved off all her hair

3. Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo managed to get Kelis a record deal as a production duo named The Neptunes.

4. Kelis has a son named Knight who was born in 2009.

5. Kelis loved food and even wrote a cookbook with Lauren Pesavento

6. To promote her new album "Food", Kelis took a food truck to a music festival and worked in it serving gourmet dishes!

7. Kelis' mother Evelis is a Puerto-Rican and Chinese fashion designer.

8. Kelis has 3 sisters and is the third sibling out of the 4.

9. Kelis used to be signed to will.i.am's record label: will.i.am Music Group. Other artists on this label include Macy Gray, LMFAO and Natalia Kills.

10. French producer David Guetta produced her fifth studio album "Flesh Tone"