List of songs recorded by Tori Kelly

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Kelly at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival promoting Sing

Tori Kelly is an American singer-songwriter who slowly gained recognition after starting to post videos on YouTube at the age of 14. When she was 16, Kelly auditioned for the singing competition television series American Idol . After being eliminated from the show, Kelly began to work on her own music. In 2012, she independently released her first EP that she produced, wrote, and mixed herself, titled Handmade Songs By Tori Kelly. The following year, Scooter Braun became her manager after seeing her videos on YouTube and introduced her to Capitol Records, with whom she signed in September. Kelly's second EP Foreword came out in October 2013 as her first major label release. On June 23, 2015, Kelly's debut album, Unbreakable Smile , was released. The lead single, "Nobody Love", was released in the spring and became her first US Billboard Hot 100 appearance. Kelly was nominated for Best New Artist at the 58th Grammy Awards. She voiced a shy teenage elephant named Meena in the 2016 movie, Sing .

Her second studio album Hiding Place (2018) peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200 chart and received two Grammy Awards, for Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance/Song, respectively. In 2019, Kelly released her third studio album Inspired by True Events and her fourth, A Tori Kelly Christmas , in 2020. Her fifth, Tori. , was released in 2024.

Released songs

Contents
Key
Indicates single release
Indicates song included on an alternative version of the album
 Indicates song written solely by Tori Kelly
TitleArtist(s)Writer(s)AlbumYearRef
"25th" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Wendy Wang
Casey Cathleen Smith
A Tori Kelly Christmas 2020
"2 Places" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Taylor Parks
Nathaniel Campany
Noel Zancanella
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Actress" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"All in my Head" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 [2]
"All I Want (from the Netflix Series "Bridgerton")" Tori Kelly Rogét Chahayed
Wesley Singerman
Taylor Dexter
Nicole Cohen
Non-album single 2024
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" Tori Kelly Mariah Carey
Walter Afanasieff
A Tori Kelly Christmas 2020
"Anyway" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Claude Kelly
Chuck Harmony
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Art of Letting You Go" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Oren Yoel
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Baby Baby" [4] Amy Grant featuring Tori Kelly Keith Thomas
Amy Grant
Non-album single 2016 [4]
"Beautiful Things" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Chuck Harmony
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [5]
"Before The Dawn" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Benjamin Edwards
James Napier
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Blink of an Eye" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Zac Poor
Non-album single 2016 [6]
"Bottled Up" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Jenna Andrews
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Bring Me Home" [7] Tori Kelly Tori Kelly  Non-album single 2011 [7]
"California Lovers" Tori Kelly featuring LL Cool J Tori Kelly
Max Martin
Savan Kotecha
Rickard Göransson
Ali Payami
James Todd Smith
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Celestial" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 [2]
"Change Your Mind" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
James Napier
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Christmas Time Is Here" Tori Kelly Vince Guaraldi
Lee Mendelson
A Tori Kelly Christmas 2020
"City Dove" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Ilya Salmanzadeh
Laleh Pourkarim
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Coffee" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Taylor Parks
Nathaniel Campany
James Napier
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Colors of the Wind" Tori Kelly Alan Menken We Love Disney 2015 [8]
"Confetti" [9] Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 [2]
"Daydream" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Foreword - EP 2013 [10]
"Dear No One" [11] Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Foreword - EP 2013 [10]
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" Tori Kelly Stevie Wonder Sing – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2016 [12]
"Elf Interlude" Tori Kelly John Debney A Tori Kelly Christmas 2020
"Expensive" Tori Kelly featuring Daye Jack Tori Kelly
Savan Kotecha
Alexander Kronlund
Joleen Belle
Lukas Loules
Tash
Daye Jack
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Eyelashes" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 [2]
"Falling Slow" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Johan Carlsson
Max Martin
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Favorite Time of Year" India Arie featuring Tori Kelly Christmas with Friends2015 [13]
"Fill a Heart (Child Hunger Ends Here)" [14] Tori Kelly Non-album single 2013 [14]
"First Heartbreak" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Toby Gad
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Hallelujah" Tori Kelly Leonard Cohen Sing – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2016 [12]
"Help Us To Love" Tori Kelly featuring The HamilTones Kirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 [15]
"I'll Find You" Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly Johnny Yukon
DJ Frank E
Danny Majic
Sasha Sloan
Natalie Lauren
Tori Kelly
Lecrae
All Things Work Together 2017 [16]
"I Was Made For Loving You" Tori Kelly featuring Ed Sheeran Tori Kelly
Ed Sheeran
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Just As Sure" Tori Kelly featuring Jonathan McReynolds Kirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 [15]
"Kid I Used To Know" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Ashley Gorley
Mike Elizondo
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Language" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Justin Tranter
Audra Mae
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Lullaby" [17] Professor Green featuring Tori Kelly Stephen Manderson
Chris Crowhurst
Ina Wroldsen
Growing Up in Public 2014 [18]
"Masterpiece" Tori Kelly featuring Lecrae Kirk Franklin
Lecrae
Hiding Place 2018 [15]
"Minute To Myself" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
James Napier
Benjamin Jones
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Missin U" Tori KellyTori Kelly
Clyde Lawrence
Jordan Cohen
Jason Cornet
Jonathan Bellion
Craig David
Mark Hill
Tori 2023 [19]
"Mr. Music" [20] Tori Kelly Tori Kelly  Non-album single 2011 [20]
"Never Alone" Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin Tori Kelly
Kirk Franklin
Hiding Place 2018 [15]
"Nobody Love" [21] Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Max Martin
Savan Kotecha
Rickard Göransson
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Paper Hearts" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Foreword - EP 2013 [10]
"Personal" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Claude Kelly
Chuck Harmony
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Pretty Fades" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Hayley Warner
Britten Newbill
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Psalm 42" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Kirk Franklin
Hiding Place 2018 [15]
"Questions" Tori Kelly Kirk Franklin Hiding Place 2018 [15]
"Rocket" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Foreword - EP 2013 [10]
"Silent" Tori Kelly The Giver – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2014 [22]
"Should've Been Us" [23] Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Max Martin
Savan Kotecha
Rickard Göransson
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Something Beautiful" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Justin Franks
Jacob Luttrell
Jeanette Steiner
Unbreakable Smile 2016 [3]
"Sorry Would Go A Long Way" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Benjamin Edwards
James Napier
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Soul’s Anthem (It Is Well)" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Kirk Franklin
Hiding Place 2018 [15]
"Stained" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 [2]
"Sunday" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Kirk Franklin
Hiding Place 2018 [15]
"Take Back Home Girl" Chris Lane featuring Tori Kelly Josh Miller
Hillary Lindsey
David Garcia
Laps Around the Sun 2017 [24]
"Talk" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
James Ryan Ho
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"The Lie" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Dante Jones
Drew Love
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Treasure" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Foreword - EP 2013 [10]
"Unbreakable Smile" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Until Forever" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
James Napier
Benjamin Jones
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Until I Think Of You" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
James Napier
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]
"Upside Down" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly   Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly 2012 [2]
"Where I Belong" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
Claude Kelly
Unbreakable Smile 2015 [3]
"Where Is the Love?" [25] Black Eyed Peas featuring Various Artists William Adams
Allan Lindo
Jaime Gomez
Justin Timberlake
Jayceon Taylor
Rakim Mayers
Khaled Khaled
Giorgio Tuinfort
Non-album single 2016 [25]
"Winter Wonderland" / "Don't Worry Be Happy" Pentatonix featuring Tori Kelly Felix Bernard
Bobby McFerrin
That's Christmas to Me 2014 [26]
"Your Words" Tori Kelly Tori Kelly
James Napier
Inspired by True Events 2019 [1]

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<i>Handmade Songs</i> 2012 EP by Tori Kelly

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<i>Hiding Place</i> (Tori Kelly album) 2018 studio album by Tori Kelly

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<i>Inspired by True Events</i> 2019 studio album by Tori Kelly

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<i>A Tori Kelly Christmas</i> 2020 studio album by Tori Kelly

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