K-Ci (born Ceric Renard Hailey on September 2, 1969 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an R&B/soul singer and songwriter, one-half of the duo K-Ci and JoJo and one-quarter of the R&B quartet Jodeci. He is the older brother of fellow Jodeci member Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey.He is also the older half brother of Neo-soul singer Calvin Richardson. He is also the cousin of singer Dave Hollister, and American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino.