A singer, songwriter, and presenter Kimberly Cole is known for dance-oriented electro-pop. Cole released her debut album, Bad Girls Club, in 2010, which included the Top Five Billboard Dance Club hit "Smack You." She scored several more Top 20 dance hits, including 2011's "Arrow Through My Heart" and 2012's "U Make Me Wanna." Along with penning songs for other artists, she hosted for VH-1 and the American Music Awards, and in 2015 released the song "Wild Side" with Danny Olson. Cole has a strong social media presence and has expanded her profile, working on video projects with Todrick Hall.

An Orange County native, Cole became interested in performing at a young age and started taking piano, vocal, and dance lessons starting at age four. She also successfully competed as an artistic roller skater. After high school, she earned a degree in theater at UCLA and continued to pursue music opportunities. In 2009, she had two of her songs included in the remake of Fame. More placements followed, including getting songs used in Mean Girls 2 and the reality series Basketball Wives L.A. In 2010, she released her debut album, Bad Girls Club, issued in conjunction with the Oxygen network's reality show of the same name. Included was the song "Smack You," which reached number four on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart. Separately, she collaborated with Eddie Amador and Garza on two songs, "Arrow Through My Heart" and "U Make Me Wanna," both of which cracked the Top 20 of Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.

Over the next few years, Cole expanded her reach, hosting an online pre-show for the 2012 American Music Awards, as well as starring in the weekly web series AMAs on Demand with Lance Bass. She also co-penned songs for other artists, including tracks for Inna, Chris Willis, and Linnea. In 2014, she released her Prelude EP, and followed with more singles, including 2015's "Moments (Generation)" with Boris Way and 2015's "Wild Side" with Danny Olson. In addition, she built a vibrant social media presence, working on viral video projects with Todrick Hall and collaborating with Iggy Azalea and actress Kat Graham on the FM series for the Style Haul marketing network. Cole has also taken on roles as a creative director and executive producer, working with Critical Content and John Legend's Get Lifted production company to develop TV projects. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi