Question 1

Does H.E.R. write her own songs?

Accepted Answer

Yes. H.E.R. writes and co-writes her own material and also co-produces it. She is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist who plays piano, guitar, bass, and drums, and she often records those parts herself for her records.

Question 2

What does H.E.R. stand for?

Accepted Answer

H.E.R. stands for 'Having Everything Revealed.' She adopted the name in 2016 as she began releasing music.

Question 3

What is H.E.R.'s real name?

Accepted Answer

Her real name is Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson. She was born June 27, 1997, in Vallejo, California, to a Filipino mother and an African-American father.

Question 4

How many albums does H.E.R. have?

Accepted Answer

She has one official studio album, Back of My Mind, released in 2021. Before it she put out a run of EPs and two compilation records, H.E.R. (2017) and I Used to Know Her (2019), which collected those EP tracks.

Question 5

Who wrote 'Fight for You'?

Accepted Answer

'Fight for You' was written by H.E.R. with Dernst 'D'Mile' Emile II and Tiara Thomas. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2021 for the film Judas and the Black Messiah, and H.E.R. and Thomas handled the lyrics while D'Mile wrote the music.

Question 6

Why was H.E.R. anonymous at first?

Accepted Answer

When she debuted in 2016 she hid her identity, releasing songs with her face obscured. The idea was to make people focus on the music and the writing rather than her appearance.

Question 7

What instruments does H.E.R. play?

Accepted Answer

She plays piano, guitar, bass, and drums. She learned by ear as a child, listening to her father's band rehearse, and was playing piano by age three.

Question 8

What did H.E.R. win Song of the Year for?

Accepted Answer

She won the Grammy for Song of the Year for 'I Can't Breathe' at the 2021 ceremony. She wrote the protest song in response to the police killing of George Floyd and the 2020 protests.

Question 9

How many Grammys has H.E.R. won?

Accepted Answer

She has won five Grammy Awards. These include Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Album in 2019, plus Song of the Year for 'I Can't Breathe' and Best Traditional R&B Performance for 'Fight for You' in 2021.

Question 10

Has H.E.R. won an Oscar?

Accepted Answer

Yes. She won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2021 for 'Fight for You.' She was the first Academy Award winner born in Generation Z.