Keke Wyatt (5pm)
Indianapolis-native Keke Wyatt grew up with three brothers (all musically inclined) in a mixed-race family. Father Keever Wyatt II is a minister, organist and vocalist, and mother Lorna Wyatt is a powerful vocalist and church choir director. Her grandmother discovered Keke’s ability to harmonize at age two.
As a teen Keke became a protégé of noted producer Steve Huff. Under his tutelage, she recorded demos while also developing her songwriting skills. When Keke turned 16 years-old, Huff introduced her to R&B singer Avant who asked her to join him on a cover of René & `Angela’s Quiet Storm masterpiece, “My First Love.” The sumptuous duet became a hit all over again for another generation in 2000 and was Keke’s first out of the box smash, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 100 chart.
In 2016 Keke Wyatt joined the cast of Bounce TV hit show “Saints and Sinners.” Between the runaway-elevator life that inspires her songs and the reality shows in which she stars that find her generously sharing her highs and lows to help others. So much so that her latest project, Rated Love (released via her own Aratek Entertainment) has morphed from a five-song EP to a 12-song CD into a deluxe digital download boasting 17 songs plus interludes. Rated Love goes further than any previous Keke Wyatt release to reveal “the real” Keke with a diverse collection of material that includes R&B, country, techno-pop, acoustic soft rock and contemporary inspirational styles.
On October 17, 2018 Mrs. Keke Wyatt got married to Mr. Zackariah Darring. Darring grew up in Indianapolis and was actually Keke's first childhood boyfriend. Life has brought them back together as husband and wife, living as a blended family with their 11 children, age 1-20 years old.
