Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8; 1967) better known by his stage name R. Kelly; is an American R&B and pop singer; occasional rapper; songwriter and record producer. Debuting in 1992 with the group Public Announcement; Kelly left the group within a year for a successful solo career starting with the album; 12 Play (1993).Since then; Kelly has been known for a collection of hit singles including Bump N Grind; I Believe I Can Fly; Ignition and the urban hip-hopera Trapped in the Closet. "I Believe I Can Fly" is a 1996 song by R&B singer R. Kelly. The song was written, produced and performed by R. Kelly. It was featured in the 1996 motion picture Space Jam.
"I Believe I Can Fly" was #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the R&B Singles chart, and number #1 on the UK charts. The song also appears on Kelly's 1998 album R. It has won three Grammys, and is ranked #406 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The song has been covered by Yolanda Adams, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Ruth Brown, James Ingram, William Hung, Ronan Keating and Bianca Ryan. Yolanda Adams sung it with Gerald Levert as a duet. Jim Carrey also sings it.