Keke Palmer may be in the news now for her starring role in Jordan Peele’s Nope, but we can’t help but remember the time she happily showed off her sunny personality and her vocal range on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 

The award-winning actress made her debut in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Queen Latifah’s niece. But her breakout role came in Akeelah and the Bee. She continued her acting and side by side delved into music, her first passion. She released her debut album, So Uncool in 2007. Following the release of Virgo Tendencies part 2, she guested on Jimmy Fallon’s show. Catch the 29-year-old perfectly nail Cher and Shakira’s impressions in this 2021 interview. 

Keke Palmer belted out Believe and Whenever Wherever 

Jimmy Fallon urged her to do some musical impressions after her Angela Bassett impersonation. She immediately got ready to give it a go. Taking up the mic, she paused for a minute before she started crooning to Shakira’s Whenever Wherever. She sounded exactly like the Latina singer, no distinction there! Beside her, Jimmy was so excited that he started clapping like a seal! Content with the cheers and Jimmy’s seal clap, Keke Palmer next did an impression of Cher’s Believe. She pulled off Cher’s vocals perfectly in Billboard’s best-performing song of 1999. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRUIb6PL0Uk

Keke stunned the crowd not only with her voice but also with her stunning looks. She wasn’t glowing in a floral printed yellow one-shoulder dress. The yellow complimented her brown skin. Keeping accessories minimal, the actress only wore a pair of big crystal earrings. 

Palmer’s recent project also starring Get Out‘s Daniel Kaluuya, Nope has garnered a lot of positive reviews. It’s rated 7.2 on IMDb and 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. The science fiction horror movie made $6.4 million alone on opening night! Peele wrote and directed the movie. He also produced the movie under his Monkeypaw Productions. 

Palmer is surely going to get busy after this! Don’t you think?