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Kiiara

生卒: 1995 –
国家/地区: 美国
外文名: Kiiara
流派: 流行音乐、电子流行、另类节奏布鲁斯、实验流行

介绍

基娅拉·索尔特斯（英语：Kiara Saulters，1995年5月24日—），艺名基娅拉（Kiiara），美国伊利诺伊州威尔明顿（Wilmington）人，歌手、词曲作家。她目前签约大西洋唱片公司，其2015年单曲“Gold”曾登至Billboard百强单曲榜第13名。她也因为与林肯公园的2017年发布的单曲“Heavy”的合作而闻名。

早年生活

基娅拉在伊利诺伊州威尔明顿长大。她曾在威尔明顿高中（Wilmington High School）就读，曾为该校的排球队效力。在录制第一张专辑之前，她还在当地一家五金店担任职员。毕业后，基娅拉在一间音乐工作室实习，熟悉音乐流程并练习录音。

音乐生涯

2013年，基娅拉以她的真名发行了一首名为"Bring Me Back"的独立原声单曲。2016年发布她的EP《Low Kii Savage》。

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Kiara Saulters (born May 24, 1995), known professionally as Kiiara, is an American singer-songwriter from Wilmington, Illinois. She is currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her 2015 single "Gold" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She is also known for contributing vocals to Linkin Park's 2017 single "Heavy".

Early life

Kiiara was born on May 24, 1995, in Wilmington, Illinois. She attended Wilmington High School where she played for the school's volleyball team. While recording her breakout EP, she also worked as a hardware store clerk. She started a studio internship to help familiarize herself with the music process and get practice recording.

Career

In 2013, Kiiara independently released an acoustic pop single called "Bring Me Back" under her real name.

In June 2015, after signing a deal to Atlantic Records and changing to her stage name from Kiara Saulters to Kiiara, she released her debut single "Gold". Later that year, "Gold" was chosen as background music of a 15-second Apple Watch commercial titled "Style". The song was her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13. Her debut extended play (EP), Low Kii Savage was released on March 22, 2016. The video for "Gold" quickly gained popularity, reaching five million views during mid-May 2016.

On September 15, 2016, Kiiara made her television debut, performing "Gold" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Kiiara was featured on Linkin Park's single, "Heavy", which was released digitally on February 16, 2017 and on radio on February 21. She later performed "Heavy" with Julia Michaels at the Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington concert at the Hollywood Bowl which was held after the death of Linkin Park's vocalist Chester Bennington.

In March 2018, she was featured on the Cheat Codes single "Put Me Back Together".

On June 7, 2019, she released the single "Open My Mouth". Kiiara stated that it would serve as the lead single from her debut studio album, along with another single "Bipolar", released on September 6, 2019. However, both were cut from the final track listing, although the first one featured on a deluxe edition of the record.

On October 9, 2020, she released her debut studio album Lil Kiiwi, which includes her previously released singles "Gold", "Feels", and "Whippin" featuring Felix Snow, as well as new singles "I Still Do", "Never Let You", and "Numb" featuring DeathbyRomy and Pvris. A deluxe edition of her album was later released, which included two songs "Intention" and "Tennessee" taken from her debut extended play, Low Kii Savage, as well as two previous non-album singles, "Messy" and "Open My Mouth".