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Kiiara
Birth nameKiara Saulters[1]
Also known asKiiara
Born1994 or 1995 (age 29–30)[2]
Wilmington, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active2013–present
Labels

Kiara Saulters (born 1994 or 1995), mononymously known as Kiiara, is a pop and alternative recording artist from Illinois.[2][3] She is currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her music is described as downcast electronic pop with bass-heavy, trap-style rap production.[4]

Early life

Kiiara grew up in Wilmington, Illinois.[5] She attended Wilmington High School where she played for the school's volleyball team.[5] While recording her breakout EP, she also worked as a hardware store clerk.[1][2]

Career

Recording under her real name, Kiara Saulters independently released an acoustic pop single in 2013 entitled "Bring Me Back".[1][6]

After being signed under Atlantic Records and changing to her stage name, Kiiara released her debut single "Gold" in June 2015.[2][7] It peaked at number five in the Australian charts where it was certified Platinum. Her debut EP, low kii savage, was released on March 22, 2016.[8][9] The official music video for "Gold", published on March 21, 2016, quickly garnered popularity and reached five million views by mid-May, 2016.[10]

"Gold" was chosen as background music of a 15-second Apple Watch commercial titled "Style" in 2015.[11] There were a range of Apple Watch ads released at a similar time all relating to different features of the watch.

Kiiara also has a SoundCloud page where she posts her songs. She often releases new songs on the site before on iTunes and Apple Music or Spotify.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[12] 		AUS
[13]
low kii savage 165 46

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US AUS
[14] 		DEN
[15] 		IRE
[16] 		NZ
[17] 		SWE
[18]
"Bring Me Back" 2013 — — — — — —
"Gold" 2015 —[A] 5 12 74 24 37 low kii savage
"Feels" 2016 — — — — — —
"Hang Up Tha Phone" — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ "Gold" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Kiiara". MTV Artists. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Golden, Zara (June 17, 2015). "Kiiara Won't Stand To Be Treated Anything Less Than 'Gold' - The Fader". The Fader. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Williott, Carl (June 17, 2015). "Kiiara Strikes 'Gold' With Debut Single: Listen - Idolator". Idolator. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "Kiiara Bio | Kiiara Career". MTV Artists. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "High school volleyball: Consistency key for Wilmington". Daily Journal. September 21, 2011.
  6. ^ "Kiara Saulters: Bring Me Back - Music on Google Play". Google Play. October 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "Kiiara: Gold - Music on Google Play". Google Play. October 26, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Breihan, Tom (June 17, 2015). "Kiiara - 'Gold' - Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "iTunes Store (US) - Music - Kiiara - low kii savage - EP". iTunes Store (US). March 22, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  10. ^ Kiiara (March 21, 2016), Kiiara - Gold (Official Video), retrieved 2016-05-20
  11. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ptePcnGEHs
  12. ^ "Kiiara - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  13. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  14. ^ "Kiiara - Discography". Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  15. ^ "Kiiara - Discography". Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  16. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Kiiara". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  17. ^ "Kiiara - Discography". Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  18. ^ "Sverigetoplistan > Search for Kiiara". Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  19. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 May 7, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  20. ^ "Video: Kiiara - Gold". March 23, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  21. ^ "Kiiara "Gold"" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  22. ^ "Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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