Kiiara

Kiiara
Birth name Kiara Saulters[1]
Also known as Kiiara
Born (1995-05-24) May 24, 1995
Wilmington, Illinois, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Labels
Associated acts David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine

Kiara Saulters (born May 24, 1995), known professionally as Kiiara, is an American singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Illinois.[3][4] She is currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her music is described as downcast electronic pop with bass-heavy, trap-style rap production.[5]

Early life

Kiara Saulters first attended Saint Francis Xavier Day School in LaGrange, Illinois. After her parents divorced, Kiiara grew up in Wilmington, Illinois.[6] She attended Wilmington High School where she played for the school's volleyball team.[6] While recording her breakout EP, she also worked as a hardware store clerk. She started a studio internship to help her familiarize herself with the music process and get practice recording.[1][3]

Career

2013–present

Recording under her real name, Kiara Saulters independently released an acoustic pop single in 2013 entitled "Bring Me Back".[1][7]

After being signed under Atlantic Records and changing to her stage name, Kiiara released her debut single "Gold" in June 2015.[3][8] Her debut EP, low kii savage, was released on March 22, 2016.[9][10] The official music video for "Gold", published on March 21, 2016, quickly garnered popularity and reached five million views by mid-May 2016.[11]

"Gold" was chosen as background music of a 15-second Apple Watch commercial titled "Style" in 2015.[12]

Kiiara made her television debut September 15, 2016 performing "Gold" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.[13]

Influences

Kiiara cites Eminem, Rihanna, Yelawolf, David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine and Linkin Park as her influences.[14]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[15]		 US
Heat.
[16]		 AUS
[17]
Low Kii Savage 41 13 46

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[18]		 AUS
[17]		 BEL
(FL)
[19]		 CAN
[20]		 DEN
[21]		 IRE
[22]		 ITA
[23]		 NZ
[24]		 SWE
[25]		 UK
[26]
"Bring Me Back"[27] 2013 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Gold" 2015 13 5 15 20 12 32 53 22 29 48 low kii savage
"Feels"[36] 2016 — — — — — — — — — —
"Hang Up tha Phone"[37] — — — — — — — — — —
"Dopemang"
(featuring Ashley All Day)		 — — — — — — — — — — TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Kiiara". MTV Artists. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kiiara - Warner Music Canada". Warner Music Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Golden, Zara (June 17, 2015). "Kiiara Won't Stand To Be Treated Anything Less Than 'Gold' - The Fader". The Fader. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ Williott, Carl (June 17, 2015). "Kiiara Strikes 'Gold' With Debut Single: Listen - Idolator". Idolator. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kiiara Bio | Kiiara Career". MTV Artists. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "High school volleyball: Consistency key for Wilmington". Daily Journal. September 21, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Kiara Saulters: Bring Me Back - Music on Google Play". Google Play. October 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kiiara: Gold - Music on Google Play". Google Play. October 26, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Breihan, Tom (June 17, 2015). "Kiiara - 'Gold' - Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "iTunes Store (US) - Music - Kiiara - low kii savage - EP". iTunes Store (US). March 22, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ Kiiara (March 21, 2016), Kiiara - Gold (Official Video), retrieved May 20, 2016
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ptePcnGEHs
  13. ↑ Williot, Carl (16 September 2016). "Kiiara Almost Redeems Jimmy Fallon's Trump Episode With "Gold" | Idolator". Idolator. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  14. ↑ Conan Geisler Eigenmann Eminem, Yelawolf, Linkin Park influenced me: ‘Gold’ singer Kiiara Yibada July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Kiiara - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Kiiara – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Kiiara - Discography". Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Kiiara - Chart history (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Discografie Kiiara". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Kiiara - Chart history". Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Kiiara - Discography". Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Discography Kiiara". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "Kiiara Discography".
  24. ↑ "Kiiara - Discography". Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Sverigetoplistan > Search for Kiiara". Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Kiiara". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Kiara Saulters: Bring Me Back – Music on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  29. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2016 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2016". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Certified Awards" (Enter the keyword "Kiiara" into the box and select "Artist" into Search By). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Kiiara "Gold"" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Gold & Platinum".
  34. ↑ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canda. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Feels - Single by Kiiara on iTunes". Apple Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  37. ↑ Williott, Carl (March 21, 2016). "Kiiara Returns With "Hang Up Tha Phone" & A Video For "Gold"". Idolatort. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
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